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Jan vs RecurseChat: catalog facts
Jan	RecurseChat
Free Free and open source. Using a third-party cloud model through Jan costs whatever that…	Paid Paid app with a free trial and no subscription required.
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	Runs local models fully offline On-device RAG for chatting with your own files
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	macOS only Paid after the trial
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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