Jan

Peak

Local AI

Visit

Heat Score

7-Day Change

A.R.C. Grade

—

Pricing

free

Jan is a free, open-source AI chat application that runs entirely on your local machine without sending data to external servers, supporting LLaMA, Mistral, and other GGUF-format models across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Jan is a free, open-source AI chat application that runs entirely on your local machine. Unlike cloud-based tools like ChatGPT, Jan sends no data to external servers — all inference happens on-device using local language models including LLaMA, Mistral, and other GGUF-format models. It supports Mac, Windows, and Linux and works fully offline. Jan is the go-to choice for developers and privacy-conscious users who want a self-hosted AI assistant with complete data sovereignty.

What the signals say about Jan

Jan holds a HookFlow heat score of 34/100 in Local AI, currently showing attention near the top of its current cycle. Over the last 7 days its score moved +2 points (up), +9 over 30 days. On the Lock-In Index it scores 0/100 (highly portable, with low switching cost).

Heat Score

0–100 viral momentum index combining social buzz, search trends & growth velocity

14-day trend

-7

24h

30d

Computed from 4 live sources in the latest pipeline run — more sources, higher confidence.

Heat Score Breakdown

Creator Buzz (30%)5

Search Interest (25%)77

Community Discussion (20%)2

Growth Momentum (25%)53

Does Jan send data to external servers?

No. Jan runs entirely on your local machine and performs all inference on-device. No data is sent to external servers, giving you complete data sovereignty.

What language models does Jan support?

Jan supports LLaMA, Mistral, and other GGUF-format models that can run locally on your machine.

Is Jan open source?

Yes. Jan is free and open-source, allowing developers and privacy-conscious users to self-host their AI assistant.

What operating systems does Jan work on?

Download Jan for Mac, Windows, or Linux
Install the application on your preferred operating system
Run it entirely offline on your local machine

Can Jan work offline?

Yes. Jan works fully offline since all processing happens locally on your machine without requiring internet connectivity.

Forecast

Stable

low confidence

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+7 days

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+14 days

A.R.C. Score

A.R.C. ratings are calculated for developer infrastructure and API-first tools. This tool hasn't been evaluated yet or falls outside the A.R.C. scope.

🔓Data Lock-In Index

0/ 100

Lower = more portable. 0 = fully open, 100 = maximum lock-in.

✓ Webhooks Out✓ Bulk Export✓ Open FormatsOpen-Data Compliant ✓

Pricing

free

Best For

Teams & Solo