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llamafileJan
Free

Free and open source under Apache 2.0.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • One file holds both the model and the runtime, with nothing to install
  • The same file runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and BSD across several CPU architectures
  • 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
  • Single files get large because the model is inside them
  • Versions from 0.10.0 dropped some features that earlier releases had
  • 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: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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