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Jan vs Moose: catalog facts
JanMoose
Free

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

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.

Windows, macOS, Linux Linux
  • 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
  • Native GTK and libadwaita interface
  • Download models from within the app
  • 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 Ollama
  • Linux only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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