Open Source Jan.ai AlternativesAI Chatbots & Large Language Model (LLM) Tools like Jan.ai

The best open source alternative to Jan.ai is Lumo by Proton. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Jan.ai and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Jan.ai are DeepSeek, Ollama, Qwen and GPT4ALL.

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  1. Lumo by Proton icon
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    Privacy-first AI assistant utilizing zero-access encryption and open-source code, ensuring no data logging, profiling, or training on chats, providing user-controlled, encrypted conversations, with compliance under GDPR and no sharing with third parties.

    152 Lumo by Proton alternatives

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  2. DeepSeek icon
     217 likes

    DeepSeek is a state-of-the-art AI assistant designed to provide intelligent, conversational support across diverse tasks. It leverages advanced natural language processing and machine learning to answer questions, generate creative content, solve complex problems, and offer...

    244 DeepSeek alternatives

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  3. Ollama icon
     225 likes

    Supports local deployment of Llama 3, Code Llama, and other language models, enabling users to customize and create personalized models. Ideal for AI development, it offers flexibility for offline AI needs and integrates AI writing and chatbot tools in local setups.

    104 Ollama alternatives

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    • Open Source (MIT)

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  4. Qwen icon
     77 likes

    The Qwen team is dedicated to pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI) and is focused on building generalist models, including large language models and large multimodal models.

    155 Qwen alternatives

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  5. GPT4ALL icon
     145 likes

    Locally runs open-source chatbots focused on privacy using consumer CPUs, requiring no internet or GPU. Supports multiple models, custom settings, code and dialogue generation, integrated model downloader, familiar chat UI, and both MIT and enterprise licensing.

    225 GPT4ALL alternatives

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    • Flathub
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  6. Ensu icon
     39 likes

    Private offline AI chat using local language models on mobile and desktop, no accounts or tracking, open source Rust core, privacy-first design, cross-platform availability, ideal for confidential conversations, with end-to-end encrypted sync coming soon.

    77 Ensu alternatives

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  7. Open WebUI icon
     61 likes

    Feature-rich offline AI platform with support for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, text-to-image, cloud sync, privacy focus, ad-free experience, distraction-free and dark modes, no registration, easy deployment, and customizable UI.

    56 Open WebUI alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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  8. AnythingLLM icon
     71 likes

    Open-source privacy-focused chatbot platform allowing unlimited document uploads, multi-user and single-user modes, AI-powered chat with documents, vector database and LLM compatibility, customizable interface, message history, secure desktop deployment, and full user controls.

    253 AnythingLLM alternatives

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  9. Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, Alpaca provides an easy and begginer friendly way of interacting with local AI.

    201 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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  10. Euria icon
     29 likes

    Confidential AI chat assistant delivering writing, summarization, voice transcription, email handling, and document search tools, all hosted exclusively in Switzerland with open source models, data sovereignty, and compliance with GDPR and FADP standards.

    92 Euria alternatives

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Thunderbolt icon
     22 likes

    Open-source AI platform for deploying language models across desktop and mobile systems, features model selection, on-premises setup, enterprise-level encryption, advanced security auditing, and flexibility for organizations seeking total data ownership and compliance.

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    • Rust
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