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An elegant, open-source chat UI for your own AI providers
Open-source desktop AI that runs models locally on your own machine
An elegant, open-source chat UI for your own AI providers
Connect OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Replicate through a provider plugin system that is easy to extend.
Conversations are saved to your browser with IndexedDB rather than being uploaded to a server.
Single conversation, continuous conversation, OpenAI image generation, and Stable Diffusion modes are built in.
A refreshed interface with mobile support and dark mode, tuned for everyday chat use.
Open-source desktop AI that runs models locally on your own machine
Download and run open models such as Llama, Mistral, Qwen, Gemma, and DeepSeek directly on your own machine, with chat data kept on device.
Optionally connect API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, and other providers to route requests to frontier models from the same interface.
Jan exposes a local server endpoint that follows the OpenAI API shape, so existing SDKs and tools can talk to your local models without code changes.
Create assistants with their own system instructions, model selection, and parameters, then reuse them across conversations.
Free / Open-sourceHigh-efficiency open-weight and hosted reasoning AI powered by DeepSeek-V4 and R1 at ultra-low token costs.
Free / Open-sourceHigh-efficiency open-weight and hosted reasoning AI powered by DeepSeek-V4 and R1 at ultra-low token costs.
Real-time AI answer engine and research workspace combining live web citations with frontier reasoning models.
Real-time AI answer engine and research workspace combining live web citations with frontier reasoning models.
Free / Open-sourceProvides a lightweight command-line runtime for local LLMs, though it lacks Jan's built-in graphical user interface.
Free / Open-sourceProvides a lightweight command-line runtime for local LLMs, though it lacks Jan's built-in graphical user interface.
Chat with 30+ leading AI models in one clean, fast workspace
Chat with 30+ leading AI models in one clean, fast workspace
Free / Open-sourceOpen-source personal AI assistant that runs on your own machine and works from chat apps
Free / Open-sourceOpen-source personal AI assistant that runs on your own machine and works from chat apps
Free / Open-sourceOffers a powerful self-hosted web interface for local models, but requires manual Docker setup rather than desktop installation.
Free / Open-sourceOffers a powerful self-hosted web interface for local models, but requires manual Docker setup rather than desktop installation.
Free / Open-sourcePut always-on AI agents on your team chat
Catholic answer engine grounded in 30,000+ cited sources
SpecialistSpecializes in document chat and local RAG workflows, though less focused on general-purpose model tinkering than Jan.
SpecialistSpecializes in document chat and local RAG workflows, though less focused on general-purpose model tinkering than Jan.
Free / Open-sourceUnites multiple AI providers in a customizable open-source platform, but is typically deployed as a web server.
Free / Open-sourceUnites multiple AI providers in a customizable open-source platform, but is typically deployed as a web server.
One subscription, every top AI model, one fast chat window.
One subscription, every top AI model, one fast chat window.
SpecialistFree, open-source AI app builder that runs on your own machine
