# Jan review

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

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/jan/

## Jan at a glance

- **Category:** [Inference and training](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/inference-and-training/)
- **Website:** [jan.ai](https://jan.ai/)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #252 overall, #27 in Inference and training, momentum score 37
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 123; Aug 16: 110; Aug 23: 162; Aug 30: 129; Sep 6: 109; Sep 13: 157; Sep 20: 123; Sep 27: 132; Oct 4: 136; Oct 11: 141; Oct 18: 120; Oct 25: 168

## Jan alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [dsh-our-free-model](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ebony-vinyl-dsh-our-free-model/) | 54.3k | – |
| #2 | [magpie](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/yetone-magpie/) | 26.9k | – |
| #3 | [Strata](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/niko1221-strata/) | 37.1k | – |
| #4 | [edge0](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/edge0-ai-edge0/) | 8.9k | – |
| #5 | [OmniRoute](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/diegosouzapw-omniroute/) | 83.2k | 106k |
| #6 | [CLIProxyAPI](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/router-for-me-cliproxyapi/) | 57.1k | – |

## Jan FAQ

### How popular is Jan?

Jan has 45.2k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 168 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 134 a week. That made it #27 among LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Jan?

Other LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: dsh-our-free-model (#1), magpie (#2), Strata (#3), edge0 (#4), OmniRoute (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)