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The self-hosted Jan (Jan.ai) alternative

Desktop AI application for interacting with large language models locally or via OpenAI-compatible remote APIs. Provides a ChatGPT-like chat interface for running local/offline models, managing model providers, and building personal AI workflows on the desktop.

Alternatives to Jan (Jan.ai)

Feature-rich, self-hosted AI interface that integrates Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, offers RAG, vector DB support, image tools, RBAC and observability.

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What replacing Jan (Jan.ai) actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 1 of 1 shipped a commit in the last six months. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

Browse everything in AI Interfaces (Chatbots, Agents, RAG Apps).

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