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RWKV LM vs Jan
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
RWKV LM
RWKV (pronounced RwaKuv) is an RNN with great LLM performance, which can also be directly trained like a GPT transformer (parallelizable). We are at RWKV-7 "Goose". So it's combining the best of RNN and transformer - great performance, linear time, constant space (no kv-cache), fast training, infinite ctx_len, and free sentence embedding.
Best matched with other inference tools.
14.6K
Stars
+126
Weekly
37/100
Health
Jan
Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.
Best matched with other inference tools.
42.5K
Stars
+88
Weekly
76/100
Health
Quick Take
Adoption
Jan has the larger GitHub footprint with 42.5K stars.
Momentum
RWKV LM is currently growing faster at +126 stars this week.
Maintenance
Jan has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 76/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Side-by-side evidence
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | RWKV LM | Jan |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTC | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 14.6K | 42.5K |
| Weekly growth | +126 | +88 |
| Health score | Caution37/100 | Healthy76/100 |
| Contributors | 5 | 171 |
| Commits per week | 2.3 | 52.2 |
| Open issues | 156 | 386 |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| License | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION |
| Last commit | 2026-07-23 08:56 UTC | 2026-05-11 14:40 UTC |
| Last release | 5.00 | v0.7.9 |
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