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Jan vs Your Own AI
Short answer: Pick Jan if you want local LLM chat with optional cloud models; pick Your Own AI if you want private offline AI with optional online routing. Jan is free and open source; Your Own AI has a free plan.
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Your Own AI AI Characters to Live, Learn and Grow with. Privately.Which to pick
Pick Jan if you want…
- Local LLM chat with optional cloud models
- Local desktop LLM runner
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with OpenAI, Anthropic or Mistral AI (on Jan's list, not Your Own AI's)
Pick Your Own AI if you want…
- Private offline AI with optional online routing
- Integrations with Hermes Agent, OpenClaw or Flowsta Vault (on Your Own AI's list, not Jan's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Jan:Jan is an open-source desktop app that lets you run LLMs locally or connect to cloud providers.
- Your Own AI:Your Own AI runs private, offline LLMs on your machine with optional paid online models.
- Best for
- Jan:Local LLM chat with optional cloud models
- Your Own AI:Private offline AI with optional online routing
- Who it’s for
- Jan:Developers and power users who want a private, self-hosted AI chat interface.
- Your Own AI:Developers and power users needing secure, local AI assistants.
- Pricing
- Jan:Open source
- Your Own AI:Freemium
- Starting price
- Jan:Free
- Your Own AI:—
- Free plan or trial
- Jan:Free to use
- Your Own AI:Free plan (Free)
- Plans
- Jan:—
- Your Own AI:Free $0 · Pro $220/year per year · Power $660/year per year · Ultra $2200/year per year
- Open source
- Jan:Yes, 44,797 GitHub stars
- Your Own AI:—
- Works with
- Jan:OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral AI, DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Hugging Face
- Your Own AI:Hermes Agent, OpenClaw, Flowsta Vault
Jan features
- Run any model locally. Execute open-source LLMs on your machine without external APIs.
- Connect to cloud models. Add providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Meta Llama, etc.
- Web search integration. Jan can perform real-time web searches before answering.
- MCP options. Supports multi-candidate prompting for richer responses.
- Open-source & lightweight. Free, community-driven code with a minimalist UI.
- Memory (coming soon). Will retain context and preferences across sessions.
Your Own AI features
- Offline local models. Run AI inference entirely on your hardware with no data leaving the device.
- Encrypted memory. Conversation history is stored encrypted and signed, verifiable via Holochain.
- Document Q&A. Ask questions over your own documents and get answers linked to source lines.
- Code assistance. AI can read, edit, and run commands in your project folder with permission.
- OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Expose a local API for editors, agents and scripts to use your AI.
- Hybrid routing. Automatically routes queries to the best offline or online model based on difficulty.
- Signed receipts. Export cryptographically signed records of each AI interaction.
- Extensible personalities. Create custom AI characters with persistent memory and backstories.
Jan vs Your Own AI FAQ
What is the difference between Jan and Your Own AI?+
Jan: Desktop app for local LLMs without the optional online model marketplace and cryptographic receipts.
Should I use Jan or Your Own AI?+
Pick Jan if you want local LLM chat with optional cloud models, local desktop LLM runner or a free, open-source tool. Pick Your Own AI if you want private offline AI with optional online routing or integrations with Hermes Agent, OpenClaw or Flowsta Vault (on Your Own AI's list, not Jan's).
Is Jan or Your Own AI free?+
Jan is free and open source. Your Own AI has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Jan or Your Own AI open source?+
Jan is open source (janhq/jan on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Your Own AI.
Do Jan and Your Own AI integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Jan lists OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral AI, DeepSeek and 2 more; Your Own AI lists Hermes Agent, OpenClaw and Flowsta Vault.
On DevHunt
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