# Jan vs llama.cpp (slim)

> llama.cpp has a score of 60.2 (C) against Jan's 51.4 (D). Both do local inference. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 34 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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llama.cpp has a score of 60.2 (C) against Jan's 51.4 (D). Both do local inference. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 34 points.

- Jan: D 51.4, rank #349 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jan.min.md
- llama.cpp: C 60.2, rank #253 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/llama-cpp.min.md
- Pick Jan for schema & documentation (+9), transparency & trust (+9). Pick llama.cpp for agent ergonomics (+27), security & auth (+9), maintenance & community (+34).

| Category | Jan | llama.cpp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 64 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 56 | 47 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 46 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 47 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 69 | 60 |