Current AI platforms force unnecessary trade-offs:

  • All or Nothing: Either use their cloud or build everything yourself from scratch
  • Vendor Lock-in: Your prompts, workflows, and knowledge trapped in one platform
  • One-Size-Fits-All: Same solution whether you’re a student or an enterprise
  • Rent Forever: Monthly subscriptions for software that should be yours
  • Limited Deployment: Can’t run where you need it - offline, on-premises, or at the edge

Mission

Jan is building a complete AI ecosystem that adapts to how you want to work. We believe AI should be:

  • Truly Owned: Like any software, download it and it’s yours forever
  • Infinitely Flexible: Run locally, self-host, or use our cloud - same experience
  • Professionally Complete: Not just models, but the full stack of tools and applications
  • Universally Deployable: From your laptop to your data center to the edge

The Full Stack Approach

We’re not building another chatbot. We’re building superintelligence you can own:

Models That Specialize

  • Jan Models: Purpose-built for specific tasks (search, analysis, writing)
  • Community Models: Any GGUF model from Hugging Face
  • Cloud Models: Connect to OpenAI, Anthropic, or others when needed
  • Your Models: Fine-tune and deploy your own

Tools That Extend

  • Search: Get answers, not just links
  • DeepResearch: Multi-step autonomous research
  • BrowserUse: Let AI interact with the web for you
  • MCP Integration: Connect to any data source or service

Applications That Scale

  • Jan Desktop: Your local AI workstation
  • Jan.ai: Web access with no setup
  • Jan Mobile: AI that follows you (coming soon)
  • Jan Server: Your own private AI cloud (coming soon)

Why This Matters

In 5 years, AI will be embedded in everything you do. The question isn’t whether you’ll use AI, but how:

Option A: Rent access from tech giants, accept their limitations, lose your data when you stop paying

Option B: Own your AI infrastructure, deploy it anywhere, keep everything you build

We’re making Option B not just possible, but better than Option A.

The Problem With Status Quo

Cloud-Only Platforms

  • Can’t work offline
  • Can’t handle sensitive data
  • Can’t customize deeply
  • Can’t control costs

DIY Open Source

  • Requires deep technical knowledge
  • Fragmented tools and models
  • No unified experience
  • Massive integration overhead

Jan’s Solution

  • Download and run in minutes
  • Complete ecosystem out of the box
  • Scale from laptop to cluster
  • Switch between local and cloud seamlessly

Real Problems We Solve Today

For Developers

“I want to use AI in my app but don’t want vendor lock-in” → OpenAI-compatible API that runs anywhere

For Teams

“We need AI but can’t send data to the cloud” → Self-host Jan Server on your infrastructure

For Individuals

“I want ChatGPT capabilities without the subscription” → Download Jan Desktop and own your AI

For Enterprises

“We need to scale AI across different deployment scenarios” → One platform that works from edge to cloud

Vision

We envision a future where:

  • AI runs wherever you have compute - laptop, phone, server, edge device
  • You own your AI infrastructure like you own your other software
  • Models, tools, and applications work together seamlessly
  • The best AI isn’t gated behind corporate APIs

Jan is the platform that makes this future real, today.

“The future of AI isn’t about choosing between local or cloud. It’s about having both, and everything in between, working perfectly together.”