# Jan — AI Compare Ninja

> Free desktop app for using open AI models directly on your computer, even fully offline.

## Overview
- **Category:** Local AI (Apps & interfaces)
- **Status:** Active · checked
- **Paid from:** Not verified for this market
- **Free access:** Free plan
- **Website:** https://www.jan.ai/
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/jan

## What it does
- For Windows, macOS and Linux; open source under Apache 2.0 (per the licence file)
- Per the privacy page, chat history and usage logs stay on the device
- Memory per the vendor (macOS): 8 GB RAM for 3B, 16 GB for 7B, 32 GB for 13B models

## In brief
This desktop app is made by Menlo Research. You download an open model and chat with it directly on your computer. You can also connect online models such as ChatGPT or Claude, and the app offers a local API server.

Per the privacy page, the app runs offline by default; conversation history and usage logs are stored locally. If you connect an online API (for example OpenAI), your data goes to that provider. The app is free.


## Limits
Runs on your own computer; you only pay for hardware and power

## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | free | free | Runs on your own computer; you only pay for hardware and power |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://www.jan.ai/
- https://www.jan.ai/privacy
- https://docs.jan.ai/
- https://github.com/janhq/jan
- https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/main/LICENSE

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*Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/jan*