Jan
★ 41.7kApache License 2.0Fully Open
Alternative to chatgpt
About
Jan is an open-source desktop application positioned as a ChatGPT replacement. It is designed for people who want to download and run large language models locally while keeping control over their...
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Features
- Local AI models
- Cloud model integration
- Custom assistants
- OpenAI-compatible API
- Model Context Protocol integration
- Privacy-first local execution
Details
- Last Updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Created
- Aug 17, 2023
- Install Methods
- package-managerbinarysource
- Requirements
- Node.js ≥ 20.0.0Yarn ≥ 4.5.3Make ≥ 3.81RustMetalToolchain (macOS Apple Silicon only)8GB RAM for 3B models16GB RAM for 7B models32GB RAM for 13B modelsGPU support for NVIDIA/AMD/Intel Arc on Windows
- Minimum Requirements
- RAM: 8GB RAM for 3B models
- API
- REST
- Privacy & Independence
- Cloud: OptionalOffline Capable
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