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Jan vs Venice: catalog facts
Jan	Venice
Free Free and open source. Using a third-party cloud model through Jan costs whatever that…	Freemium Free to try, with paid plans listed on the pricing page.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
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	Many text, image and video models in one app Privacy focus with private or anonymized model access
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	Runs models on remote servers rather than on your own machine Tied to a crypto token ecosystem that some users may not want
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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