Jan vs Ollama vs AnythingLLM

Side by side, as alternatives to ChatGPT Plus. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

Janjanhq/jan

Ollamaollama/ollama

AnythingLLMMintplex-Labs/anything-llm

ChatGPT Pluspaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month source ↗

Chat assistant

Partly

Yes

Chat with your documents

Partly

Yes

Web search answers

Yes

Jobs covered

1 of 3 jobs

2 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

45,023

184,074Top

67,366

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

195Top

123

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Latest release

v0.8.7 · 2026-10-20Top

v0.40.6 · 2026-10-16

v1.18.0 · 2026-10-13

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Commits / 12 wk

748

294

299

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People committing / 12 mo

46+

36+

55+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

119 / 137

201 / 125

174 / 155

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, desktop app running models offline

Yes, installer or Docker; cloud models optional

Yes, desktop app or Docker; local by default

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

Apache-2.0 (attribution requested)

MIT

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No bundled weights; licence depends on the model you download

No bundled weights; each model you pull has its own licence

No bundled chat weights; licence depends on the model you pick

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes, Apache-2.0 app; check the licence of the model you use

Runner is MIT; commercial use of a model depends on that model's licence

Yes, MIT code; check the licence or terms of the model you use

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Paid services needed?Differs

None required; cloud model providers optional

None for local use; Ollama Cloud plans optional (Pro $20/month)

None required; local LLM, embedder and vector DB by default; cloud optional

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

macOS 8GB RAM for 3B, 16GB for 7B, 32GB for 13B models; GPU optional

Apple M-series or x86 (CPU only) on Mac; 4GB for Windows binary; RAM not stated

Recommended 16GB RAM, 8-core CPU; GPU recommended on Windows; storage varies by model

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Operating systemsDiffers

Windows 10+, macOS 13.6+, Linux (deb, AppImage, Flathub)

macOS 14+, Windows 10 22H2+, Linux, Docker

Desktop for Mac, Windows and Linux; Docker for servers

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy; download installer (exe, dmg, deb, AppImage) or app stores

Easy; one-line install script or installer, then ollama run

Easy; desktop installer, or Docker for multi-user

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Stars over time

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Jan vs Ollama vs AnythingLLM (as alternatives to ChatGPT Plus)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=jan,ollama,anything-llm&product=chatgpt-plus

ChatGPT Plus: Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month
Jan: free software; does 1 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs
Ollama: free software; does 1 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs
AnythingLLM: free software; does 2 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs

- Jan: 45,023 GitHub stars, 748 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0 (attribution requested)
- Ollama: 184,074 GitHub stars, 294 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT
- AnythingLLM: 67,366 GitHub stars, 299 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Jan Yes, desktop app running models offline; Ollama Yes, installer or Docker; cloud models optional; AnythingLLM Yes, desktop app or Docker; local by default
- Code licence: Jan Apache-2.0 (attribution requested); Ollama MIT; AnythingLLM MIT
- Model weights licence: Jan No bundled weights; licence depends on the model you download; Ollama No bundled weights; each model you pull has its own licence; AnythingLLM No bundled chat weights; licence depends on the model you pick
- Commercial use: Jan Yes, Apache-2.0 app; check the licence of the model you use; Ollama Runner is MIT; commercial use of a model depends on that model's licence; AnythingLLM Yes, MIT code; check the licence or terms of the model you use
- Paid services needed?: Jan None required; cloud model providers optional; Ollama None for local use; Ollama Cloud plans optional (Pro $20/month); AnythingLLM None required; local LLM, embedder and vector DB by default; cloud optional
- Hardware: Jan macOS 8GB RAM for 3B, 16GB for 7B, 32GB for 13B models; GPU optional; Ollama Apple M-series or x86 (CPU only) on Mac; 4GB for Windows binary; RAM not stated; AnythingLLM Recommended 16GB RAM, 8-core CPU; GPU recommended on Windows; storage varies by model
- Operating systems: Jan Windows 10+, macOS 13.6+, Linux (deb, AppImage, Flathub); Ollama macOS 14+, Windows 10 22H2+, Linux, Docker; AnythingLLM Desktop for Mac, Windows and Linux; Docker for servers
- Setup effort: Jan Easy; download installer (exe, dmg, deb, AppImage) or app stores; Ollama Easy; one-line install script or installer, then ollama run; AnythingLLM Easy; desktop installer, or Docker for multi-user

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