Jan

While there is an abundance of AI models with amazing features and that provide assistance with all sorts of tasks, many of them are quite costly. Moreover, you are not able to fully customize them so that they can act as a true assistant that can cater to your needs and requirements.

Jan is a personal AI system that give you the chance to build and customize your AI assistants locally.

The installation is not overly complicated, but it may take some time, particularly due to the size of the available AI models. Don’t forget to make sure that you have at least 5GB of free space for downloading the desired model. Afterward, simply start the model, and you are ready to harness the power of an AI assistant on your PC.

Perhaps the biggest trump card of the tool is the privacy, as all the conversations and data are stored locally where only you have access. Unlike many AI solutions that rely on cloud-based processing and often involve sharing user data with external servers, this assistant addresses the growing concerns about privacy and security.

Besides the AI model itself, you can further customize the assistant via plugins. For the time being, the tool supports little third party extensions, namely LLM chat, Storage and Model Manager. Nevertheless, there is work in progress for many other add-ons in the future, including connecting to third party AIs, file retrieval, cross device support and multi-users.

By offering control, privacy, and customizability without the burden of subscription costs, Jan offers you a straightforward way to create an AI assistant that aligns with your needs. If you have been wanting to use a specific AI tool, but haven’t done so due to price, then perhaps you can consider giving this tool a try.