chatbox vs jan

chatbox and jan share 22 technologies: React, TanStack, Vite, SQLite, OpenAI, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, sonner, vaul, Radix UI, dnd-kit, @tabler/icons-react, Lucide, ai, ai-sdk, react-markdown, rehype-katex, remark-gfm, remark-math, shiki, unist-util-visit, and Zod. chatbox is written in TypeScript and jan in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Only in chatbox

In common

janhq

jan

Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

Rust45.5kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 879e6aeWhat is jan built with?

Only in jan

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
chatbox383,291 lines written1,441 code files
jan478,180 lines written949 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
chatbox6.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit
jan0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Factory, Jules, and Aider
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
chatboxLast push October 29, 20261,800 commits42,254 stars
janLast push November 5, 20267,455 commits45,500 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
chatbox762 test files56.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
jan527 test files48.9% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, chatbox or jan?
jan, with 478,180 lines written; chatbox has 383,291.

The proof: janhq/jan's code at commit 879e6ae

Which has more GitHub stars, chatbox or jan?
jan, with 45,500 stars; chatbox has 42,254.

The proof: janhq/jan on GitHub

Which has more tests, chatbox or jan?
chatbox, with 762 test files; jan has 527.

The proof: chatboxai/chatbox's code at commit d17455c

Which was updated more recently, chatbox or jan?
jan: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and chatbox's on October 29, 2026.

The proof: janhq/jan's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, chatbox or jan?
chatbox: an AI signed 6.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit; in jan, 0.5%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in chatboxai/chatbox

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