What Manus does
Manus is an AI agent from Manus AI that carries out whole tasks for you instead of only answering questions. You describe what you want, and it does research, builds a website, makes slides, or creates images, music, games and video, working through the steps on its own. It runs on credits, can handle several tasks at once, and can run scheduled tasks. Its Wide Research mode spreads large research jobs across many parallel workers.
Best for
- Handing off multi-step research to an agent
- Building quick websites and slide decks from a prompt
- Running recurring tasks on a schedule
- Small teams that want a shared AI agent with SSO
Key features
Task-running agent
Takes a goal in plain language and works through the steps itself, from research to a finished file or site.
Wide Research
Splits large research jobs across many parallel workers for broader coverage than a single chat.
Websites and slides
Builds web pages and analytical slide decks; higher plans add data analysis to websites.
Images, music, video, games
Separate creation tools for AI images, music, video and simple games sit alongside the agent.
Scheduled and parallel tasks
Paid plans list 20 concurrent tasks and 20 scheduled tasks.
Slack and API
Can be used from Slack, and developers can call it through an API.
Manus pricing
Manus has a free plan. Free users get 300 daily refresh credits, 1 concurrent task and 2 scheduled automations. Paid plans start at $20/month. 7-day free trial on the $40/month tier (per the help center). Annual billing saves 17%. A Team plan starts from $20 per seat per month and adds SSO, usage analytics and access controls. Prices checked on the official site on Nov 9, 2026.
| Free | $0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pro (4,000 credits) | $20/month | 4,000 monthly credits plus 300 daily refresh credits |
| Pro (8,000 credits) | $40/month | 8,000 monthly credits; usage level is adjustable |
| Pro (40,000 credits) | $200/month | 40,000 monthly credits for heavy use |
Source: Manus pricing page
Pros and cons
What it does well
- Completes multi-step jobs end to end rather than leaving you to copy answers between tools.
- One subscription covers research, websites, slides and media creation.
- Paid plans allow up to 20 tasks running at once and 20 scheduled tasks.
Know before you sign up
- Everything runs on credits; daily refresh credits do not carry over to the next day.
- The free plan allows only 1 task at a time and 2 scheduled automations.
- Monthly subscription credits are tied to the plan level, so heavy use means moving to a higher tier.
Alternatives to Manus
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ChatGPTAsk questions, create, and work with files in ChatGPT.
ClaudeWork through research, writing, files, and projects with Claude.
DeepSeekUse DeepSeek’s chat service and model platform.
Google GeminiGet Google AI help for questions, research, and creative work.
Questions about Manus
What is Manus?
Manus is an AI agent from Manus AI that carries out whole tasks for you instead of only answering questions. You describe what you want, and it does research, builds a website, makes slides, or creates images, music, games and video, working through the steps on its own. It runs on credits, can handle several tasks at once, and can run scheduled tasks. Its Wide Research mode spreads large research jobs across many parallel workers.
Is Manus free?
Manus has a free plan. Free users get 300 daily refresh credits, 1 concurrent task and 2 scheduled automations. Paid plans start at $20/month. 7-day free trial on the $40/month tier (per the help center). Annual billing saves 17%. A Team plan starts from $20 per seat per month and adds SSO, usage analytics and access controls. Prices checked on the official site on Nov 9, 2026.
How much does Manus cost?
Paid plans start at $20/month; plans listed on the official pricing page: Free ($0), Pro (4,000 credits) ($20/month), Pro (8,000 credits) ($40/month), Pro (40,000 credits) ($200/month). Annual billing saves 17%. A Team plan starts from $20 per seat per month and adds SSO, usage analytics and access controls.
Who is Manus best for?
Handing off multi-step research to an agent, Building quick websites and slide decks from a prompt, Running recurring tasks on a schedule and Small teams that want a shared AI agent with SSO.
Where can I use Manus?
Manus is available on Web, API and Slack, according to its official site.
What are some alternatives to Manus?
Similar ai assistants tools include Genspark, Meta AI, ChatGPT and Claude. Compare them on the AI assistants page.