Jan vs Reins: catalog facts
 Jan |  Reins |
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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 the GPL-3.0 licence. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Linux, 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
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- Works with Ollama, LM Studio and OpenAI-compatible servers
- Can run models on the device with no server
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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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- Needs a model server or a downloaded model before it is useful
- Responses depend on the size of model your hardware can run
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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: GPL-3.0-only |
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No account needed |
Not stated if an account is needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked October 1, 2026 |
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