PortkeyvsJan

Full side-by-side comparison — features, pricing, platforms, and which one wins in 2026.

Portkey

LLM APIs & Inference

AI gateway for reliable and fast LLM applications

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Jan

Chat Interfaces

Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs locally

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FeaturePortkeyJan
CategoryLLM APIs & InferenceChat Interfaces
PricingFree + Pro plansFree (open-source)
GitHub Stars
6k
✓ More stars
25k
PlatformsWeb, DockermacOS, Linux, Windows
Key Features
  • ✓ AI gateway
  • ✓ Fallbacks
  • ✓ Load balancing
  • ✓ Caching
  • ✓ Observability
  • ✓ Local inference
  • ✓ Model library
  • ✓ Extensions
  • ✓ Privacy-first
  • ✓ Offline mode
Pros
  • + Automatic fallbacks
  • + Load balancing
  • + Request caching
  • + Observability built-in
  • + Open-source gateway
  • + Beautiful desktop app
  • + 100% offline capability
  • + Clean model management
  • + Extensions system
  • + Privacy-first design
Cons
  • − Added infrastructure layer
  • − Learning curve
  • − Some features need Pro
  • − Latency overhead
  • − Limited model selection vs Ollama
  • − Newer, less mature
  • − Some features still in development
  • − Can be slow on older hardware
Tags
gatewayreliabilityobservabilityapi
localprivacychatopen-source

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