Jan AI: Complete Guide to Self-Hosting LLMs on Your Local Machine
TL;DR Jan AI is an open-source desktop application that lets you run large language models entirely on your local machine—no cloud dependencies, no data leaving your network. Think of it as a polished alternative to Ollama with a ChatGPT-like interface built in. What makes Jan different: Unlike command-line tools like llama.cpp or Ollama, Jan provides a complete GUI experience with conversation management, model switching, and system resource monitoring. It supports GGUF model formats and runs models from Llama 3.1, Mistral, Phi-3, and other popular families. ...