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Jan vs llama.cpp
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Jan
Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.
42.5K
Stars
+88
Weekly
80/100
Health
llama.cpp
LLM inference in C/C++
109.6K
Stars
+1.2K
Weekly
100/100
Health
Quick Take
Adoption
llama.cpp has the larger GitHub footprint with 109.6K stars.
Momentum
llama.cpp is currently growing faster at +1.2K stars this week.
Maintenance
llama.cpp has the stronger health score at 100/100.
Side-by-side Metrics
| Signal | Jan | llama.cpp |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 42.5K | 109.6K |
| Weekly growth | +88 | +1.2K |
| Health score | 80 | 100 |
| Contributors | 171 | 1.7K |
| Commits per week | 52.2 | 86.2 |
| Open issues | 386 | 1.6K |
| Language | TypeScript | C++ |
| License | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 14h ago |
| Last release | v0.7.9 | b9113 |
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