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How to chat with a local model on a Windows laptop with Janas

Unpack the Windows build and chat with a local model from a terminal.

Who it is forA Windows 11 user who wants a private local chat model and is not a developer.

The problemRunning a large local model normally needs tooling and setup that a typical Windows user does not have.

The outcomeA chat session with a locally run model on a Windows x86-64 machine.

What you need first

  • Linux x86-64 (Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12 and later) or Windows 10 (1903 or later) or 11, x86-64
  • A terminal on the machine
  • Enough free disk space for the model you pick; the README lists Qwen3-Next-80B at 48.4 GB
  • A machine with 32 GB of RAM is the one the README measured on; other machines are untested

Steps

  1. Download janas-windows-x86_64.zip from the Windows section of the README page
  2. Unpack the zip file to a folder you can find
  3. Open a terminal in the Janas folder inside the unpacked files
  4. Start the chat: .\janas-chat
  5. Pick a model from the list; it is downloaded and checked before use

Prompt for your agent

On a Windows x86-64 machine, unpack janas-windows-x86_64.zip into <install-folder>, open a terminal in the janas folder, and run .\janas-chat. Report which models are offered and confirm that a chat prompt appears.

Caveat. The README measured the Windows build only on one laptop under Windows 11, so other Windows machines are untested and may be slower or refuse a model.

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