# AnythingLLM vs Jan (slim)

> AnythingLLM has a score of 53.6 (D) against Jan's 51.4 (D). Both do local inference. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 31 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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AnythingLLM has a score of 53.6 (D) against Jan's 51.4 (D). Both do local inference. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 31 points.

- AnythingLLM: D 53.6, rank #330 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anythingllm.min.md
- Jan: D 51.4, rank #349 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jan.min.md
- Pick AnythingLLM for maintenance & community (+31). Pick Jan for security & auth (+5), transparency & trust (+6).

| Category | AnythingLLM | Jan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 68 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 57 | 56 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 46 | 46 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 38 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 78 | 47 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 69 |