Overview
Privacy-first local AI platform
Best for: Private local AI chat; model experimentation; offline AI assistant; development testing
At a glance
Pricing
Free
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to productivity
- 15 min
- Privacy
- High
- Learning curve
- Easy
Ideal for
Privacy-focused usersopen-source enthusiastsdevelopersAI beginners wanting local AI
Key capabilities
Works with
- Text
Outputs
- Chat responses
- API responses
Mobile access
How to use Jan on phones and tablets.
- Mobile web: Works in a mobile browser (responsive or dedicated mobile site).
Free Tier
Completely free and open-source (Apache 2.0)
Limits: None (hardware-limited only)
When to upgrade: N/A (fully free and open-source)
Technical Details
Type: desktop, local
Offline: Yes
API: Yes
Languages: Multilingual (depends on model)
Integrations: OpenAI-compatible API, Hugging Face models, extensions system
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