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macai vs Jan: catalog facts
macai	Jan
Free The app is free; hosted AI providers bill their own API usage.	Free Free and open source. Using a third-party cloud model through Jan costs whatever that…
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
One native app for many AI providers Works with local models through Ollama	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
macOS only Hosted providers need your own API keys	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 not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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