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 "repo": "janhq/jan",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/janhq/jan",
 "repo_slug": "janhq-jan",
 "title": "Chat with an AI model fully offline",
 "page_title": "How to chat with an AI model fully offline with Jan",
 "summary": "Install Jan, download an open model from Hugging Face and chat without sending anything to the cloud.",
 "who": "Someone who wants ChatGPT-style help with private notes or documents without a subscription.",
 "problem": "Cloud chatbots send every message to a third party, and setting up local models usually takes a terminal.",
 "outcome": "A desktop chat app running an open model locally, with everything kept on your machine.",
 "steps": [
  "Download Jan for your OS from Jan.ai or GitHub Releases: Jan.exe, Jan.dmg, Jan.deb or Jan.AppImage",
  "Open Jan and download a model such as Llama, Gemma or Qwen from Hugging Face",
  "Pick a model size your RAM can handle, for example 3B on an 8GB Mac",
  "Start chatting; everything runs locally when you choose a local model"
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 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Speed and quality depend on your hardware; larger models need much more RAM.",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "Windows 10+, macOS 13.6+ or most Linux distributions",
  "RAM for the model size: 8GB for 3B models, 16GB for 7B, 32GB for 13B on macOS",
  "To build from source: Node.js 20+, Yarn 4.5.3+, Make and Rust"
 ],
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 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
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 "score": 1.0,
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