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Jan vs 5ire
Jan has 44,566 GitHub stars, 3,040 forks, 521 open issues and last shipped yesterday. 5ire has 5,355 stars, 432 forks, 75 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. Jan leads on adoption by 732% (44,566 vs 5,355 stars). Jan is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; 5ire is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Jan has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, 5ire 8%. Jan was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Jan | 5ire | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 45K | ★ 5.4K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 432 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Jan if
- You weight community size — 45K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick 5ire if
- You want the 5ire feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and 5ire fits your workflow better
About Jan
Jan is an open source desktop application that serves as a ChatGPT replacement, enabling users to run large language models (LLMs) locally on their machines or connect to cloud based providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. It is built with Tauri, TypeScript, and integrates llama.cpp for efficient local inference, targeting privacy conscious users who want full control over their AI workflows without sending data to third parties.
About 5ire
5ire is a cross platform desktop AI assistant and MCP client written in TypeScript, distributed as packaged builds and hosted at 5ire.app. It lives in the AI interaction and interfaces space of the AI and machine learning ecosystem, and it works against the Model Context Protocol, the open protocol that standardizes how applications hand context to large language models. It connects to major service providers — OpenAI, Azure, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Doubao, Grok, DeepSeek, and Ollama — so one desktop client fronts many backends.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jan or 5ire more popular?
Jan has 44,566 GitHub stars and 5ire has 5,355. Jan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Jan and 5ire free?
Neither Jan nor 5ire declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Jan and 5ire?
Jan is written in TypeScript and 5ire in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Jan or 5ire?
Choose Jan if you want the larger community (44,566 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose 5ire if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.