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PyGPT vs Jan: catalog facts
PyGPT	Jan
Free Free and open source; cloud models are billed by their providers through your own API…	Free Free and open source. Using a third-party cloud model through Jan costs whatever that…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
One app for many cloud providers and local Ollama models Agents, MCP tools, plugins and file RAG built in	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
Large feature set can be overwhelming Cloud models need your own paid 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
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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