Jan vs Instructor

FeatureJanInstructor
CategoryLocal AI InfrastructureAI Development
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars25,0009,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsLinux, macOS, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Local inference
  • ✓ Model library
  • ✓ Extensions
  • ✓ Privacy-first
  • ✓ Offline mode
  • ✓ Structured output
  • ✓ Pydantic models
  • ✓ Retry logic
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Multi-provider
Tags
localprivacychatopen-source
structured-outputpydanticpythonopen-source