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The listed option is free to use. Hosting or model usage may still cost money.
Jan Desktop is free under Apache-2.0. Local inference has no per-message software fee; hardware, electricity and model licenses still apply. Connected cloud providers have their own API prices.
Provider pricing checked 13 Oct 2026.
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