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5ireJan
Free

Free and open source; you pay your chosen AI provider for API usage.

 Free

Free and open source. Using a third-party cloud model through Jan costs whatever that…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Works with multiple AI providers
  • MCP client for connecting external tools
  • Runs fully offline on your own computer when you want it to
  • Same interface for local models and for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral and others
  • Needs API keys from the providers you use
  • Setting up MCP servers takes some technical knowledge
  • Still pre-1.0 and moving fast; features appear and change between releases
  • Adding a cloud provider means putting that provider’s API key into the app
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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