# GPT4All vs Jan (slim)

> Jan has a score of 51.4 (D) against GPT4All's 36.3 (F). Both do local inference. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 41 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Jan has a score of 51.4 (D) against GPT4All's 36.3 (F). Both do local inference. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 41 points.

- GPT4All: F 36.3, rank #438 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gpt4all.min.md
- Jan: D 51.4, rank #349 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jan.min.md
- Pick GPT4All for nothing in particular. Pick Jan for reliability (+12), schema & documentation (+16), agent ergonomics (+5), security & auth (+15), maintenance & community (+41), transparency & trust (+12).

| Category | GPT4All | Jan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 56 | 68 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 40 | 56 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 41 | 46 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 28 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 6 | 47 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 57 | 69 |