Jan vs GPT4All (LocalDocs)
Side-by-side comparison of Jan and GPT4All (LocalDocs) for local, private document Q&A.
| Jan | GPT4All (LocalDocs) | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 per repo (GitHub reports NOASSERTION) | MIT |
| Latest release | v0.8.6 | v3.10.0 |
| Release date | 2026-10-09 | 2025-02-25 |
| Hardware | Desktop; CPU/GPU (Vulkan, Metal, CUDA, ROCm). macOS: 8GB RAM for 3B, 16GB for 7B, 32GB for 13B models | Desktop; CPU OK |
| Document types | File attachments unverified | PDF, TXT, MD, DOCX folders unverified |
| OCR / tables / retrieval | Basic unverified | Basic unverified |
| Cloud calls | None by default unverified | None; stale since 2025 |
| Fully offline | Yes | Yes |
| Status | Active | Stale (no release in 12+ months) |
Last updated 2026-10-24. Fields marked unverified are summarized from docs and reviews and have not been checked against primary sources yet.
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