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Jan

開源社群macOS · Windows · Linux

Open-source desktop app for local LLMs, emphasising offline use and privacy

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Good for

  • Fully offline, data never leaves the machine
  • Preferring open source you can inspect
  • Wanting a simple desktop interface

Not for

  • Production services shared by many users
  • Needing frontier-model capability

We deliberately put “not for” on the same screen — a review that only lists strengths carries no information.

Pricing

Open sourceFree tier

Entirely free and open source; your only cost is hardware.

Amounts not yet manually verified. The above is a qualitative description of the billing model — defer to the official site for numbers.
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Junze editorial rating

Capability
33/5
Ease of use
55/5
Cost value
55/5
Privacy control
55/5

Editorial opinion, not an aggregated user rating. Data last verified: 2026-09-29.

Our articles about Jan

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Tools it is often compared with

Alternatives

Ollama

Ollama

4.8/5

Run open models locally with one command, exposing an OpenAI-compatible API

Local Model RuntimeBeginner
Open sourceFree tierPrice verified 2026-09-29

Entirely free and open source; your only cost is hardware and electricity.

Good for
  • Privacy settings where data cannot leave the network
  • Driving token cost to zero at high call volume
  • Offline or unreliable-network environments
4 site articles1 scenariosOfficial siteView tool

LM Studio

LM Studio

4.3/5

GUI to download, manage, and run local models; supports GGUF and MLX

Local Model RuntimeBeginner
FreemiumFree tierSee official pricing

Free for personal use; commercial use requires a licence. See the official site for current terms.

Good for
  • Local models without touching a terminal
  • MLX acceleration on Apple Silicon
  • Comparing real performance across quantisations
4 site articles1 scenariosOfficial siteView tool

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