Manus

Automation & Agents active ★ 4.2 freemium · $20/month Free tier available Verified Oct 2026

A general-purpose AI agent that carries out multi-step tasks on its own cloud computer, such as research reports, slide decks, websites, and data analysis. Manus 2.0 (September 2026) added the Manus Studio workspace, event-triggered automations, and the Cue app for personal agents.

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Use Cases

Multi-step web research that ends in a written report
Building slide decks and websites from a short brief
Wide Research across many companies, products, or people in parallel
Scheduled and event-triggered automations
Delegating browser tasks that would otherwise be done by hand

Pros

Handles long, multi-step tasks end to end with little supervision
Produces finished deliverables (sites, slides, documents) rather than chat answers
Wide Research runs large batches of sub-tasks in parallel
Free daily credits make it easy to try

Cons

Credit cost per task is hard to predict, and complex tasks use credits quickly
Ownership turbulence; Chinese regulators ordered Meta's 2025 acquisition unwound, and some accounts' data was deleted in August 2026
Agents can still go off track on vague instructions
Fewer admin and governance controls than established automation platforms

Pricing

Plan	Price
Free (300 daily credits)	Free
Pro (4,000 credits)	$20/monthly
Pro (8,000 credits)	$40/monthly
Pro (40,000 credits)	$200/monthly
Team (per seat)	$20/monthly

Comparisons

Manus vs ChatGPTChatGPT's agent mode covers similar ground inside a general assistant. Manus is agent-first and tends to deliver more complete artifacts, but it costs more per task and has less of an ecosystem.Manus vs LovableLovable is purpose-built for building apps, with a code editor and deployment flow. Manus builds websites as one of many task types and is the better fit when the job is research or documents rather than software.Manus vs MultiOnSide-by-side comparison