# Manus

> General AI agent for research, slides, websites and browser tasks

Manus is a general-purpose AI agent that takes a goal and works through it on its own, returning finished output such as research reports, slide decks, websites, images and video. It runs in the browser, in desktop apps for macOS and Windows, and on iOS and Android, and a Chrome extension lets it act inside your own logged-in browser tabs. Usage is metered in credits: the free plan has a daily allowance, and the paid Pro and Team plans add monthly credits.

- **Category:** AI Agents
- **Made by:** Manus AI (Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd.)
- **Website:** https://manus.im
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Manus has a free plan. Paid plans start at $20 per month, billed monthly (Pro with 4,000 credits).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 300 refresh credits a day, capped at 1,500 a month, with 1 concurrent task, 2 scheduled tasks, Chat Mode and only the Manus 2.0 Lite model in Agent Mode.
- **Free trial:** 7-day free trial on the $40 per month Pro tier, according to Manus's help center.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Pro | From $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. |
| Team | From $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. |

Read from https://help.manus.im/en/articles/11711111-what-is-the-current-membership-pricing-for-manus on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Manus before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 17% with annual billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://manus.im/pricing
- **Manus for Startups: 6 months of Team** (Startups): 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. Source: https://manus.im/startups

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 38,657 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6740909540

## Works with

Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Notion, Slack, GitHub, Stripe, HubSpot

**Tags:** AI agents, Research, Presentations, App builder, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Genspark](https://toolgpa.com/tools/genspark): AI workspace with an agent for research, slides, sheets and docs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/genspark-vs-manus)
- [Flowith](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flowith): Canvas-based AI workspace with a long-running agent called Neo. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flowith-vs-manus)
- [Skywork](https://toolgpa.com/tools/skywork): AI workspace agent that produces slides, docs, sheets and websites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/manus-vs-skywork)
- [MiniMax Agent](https://toolgpa.com/tools/minimax-agent): General-purpose AI agent for research, coding, websites and media. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/manus-vs-minimax-agent)
- [Kortix](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kortix): Open-source platform for running AI agents from a git repo you own. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kortix-vs-manus)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://manus.im
- https://manus.im/pricing
- https://help.manus.im/en/articles/11711111-what-is-the-current-membership-pricing-for-manus
- https://help.manus.im/en/articles/11711097-what-are-the-rules-for-credits-consumption-and-how-can-i-obtain-them
- https://help.manus.im/en/articles/12697595-what-is-the-current-single-sign-on-sso-subscription-pricing-for-manus-team
- https://manus.im/download
- https://manus.im/desktop
- https://manus.im/features/manus-browser-operator
- https://manus.im/features/wide-research
- https://manus.im/features/webapp
- https://manus.im/docs/integrations/integrations
- https://open.manus.ai/docs
- https://manus.im/startups
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/manus-ai-agent-automation/id6740909540

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