Jan vs llamafile: catalog facts
Jan | llamafile |
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Free Free and open source. Using a third-party cloud model through Jan costs whatever that… |
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line |
- 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
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- One file holds both the model and the runtime, with nothing to install
- The same file runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and BSD across several CPU architectures
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- 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
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- Single files get large because the model is inside them
- Versions from 0.10.0 dropped some features that earlier releases had
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: Apache-2.0 |
License: Apache-2.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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