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Kelivo vs Jan: catalog facts
KelivoJan
Free

Free and open source under AGPL-3.0; model provider usage may cost extra.

Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Works with many cloud providers and local models via Ollama
  • MCP tools and a wide choice of web search backends
  • 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
  • Requires your own API keys or a local model server
  • Some documentation and provider names are Chinese-focused
  • 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
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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