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Jan vs Kelivo: catalog facts
Jan	Kelivo
Free Free and open source. Using a third-party cloud model through Jan costs whatever that…	Free Free and open source under AGPL-3.0; model provider usage may cost extra.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
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	Works with many cloud providers and local models via Ollama MCP tools and a wide choice of web search backends
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	Requires your own API keys or a local model server Some documentation and provider names are Chinese-focused
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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