Happycapy vs Manus

Happycapy

• People who want agent tools like Claude Code without a terminal
• Recurring reports and monitoring that run while you are away
• Trying several frontier models under one subscription

Manus

• Handing off multi-step research and getting a finished report back
• Producing slide decks, websites and simple web apps from a prompt
• Teams that want pooled credits and usage analytics

Happycapy

• The Free plan is capped at 250 credits a month; frontier models, Automations and Capy Mail start at Pro.
• Automations are limited by plan (3 on Pro, 5 on Plus, 10 on Max) and are still labeled beta.
• A Team plan is offered, but the pricing page shows no price for it.
• The local-computer connection described in the docs covers Macs only.

Manus

• Usage is metered in credits, and unused monthly credits do not roll over to the next cycle.
• Free accounts are limited to the Manus 2.0 Lite model in Agent Mode, 1 concurrent task and 1,500 daily-refresh credits a month.
• The pricing page lists Pro tiers of 4,000, 8,000 and 40,000 credits a month; the help center states prices only for the first two.
• The macOS desktop download is labeled for Apple Silicon, and no Linux app is listed.

Happycapy

Cloud sandbox

Agents work in an isolated cloud sandbox, separate from your computer, where they browse the web, handle files and run code. You can watch each step and stop a task at any time.

Skills and Skill Store

Installable skills add abilities such as building websites, deep research, slides, images, video and games. You can also create your own or use open-source skills.

Automations

A scheduled prompt runs inside a Project daily or on an interval, using its files and context, then saves or sends the result. The feature is labeled beta.

Capy Mail

Each account gets an email address that can send and receive mail, so a task can be started by email and its results sent back. Only approved senders are processed.

Many models, one subscription

Models from several AI labs, including Claude, GPT, DeepSeek and Kimi along with image and video models, are included without separate API keys.

Connect My Mac

A connected Mac lets the agent read and save local files, run local scripts and CLI tools and use desktop apps, moving work between the sandbox and your machine.

Manus

Agent Mode

Tasks run in a cloud virtual machine that handles file operations, browser automation and code execution. Credits are consumed only while a task is actively processing.

Wide Research

Splits a large research job across many agents working in parallel and returns reports and datasets. The pricing page lists it among the paid Pro features.

Slides, websites and web apps

Generates slide decks from a prompt and builds full-stack web apps with a built-in database, backend and login, which can be deployed and connected to a custom domain.

Browser Operator

A Chrome extension that lets Manus work inside your own browser session, using your existing logins and open tabs once you grant it access.

Scheduled and concurrent tasks

Tasks can run on a schedule and side by side: 2 scheduled tasks and 1 concurrent task on the free plan, 20 of each on Pro.

Connectors and API

Connects to apps such as Gmail, Notion, Slack, Google Calendar and GitHub. A public API can create tasks, send follow-up messages and retrieve results.

Happycapy

• Free$0

  250 credits a month, a basic sandbox, Claude model access, basic models through skills and custom skill creation.

• Pro$17

  per month, billed annually

  2,000 credits a month, a 2-core sandbox with 4 GB RAM and 50 GB storage, frontier models, 3 Automations and Capy Mail. $20 billed monthly.

• Plus$42

  per month, billed annually

  5,000 credits a month, 5 Automations and a Capy Mail quota of 2,000 emails. $50 billed monthly.

• Max$167

  per month, billed annually

  22,000 credits a month, a 4-core sandbox with 8 GB RAM and 200 GB storage, 10 Automations and priority human support. $200 billed monthly.

Manus

• Free$0

  300 daily refresh credits (1,500 a month at most), 1 concurrent task, 2 scheduled tasks, and only the Manus 2.0 Lite model in Agent Mode.

• ProFrom $20

  per month, billed monthly; 17% less when billed annually

  4,000 credits a month at $20 or 8,000 at $40, plus daily credits, 20 concurrent tasks, 20 scheduled tasks and all Manus 2.0 models.

• TeamFrom $20

  per seat / month, billed monthly; 17% less when billed annually

  Everything in Pro, plus a shared credit pool, usage analytics, access control and a training-data opt-out. SSO costs a flat $150 below 30 seats and is free from 30.

Happycapy

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  The pricing page marks annual billing as 2 months free: Pro shows $17 a month instead of $20, Plus $42 instead of $50 and Max $167 instead of $200.

Manus

• Annual discount

  Save 17% with annual billing

  The pricing page's billing toggle shows a 17% saving when Pro is billed annually, and the help center lists the same discount for the Team plan.

• Startups

  Manus for Startups: 6 months of Team

  Eligible startups get 6 months of the Team plan for up to 20 seats, which Manus values at $4,800. Open applications are paused; new ones come through partner VC referrals.