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title: Quickstart
description: Jan is a ChatGPT-alternative that runs on your own computer, with a local API server.
keywords: [Jan AI,  Jan, ChatGPT alternative, local AI, private AI, conversational AI, no-subscription fee, large language model ]
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- Write in the style of comics, explanation
- Similar to why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why%27s_(poignant)_Guide_to_Ruby