Jan vs Anthropic MCP

FeatureJanAnthropic MCP
CategoryLocal AI InfrastructureAI Development
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open standard)
GitHub Stars25,00045,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Local inference
  • ✓ Model library
  • ✓ Extensions
  • ✓ Privacy-first
  • ✓ Offline mode
  • ✓ Universal tool protocol
  • ✓ Server/client architecture
  • ✓ Stdio and SSE transport
  • ✓ TypeScript + Python SDKs
  • ✓ Growing ecosystem
Tags
localprivacychatopen-source
open-sourceprotocoltoolsintegrationstandard