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Jan license, foundation and stars

Model serving and local AI · Apache 2.0 (open source) · backed by Menlo Research · 45,214 stars

GitHub

Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

License history

LICENSE file
Open sourceMay 20, 2025

AGPL v3 to Apache 2.0

Jan relicensed its code from AGPL 3.0 to Apache 2.0.

Open sourceOct 25, 2023

GPL v3 to AGPL v3

Jan moved from GPL 3.0 to AGPL 3.0 ten days after adopting GPL.

Latest release

No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).

About and history
Repository
janhq/jan · created Aug 17, 2023
Website
jan.ai
Language
Rust
Foundation
None; run by Menlo Research
Company
Menlo Research · on Companies
GitHub detects
NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
Stars per week
114 (GitHub weekly snapshots)

Weekly snapshots

Week ofStars
Oct 26, 202645,214
Oct 19, 202645,040
Oct 12, 202644,941
Sep 28, 202644,770
Sep 21, 202644,646

Changes

Stars per weekNov 1, 2026

Gains about 114 stars a week, up from 99.

Stars per weekOct 22, 2026

Gains about 99 stars a week, up from 98.

Stars per weekOct 14, 2026

Gains about 98 stars a week, down from 124.

Stars per weekOct 3, 2026

Gains about 124 stars a week.

RelicensedSep 25, 2026

Relicensed from AGPL v3 to Apache 2.0.

RelicensedSep 25, 2026

Relicensed from GPL v3 to AGPL v3.

TrackedSep 25, 2026

Now tracked, from janhq/jan on GitHub.