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title: "Jan"
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# Jan

Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 95/100
- Health score: 94/100
- Shipping score: 95/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 100/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-14

## Classification

- Use case: AI Agent Tools (ai-agent-tools)
- Category: Developer Tools (developer-tools)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: Apache-2.0
- Tags: open-source, chatgpt, gpt, llamacpp, llm, localai, self-hosted, tauri, ai-assistant, chatgpt-alternative, local-ai, offline, desktop-app, api-server, api-first

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [janhq/jan](https://github.com/janhq/jan)
- Stars: 44458 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 3020
- Open issues: 524
- Last commit date: 2026-09-12
- Releases in 90 days: 2

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://jan.ai/) — checked 2026-09-14
- [Source repository](https://github.com/janhq/jan) — checked 2026-09-14

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.