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JanMLX Studio
Free

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

 Free

Free, with no subscription or API keys.

Windows, macOS, Linux macOS
  • 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
  • Chat, coding agent and image generation in one local app
  • OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible local API server
  • 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
  • Apple Silicon Macs only, macOS 14.5 or later
  • Large models need 16 GB or more of memory
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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