# Jan runs an open source GPT alternative on your machine

Source: https://jan.ai
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Jan-runs-an-open-source-GPT-alternative-on-your-machine?index=0x65d0cec6388076350d04022c69032c320c908ebdd27432e485efa061c9dc44f0e2317fd7
Submitted by thatalexpalmer.eth on 2024-02-17 UTC, 5 upvotes, 3 comments

## Summary

Jan is an open source AI application that runs models on a user's own machine and can also connect to online models. The project says it has more than 6 million downloads, and its page lists open models alongside online services from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral AI, Alibaba, DeepSeek, and Moonshot AI. A memory feature, labeled as coming soon, is described as carrying a user's context and preferences across conversations so they do not have to repeat themselves.

## Article

Meet Jan

Your personal intelligence. Run any model, your way.

Over 6 million downloads

Jan is built in public

We believe AI should be open, and grow through the people who build and use it

All the tools you need to make Jan yours

1

Models

Choose from open models or plug in your favorite online models.

ChatGPTOpenAI

ClaudeAnthropic

GeminiGoogle

LlamaMeta

MistralMistral AI

QwenAlibaba

DeepSeekDeepSeek

GemmaGoogle

KimiMoonshot AI

2

Memory Coming Soon

Your context carries over, so you don’t repeat yourself. Jan remembers your context and preferences.

Things Jan keeps in mind

•Minimalist UI tasted

•Currently on a portfolio refresh

•Wants brief, to-the-point answers

•Frequent Figma/prototyping questions

•Dark-mode sharer

•Curious about type trends (Mostly harmless)

Ask Jan anything

7.3M+ downloads, Free & Open source

## Comments

**metaend.eth**: very cool, just used it with tiny llama.  it's neat when you don't need internet for a quick task

**macbudkowski.eth**: These local LLMs might be a perfect mix of efficiency & privacy, guess I finally got to upgrade my 2015 Macbook 

**thatalexpalmer.eth**: I've used this for almost two weeks with Mistral and other models and it's delightful.