Jan - AI Chat Apps Tool

Overview

Jan is a local AI assistant powered by Cortex that runs completely offline on a range of hardware. It provides an open-source, self-hosted chat interface positioned as an alternative to ChatGPT.

Key Features

• Runs completely offline using local models
• Built on the Cortex backend
• Designed to run on a variety of hardware
• Open-source alternative to ChatGPT
• Self-hosted chat interface for local AI assistants

Ideal Use Cases

• Local AI assistant without cloud dependencies
• On-premise deployments across diverse hardware
• Development and testing of open-source chat models
• Offline environments with limited or no internet access
• Organizations seeking an open-source ChatGPT alternative

Getting Started

• Visit the GitHub repository at the provided URL
• Review the README and system requirements
• Install Cortex per the repository instructions
• Configure Jan to use local models
• Launch Jan and test the chat interface locally

Pricing

No pricing information provided. The project is published as open source.

Key Information

• Category: Chat Apps
• Type: AI Chat Apps Tool