janhq/jan
Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.
Build with Backblaze B2
SDKs, agent skills, IDE extensions, and reference pipelines from Backblaze Labs. All open source.
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
Ranks #13 among AI repositories ranked this week; #114 of 182 repositories with measured growth this week (top 63%).
4 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 8 days ago, with 165 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #4 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 26, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides an open-source, offline-capable ChatGPT alternative that runs locally on your computer.
- Ensures full control and privacy by running large language models entirely offline without cloud dependency.
- Use for deploying local AI chat assistants that do not require internet access for sensitive environments.
- Use for developers needing an OpenAI-compatible API server to integrate local LLMs into custom applications.
- Use for AI enthusiasts wanting to experiment with multiple open-source LLMs and create specialized AI assistants.
Should you depend on it?
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License
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Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
Jan is bringing the best of open-source AI in an easy-to-use product. Download and run LLMs with full control and privacy.
The easiest way to get started is by downloading one of the following versions for your respective operating system:
Download from jan.ai or GitHub Releases.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+1,487 stars over 83 days across 15 snapshot days; best day +56 on Nov 5.
Forks
3.2K+185
Open issues
564+116
Compared with peers in AI
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thedotmack/claude-mem | 113.6K | +8.8K | 35 | today |
| D4Vinci/Scrapling | 98.1K | +6.9K | 65 | 1 day ago |
| Leonxlnx/taste-skill | 110.7K | +5.2K | 55 | 1 day ago |
| calesthio/OpenMontage | 77.2K | +4.2K | 40 | — |
| heygen-com/hyperframes | 79.6K | +4.1K | 45 | today |
| janhq/jan | 45.5K | +371 | 65 | 8 days ago |
| Category median | 98.1K | +5.2K | 45 | — |
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