Jan vs Gopher

Jan

Run open-source LLMs fully offline on your own computer

Jan is an open-source desktop application that runs large language models entirely locally on Mac, Windows, and Linux without any cloud dependency. It features a ChatGPT-like interface, an in-app model hub, and OpenAI-compatible API server mode. Perfect for privacy-conscious users and developers who want offline AI without sending data to the cloud.

Gopher

DeepMind's 280B parameter language model for research

Gopher is a 280-billion parameter large language model developed by DeepMind, designed to advance understanding of language model capabilities and limitations at scale. It was evaluated across 152 diverse tasks and demonstrated strong performance in reading comprehension, fact-checking, and knowledge-intensive domains. Released as a research model, it also included a companion paper on ethical considerations and societal impact.