Jan vs Msty Studio
Jan
jan.aiMsty Studio
msty.aiSide by side
| Figure | Jan | Msty Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $12.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Byok System | 8.5 (#5) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · AI chatbots and assistants | 8.3 (#32) | 8.6 (#23) |
| File uploads | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| App integrations | Yes | The Studio feature matrix lists Ollama, Llama.cpp, and MLX local inference engines, and the Aurum plan includes Azure and Bedrock providers. |
| Model choice | The homepage lists models including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, Qwen, DeepSeek, Gemma, and Kimi. | Studio brings local inference engines including MLX, llama.cpp, and Ollama together with hosted providers. |
| Support | Jan's desktop overview directs users to its Discord community for help and discussion. | The Studio documentation directs users to Msty’s Discord for issues and discussions. |
| Web search | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Msty Studio
- FreeFree
- Aurum$149 a year
- TeamsPrice not published
- Aurum Lifetime$349, paid once
- Enterprise & TeamsPriced on request