# Jan

> Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs fully offline, with a local API server.

Canonical: https://thelocalbench.com/tools/jan · Data as of 2026-10-12 · The Local Bench (thelocalbench.com), data as of 2026-10-12, CC BY 4.0

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- Category: Chat & workspaces / Desktop app
- Website: https://jan.ai/
- Repository: https://github.com/janhq/jan
- Open source: yes, Apache-2.0 [verified] https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
- Pricing: free, starting $0 [verified] https://github.com/janhq/jan
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux [sourced] https://github.com/janhq/jan#readme
- Added 2026-10-13, last verified 2026-10-13
- Sponsored: no

## Works with local models

| Integration | Status | Flag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollama | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| llama.cpp | yes | [sourced] | https://github.com/janhq/jan#readme |
| LM Studio | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| OpenAI-compatible | yes | [sourced] | https://github.com/janhq/jan#readme |
| MCP | yes | [sourced] | https://github.com/janhq/jan#readme |

JSON: https://thelocalbench.com/api/v1/tools/jan.json

Logo: trademark of its owner, shown to identify the tool (source: github-org-avatar, https://github.com/janhq.png?size=384).