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Jan vs Your Own AI

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Both — Jan is free to use, Your Own AI has a free plan
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Jan — 91 vs 76 for Your Own AI
Best fit
Jan: Privacy-focused users who want an offline ChatGPT-style app · Your Own AI: privacy-conscious users who want AI without cloud upload
Status
Both up at our last check — Jan Oct 2, 2026, Your Own AI Sep 1, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

JanOpen-source desktop chat app that runs open models offline or connects to cloud providers, plus a terminal coding agent.Your Own AIDesktop app that runs AI models fully offline on your machine, with optional paid access to hosted frontier models.

Side by side

FactJanYour Own AI
CategoryModel Hosting & InferencePersonal AI Assistants
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Public APIYesYes
Trust score91 / 10076 / 100
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux, APImacOS, Windows, Linux, API
CompanyMenlo Research Pte. Ltd.Flowsta
Launched2023—
Last verifiedOct 2, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

Jan

A friendly, fully free way to chat with open models offline and keep cloud providers one click away in the same app. It suits people who want privacy and zero subscription cost more than the polish of a hosted assistant. The new Jan Agent is explicitly preview quality, so do not rely on it for daily coding yet.

Pros

  • Free and Apache 2.0 licensed, with active public development
  • Local models run offline with no account or API key
  • Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq and compatible endpoints
  • Built-in local API server and MCP support

Cons

  • Local model quality and speed depend entirely on your hardware
  • The memory feature is shown as coming soon
  • Jan Agent is in preview with expected rough edges

Your Own AI

Your Own AI's real selling point is that the offline mode costs nothing and keeps everything local, which matters for anyone handling sensitive documents. The tradeoff is that local models are only as capable as what your hardware can run, and the paid online tier's actual price isn't published anywhere on the site.

Pros

  • offline mode is genuinely free and open source (AGPL)
  • OpenAI-compatible API endpoint for local integrations
  • covers macOS, Windows, and Linux natively

Cons

  • no iOS, Android, or web version
  • paid online tier's actual price isn't disclosed on the site
  • local model quality depends on the user's own hardware

Which one fits

Choose Jan if you need

  • Privacy-focused users who want an offline ChatGPT-style app
  • Developers who want local and cloud models behind one interface and a local API

Choose Your Own AI if you need

  • privacy-conscious users who want AI without cloud upload
  • developers wanting a local OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
  • anyone wanting offline document or code assistance

Jan vs Your Own AI: the questions people ask

Does Jan or Your Own AI have a free tier?

Both: Jan is free to use, and Your Own AI has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Jan or Your Own AI?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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