Why Open-Source

AI today is concentrated in the hands of a few companies. They ask for trust, while keeping the levers of control hidden. We think that's a mistake.

When you depend on one vendor, your future is tied to their roadmap, their politics, their survival. If they get acquired, pivot, or shut down; you're stuck.

Depending on a closed vendor means giving up more than flexibility:

• Your tools only move when their priorities move
• Their pivots become your pivots
• Their acquisitions become your risks

AI has become critical infrastructure. Nations, enterprises, even small teams rely on it to think and decide. And yet, control sits with a few vendors who decide the terms of access. We believe that's not control. That's dependency dressed up as convenience. One of the most powerful invention is being steered by a handful of executives. Their values shape what billions can say, build, or ask.

This cannot stand. It must be changed.

Jan's Bet

We don't believe the future of AI should be dictated by a few firms in San Francisco, Beijing, or anywhere else.

AI is revolutionary like electricity. And like electricity, it must be open. Not locked behind trust-me promises. Not steered by a handful of companies.

That's why we're building Jan, a full product suite:

• Jan Models
• Jan on Desktop, Browser, Mobile, Web
• Jan Server
• Hub, Store, evals, guardrails, the ecosystem around it

The goal is to be the open-source replacement for ChatGPT and other BigAI products, with models and tools you can run, own, and trust.