Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/janhq/jan/vs/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/janhq/jan/vs/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm.md
Description: jan and anything-llm share 4 technologies: React, Vite, PostHog, and OpenAI. jan is written in Rust and anything-llm in JavaScript.

# jan vs anything-llm

jan and anything-llm share 4 technologies: React, Vite, PostHog, and OpenAI. jan is written in Rust and anything-llm in JavaScript.

- [janhq/jan](https://seerepo.com/r/janhq/jan): Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.
- [Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm](https://seerepo.com/r/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm): Stop renting your intelligence. Own it with AnythingLLM. Everything you need for a powerful local-first agent experience 

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, PostHog, OpenAI
- Only in jan: None
- Only in anything-llm: Express, Anthropic, MCP

## Side by side

| | jan | anything-llm |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 423,916 lines written, 857 code files | 289,031 lines written, 1,156 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Factory, Jules, and Aider | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Devin, and Aider |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 7,424 commits, 45,184 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 2,445 commits, 67,716 stars |
| Tests | 460 test files. 48.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 89 test files. 9.9% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, jan or anything-llm?

jan, with 423,916 lines written in 857 code files; anything-llm has 289,031 in 1,156.

The proof: [janhq/jan's code at commit b8071a1](https://github.com/janhq/jan/tree/b8071a116d626875df346616ddb547b27ab3ef5c)

### Which has more GitHub stars, jan or anything-llm?

anything-llm, with 67,716 stars; jan has 45,184.

The proof: [Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm on GitHub](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm)

### Which has more tests, jan or anything-llm?

jan, with 460 test files; anything-llm has 89.

The proof: [janhq/jan's code at commit b8071a1](https://github.com/janhq/jan/tree/b8071a116d626875df346616ddb547b27ab3ef5c)

### Which was updated more recently, jan or anything-llm?

Both got their last push on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [janhq/jan's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/janhq/jan/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, jan or anything-llm?

jan: an AI signed 0.6% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Factory, Jules, and Aider; in anything-llm, 0.4%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in janhq/jan](https://seerepo.com/r/janhq/jan/ai)

## Sources

- janhq/jan: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit b8071a1 (https://github.com/janhq/jan/tree/b8071a116d626875df346616ddb547b27ab3ef5c)
- Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 3661da4 (https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/tree/3661da4cfffbd0d65bc1a2fb23787489d249dfd2)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.