Jan is a free, open-source desktop app that runs LLMs locally — a fully offline alternative to ChatGPT. Supports Llama, Mistral, and any GGUF model. Complete privacy, no internet required. Cross-platform for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
How Jan compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Jan does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Hugging Face at $9 a month and the median is $17. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Jan does. Jan offers a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 3 offer a desktop app. Jan was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2024, 2 of them earlier. Jan is based in Singapore; none of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in Singapore. They are in the United States.
Market position · Coding
How Jan compares in Coding
Jan has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 500 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Jan's own market position as contested. 154 of the 500 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.
The closest alternatives to Jan that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Ollama, LM Studio, Dyad, Hugging Face, and Supabase.
Is Jan still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Jan as operating at jan.ai.
Where is Jan based?
Jan is headquartered in Singapore.
Does Jan have an API?
Yes. Jan offers an API.
Who is Jan for?
Jan is built for developers.
How do I sign in to Jan?
Sign in on Jan's own website, jan.ai. FalcoScan reviews Jan but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Jan directly.