Claude Code vs Jan

FeatureClaude CodeJan
CategoryCoding AssistantsLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingPay-per-use (API)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars25,00025,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Terminal-native
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Git integration
  • ✓ Codebase reasoning
  • ✓ Tool use
  • ✓ MCP support
  • ✓ Local inference
  • ✓ Model library
  • ✓ Extensions
  • ✓ Privacy-first
  • ✓ Offline mode
Tags
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