{
  "slug": "jan",
  "category": "ai-assistants",
  "name": "Jan",
  "description": "Open-source desktop app for running large language models offline on a local computer, with optional connections to remote AI APIs.",
  "website": "https://www.jan.ai",
  "source": "https://github.com/janhq/jan",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 89,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Jan scores 89 out of 100 (grade B) on the AI assistants criteria. It meets 7 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, no training on your data, runs locally, limited chat retention and no account needed. It does not meet independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/jan/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/jan/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "note": "Apache-2.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/main/web-app/src/containers/analytics/AnalyticConsent.tsx",
      "note": "Product analytics are off until the user agrees, and no third-party trackers were found on the website."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.jan.ai/privacy",
      "note": "Free and open source, with no ads. Personal information is not shared with third parties."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "no_training": {
      "title": "No training on your data",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.jan.ai/privacy",
      "note": "Conversations stay on the user's computer. Remote APIs, when chosen, follow their own policies."
    },
    "runs_locally": {
      "title": "Runs locally",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.jan.ai/privacy",
      "note": "Runs fully offline on the user's own computer."
    },
    "chat_retention": {
      "title": "Limited chat retention",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.jan.ai/privacy",
      "note": "Conversation history is stored locally and never leaves the computer."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "No account needed",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.jan.ai/privacy",
      "note": "No account is needed."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cloudflare Web Analytics",
        "host": "static.cloudflareinsights.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:49.871Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}