ChatWise: Offers a desktop AI application with local data storage, but lacks Jan's extensive open-source community support and ecosystem. ChatWise records 14,673 monthly visits with -22.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Free Trial, Paid pricing. Jan records 291,894 monthly visits with -9.6% growth and Free pricing.
The fast, private desktop chatbot for every major LLM
Open-source desktop AI that runs models locally on your own machine
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | chatwise.app | jan.ai |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Free Trial, Paid | Free |
| Monthly Visits | 14.67K (14,673) | 291.89K (291,894) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -4.16K (-22.1%) | -30.85K (-9.6%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇨🇳 China (39.1%) | 🇺🇸 United States (23%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 5.79K | 105.62K |
| User Rating | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
The fast, private desktop chatbot for every major LLM
Works with GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama and other providers in a single desktop client, so you are not locked into one ecosystem.
Chat history, attachments and settings all stay on your hard drive and never leave your device, apart from the requests sent to your model provider.
Chat with PDFs, images, audio and text files, and render HTML, React components, charts and documents as live artifacts.
Connect Notion, Google Sheets, browsers and other tools through MCP so the AI can actually take actions rather than only answer questions.
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.
OpenAI's flagship multimodal assistant powered by GPT-6 and GPT-5.6 for reasoning, coding, and deep research.
OpenAI's flagship multimodal assistant powered by GPT-6 and GPT-5.6 for reasoning, coding, and deep research.
SpecialistGoogle's multimodal AI assistant powered by Gemini 4 Carbon (Gemini Carbon 4), Gemini 4 Argon, and Gemini 3.8 Flash with a 1M-token context window and Workspace integration.
SpecialistGoogle's multimodal AI assistant powered by Gemini 4 Carbon (Gemini Carbon 4), Gemini 4 Argon, and Gemini 3.8 Flash with a 1M-token context window and Workspace integration.
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.
SpecialistMoonshot AI's long-context assistant for research, coding, and agentic work
SpecialistMoonshot AI's long-context assistant for research, coding, and agentic work
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.
SpecialistChat with 30+ leading AI models in one clean, fast workspace
SpecialistChat with 30+ leading AI models in one clean, fast workspace
SpecialistOne AI super app for chat, images, video and everyday document tasks
SpecialistOne AI super app for chat, images, video and everyday document tasks
One subscription, many AI models — chat, search, analyze files and links
One subscription, many AI models — chat, search, analyze files and links
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.
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.
Every leading AI model in one secure team workspace
Every leading AI model in one secure team workspace
