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jan

by janhq

Jan is an open-source alternative to ChatGPT that runs entirely on your computer, providing full control and privacy.

Ready to useEstablished, openly licensed, and no red flags in its documentation.

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Stars
45.1k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Runs on
Your computer, with a GPU
Setup
Easy
Language
Rust
Age
1166 days

What you can do with it

  • Chat with AI
  • Run local AI models
  • Create custom AI assistants

Could replace

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude

Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.

Ways a business could use it

  • Save on AI hosting costs
  • Maintain data privacy for sensitive business communications

Can you use it commercially?

Free to use, change and sell (Apache 2.0 in the licence file). Some folders may carry other terms.

Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.

Getting it running

Download and run from jan.ai or GitHub Releases

Follow the official instructions in the project README.

Part of these stacks

Checked 26 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.

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