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Jan vs LLM Gateway

Both are Grade C and 0.4 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Jan leads on adoption and rests on broader evidence; LLM Gateway leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency.

C Jan 64.2

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

janhq/jan · #547 overall · #6 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Jan if adoption matters most.

+3.4Adoption: 45.3k GitHub stars against 1.7k
B vs CEvidence coverage: 3 of 5 independent signal types, against 2

C LLM Gateway 63.8

Route, manage, and analyze your LLM requests across multiple providers with a unified API interface.

theopenco/llmgateway · #561 overall · #7 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage C (2/5)

Choose LLM Gateway if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.

+2.1Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.3 against 4.6
+1.5Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.3 against 4.6

Where they differ

10.8

Safety / IntegrityLLM Gateway +2.1

12.9

12.4

TransparencyLLM Gateway +1.5

13.9

11.2

AdoptionJan +3.4

7.8

-0.9

Runtime calibrationJan +0.6

-1.5

2 dimensions identical: Identity 10.8 · Maintenance 19.9 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Jan and LLM Gateway, 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	LLM Gatewaytheopenco/llmgateway
HVTrust score	64.2	63.8
Evidence grade	C	C
Coverage grade	B	C
Overall rank	#547	#561
Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra	#6	#7
GitHub stars	45.3k	1.7k
Last updated	1d ago	1d ago
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	4.6 / 10	6.3 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	NOASSERTION
Downloads	—	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	10.8	12.9
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	12.4	13.9
Maintenance / 20	19.9	19.9
Adoption / 20	11.2	7.8
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	Declared
External providers	—	2 — OpenAI, Postgres
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	extensions	—
Provenance drift	—	—

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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 →