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Press kit
The fact sheet, images, video and logo for writing about Janus One, in one download.
All images are renders of Janus One: production units are not yet available. Free to use for editorial coverage of Janus One. Please credit “Janus”. Updated October 2026.
About
Janus One in brief
Janus One is a private personal AI assistant for the home, designed in Switzerland by Janus. Its AI models run on the device, so what you give it is processed and kept at home, never uploaded to be processed.
Janus One is a private personal AI assistant for the home, built around privacy. It answers your email, messages and calls in your voice, organises your documents and records, researches, makes pictures and short videos, runs tasks and errands around the clock, and pays for small orders within limits you set. Its AI models run on the device, so what you give it is processed and kept in your home, never uploaded to be processed. Janus One costs US$7,999 and is offered by invitation, with a refundable US$10 reservation; every invitation includes 10% off (US$7,199.10). Orders open once 1,000 have been reserved, or on 25 December 2026 at the latest, and it ships within two months of launch.
Key facts
At a glance
- What it is
- A private personal AI assistant for your home, built around privacy. It handles your messages and calls, documents, research, pictures and errands around the clock, and keeps what you give it at home.
- Privacy
- Its AI models run on the device. Your messages, documents and memories are processed and stored on Janus One, and never uploaded to be processed. With Janus Care, an encrypted backup is also kept off-site, and only you can restore it.
- What it can do
- Reply to email and messages in your voice, take messenger calls, organise records, research, make pictures and short videos, and pay for small orders within your limits.
- AI models
- Open models with licences that allow commercial use, such as gpt-oss, Qwen, GLM and Mistral for writing, Qwen-Image, FLUX.1 and Z-Image for pictures, Wan for video and Whisper for speech.
- Memory and storage
- 128 GB of memory and 2 TB of storage.
- Price
- US$7,999. Every invitation includes 10% off, so members pay US$7,199.10.
- Reservation
- By invitation, with a US$10 reservation that is refundable and credited to your order. Paid in stablecoins, like the balance.
- Invitations
- Members can share their invitation with as many friends as they like. Friends receive 10% off, and the member earns a 15% commission on what each friend pays, about US$1,079.87, paid in USDC 30 days after that friend’s Janus One is delivered, to the wallet the member saves on their reservation page. No limit on friends; one level only.
- Launch
- Orders open once 1,000 Janus One have been reserved, or on 25 December 2026 at the latest. It ships within two months of launch.
- Running costs
- No per-token or usage fees. It draws up to 160 W.
- Warranty
- One year, extended for as long as you subscribe to Janus Care. Accidental damage and fire are not covered.
- Security updates
- Included for every Janus One, with or without Janus Care, and installed on the device.
- Janus Care
- An optional subscription for automatic AI model updates, an extended warranty, an encrypted nightly backup that only you can restore, end-to-end encrypted remote access through Janus relays, and priority help.
- Design
- Designed in Switzerland, for your privacy. Solid walnut and faceted crystal, with a ring of light in the colour you choose.
Images
High-resolution images
Click an image to download it at full size. All are in the press kit ZIP too.
At home
On a sideboard, daylight2400 × 1600 · 125 KB
On a desk2400 × 1600 · 185 KB
On an oak table2400 × 1600 · 164 KB
On a desk, morning light2400 × 1600 · 175 KB
In the evening2400 × 1600 · 145 KB
The ring of light2400 × 1600 · 150 KB
Walnut and crystal, close up2400 × 1600 · 135 KB
Studio, front three-quarter2400 × 1600 · 112 KB
Studio, side2400 × 1600 · 122 KB
Studio, ring of light2400 × 1600 · 109 KB
Portrait, for stories and vertical layouts
On a sideboard, daylight (portrait)1296 × 2304 · 96 KB
On a desk, morning light (portrait)1296 × 2304 · 133 KB
Studio (portrait)1296 × 2304 · 83 KB
The product on a transparent background
Video and logo
Video and logo
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