---
title: "jan vs LocalAI"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/janhq-jan-vs-mudler-localai"
tools: ["janhq-jan", "mudler-localai"]
---

# jan vs LocalAI

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [jan](/tools/janhq-jan.md) | [LocalAI](/tools/mudler-localai.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Open-source ChatGPT replacement | LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required. |
| Stars | 43,442 | 47,394 |
| Forks | 2,885 | 4,215 |
| Open issues | 376 | 211 |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Categories | LLM Frameworks | AI Agents, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks |

**Typed relationship:** jan _(alternative)_ LocalAI

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=janhq-jan`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=janhq-jan)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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