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| About Jan | /about | Jan is a ChatGPT-alternative that runs on your own computer, with a local API server. |
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Jan believes in the need for an open source AI ecosystem. We are focused on building the infra and tooling to allow open source AIs to compete on a level playing field with proprietary ones.
Jan's long-term technical endeavor is to build a cognitive framework for future robots, who are practical, useful assistants for humans and businesses in everyday life.
Quicklinks
- Core product vision for Jan Framework
- R&D and model training efforts Discord (via our small data-center which is
free & open to all researchers who lack GPUs!) - Current implementations of Jan Framework: Jan Desktop, Nitro
Why does Jan Exist?
Mission
Our current mission is to allow humans and businesses to own their AI, with the right to tinker, repair and innovate.
:::tip Our life-long mission is to eliminate work - so human can focus on creation, invention, and moral governance over robots. :::
Ideal Customer
Our ideal customer is an AI enthusiast or business who has experienced some limitations with current AI solutions and is keen to find open source alternatives.
Problems
Our ideal customer would use Jan to solve one of these problems.
Control
- Control (e.g. preventing vendor lock-in)
- Stability (e.g. runs predictably every time)
- Local-use (e.g. for speed, or for airgapped environments)
Privacy
- Data protection (e.g. personal data or company data)
- Privacy (e.g. nsfw)
Customisability
- Tinkerability (e.g. ability to change model, experiment)
- Niche Models (e.g. fine-tuned, domain-specific models that outperform OpenAI)
Solution
Jan is a seamless user experience that runs on your personal computer, that glues the different pieces of the open source AI ecosystem to provide an alternative to OpenAI's closed platform.
- We build a comprehensive, seamless platform that takes care of the technical chores across the stack required to run open source AI
- We run on top of a local folder of non-proprietary files, that anyone can tinker with (yes, even other apps!)
- We provide open formats for packaging and distributing AI to run reproducibly across devices
How Jan Works
Open Source
Jan is a startup with an open source business model. We believe in the need for an open source AI ecosystem, and are committed to building it.
- Jan Framework (AGPLv3)
- Jan Desktop Client & Local server (AGPLv3, built on Jan Framework)
- Nitro: run Local AI (AGPLv3)
Build in Public
We use GitHub to build in public and welcome anyone to join in.
Remote Team
Jan has a fully-remote team. We are mainly based in the APAC timezone. We use Discord and Github to work.
Bootstrapped
Jan is currently a bootstrapped, founder funded startup.
We balance technical invention with the search for a sustainable business model. Thus, we appreciate any business inquiries that can balance growth with cashflow.
We invite you to join us on our journey to find PMF. Join our Discord here
Analytics
Adhering to Jan's privacy preserving philosophy, our analytics philosophy is to get barely-enough-to-function.
What is tracked
- By default, Github tracks downloads and device metadata for all public GitHub repositories. This helps us troubleshoot & ensure cross-platform support.
- We use Umami to collect, analyze, and understand application data while maintaining visitor privacy and data ownership. We are using the Umami Cloud in Europe to ensure GDPR compliance. Please see Umami Privacy Policy for more details.
- We use Umami to track a single
app.openedevent without additional user metadata, in order to understand retention. In addition, we trackapp.eventto understand app version usage. - Additionally, we plan to enable a
Settingsfeature for users to turn off all tracking.
Request for help
As a result, our feature prioritization can feel a bit black box at times.
We'd appreciate high quality insights and volunteers for user interviews through Discord and Github.
Contact
General Enquiries
Drop us a message in our Discord and we'll get back to you.
#general: for general discussion#jan-dev: for Jan-related questions#nitro-dev: for Nitro-related questions- '#bd-inquiries': for enterprise license queries
Careers
Jan has a culture of ownership, independent thought, and lightning fast execution. If you'd like to join us, we have open positions on our careers page.