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Jan vs LiteLLM

LiteLLM leads on trust: 78.5/100 (Grade B) against 66.6/100 (Grade B), a 11.9-point gap. LiteLLM leads on adoption and supply-chain integrity, and rests on broader evidence.

B Jan 66.6

Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

janhq/jan · #427 overall · #6 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage B (3/5)

Jan doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

B LiteLLM 78.5

The fastest, litest AI Gateway. Rust core with Python SDK. Call 100+ LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format with cost tracking, guardrails, load balancing, and logging [Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, VertexAI, vLLM, Nvidia NIM]

BerriAI/litellm · #171 overall · #3 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage A (4/5)

Choose LiteLLM if adoption and supply-chain integrity matter most.

+8.8Adoption: 60.1k GitHub stars against 44.8k
+0.6Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.1 against 5.6
A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3

Where they differ

12.0

Safety / IntegrityLiteLLM +0.6

12.6

13.3

TransparencyLiteLLM +0.4

13.7

19.9

MaintenanceLiteLLM +0.1

20.0

11.2

AdoptionLiteLLM +8.8

20.0

-0.6

Runtime calibrationLiteLLM +2.0

+1.4

1 dimension identical: Identity 10.8 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Jan and LiteLLM, two LLM Gateways & Infra projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Janjanhq/jan	LiteLLMBerriAI/litellm
HVTrust score	66.6	78.5
Evidence grade	B	B
Coverage grade	B	A
Overall rank	#427	#171
Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra	#6	#3
GitHub stars	44.8k	60.1k
Last updated	1d ago	today
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	5.6 / 10	6.1 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	NOASSERTION
Downloads	—	22.2M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	12.0	12.6
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	13.3	13.7
Maintenance / 20	19.9	20.0
Adoption / 20	11.2	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	Implemented
External providers	—	7 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, …
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	extensions	plugins
Provenance drift	—	Match

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →