What problem are we solving?

Current AI platforms force unnecessary trade-offs:

• All or Nothing: Either use their cloud or build everything yourself from scratch
• Vendor Lock-in: Your prompts, workflows, and knowledge trapped in one platform
• One-Size-Fits-All: Same solution whether you’re a student or an enterprise
• Rent Forever: Monthly subscriptions for software that should be yours
• Limited Deployment: Can’t run where you need it - offline, on-premises, or at the edge

Mission

Jan is building a complete AI ecosystem that adapts to how you want to work. We believe AI should be:

• Truly Owned: Like any software, download it and it’s yours forever
• Infinitely Flexible: Run locally, self-host, or use our cloud - same experience
• Professionally Complete: Not just models, but the full stack of tools and applications
• Universally Deployable: From your laptop to your data center to the edge

The Full Stack Approach

We’re not building another chatbot. We’re building superintelligence you can own:

Models That Specialize

• Jan Models: Purpose-built for specific tasks (search, analysis, writing)
• Community Models: Any GGUF model from Hugging Face
• Cloud Models: Connect to OpenAI, Anthropic, or others when needed
• Your Models: Fine-tune and deploy your own

Tools That Extend

• Search: Get answers, not just links
• DeepResearch: Multi-step autonomous research
• BrowserUse: Let AI interact with the web for you
• MCP Integration: Connect to any data source or service

Applications That Scale

• Jan Desktop: Your local AI workstation
• Jan.ai: Web access with no setup
• Jan Mobile: AI that follows you (coming soon)
• Jan Server: Your own private AI cloud (coming soon)

Why This Matters

In 5 years, AI will be embedded in everything you do. The question isn’t whether you’ll use AI, but how:

Option A: Rent access from tech giants, accept their limitations, lose your data when you stop paying

Option B: Own your AI infrastructure, deploy it anywhere, keep everything you build

We’re making Option B not just possible, but better than Option A.

The Problem With Status Quo

Cloud-Only Platforms

• Can’t work offline
• Can’t handle sensitive data
• Can’t customize deeply
• Can’t control costs

DIY Open Source

• Requires deep technical knowledge
• Fragmented tools and models
• No unified experience
• Massive integration overhead

Jan’s Solution

• Download and run in minutes
• Complete ecosystem out of the box
• Scale from laptop to cluster
• Switch between local and cloud seamlessly

Real Problems We Solve Today

For Developers

“I want to use AI in my app but don’t want vendor lock-in” → OpenAI-compatible API that runs anywhere

For Teams

“We need AI but can’t send data to the cloud” → Self-host Jan Server on your infrastructure

For Individuals

“I want ChatGPT capabilities without the subscription” → Download Jan Desktop and own your AI

For Enterprises

“We need to scale AI across different deployment scenarios” → One platform that works from edge to cloud

Vision

We envision a future where:

• AI runs wherever you have compute - laptop, phone, server, edge device
• You own your AI infrastructure like you own your other software
• Models, tools, and applications work together seamlessly
• The best AI isn’t gated behind corporate APIs

Jan is the platform that makes this future real, today.

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“The future of AI isn’t about choosing between local or cloud. It’s about having both, and everything in between, working perfectly together.”