Manus is an agent: you hand it a whole task and it carries it out alone, on a virtual computer reserved for it, with a browser and files. It makes a plan, searches the web, writes, calculates, then delivers a finished result: a report, table, presentation, or website. You can close the window while it works. Each task uses credits.
Manus has a free plan. The recommended plan to start with: Free, $0. Prices checked on October 3, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
ManusAn agent that works on its own, on its own computerWho it’s for: people with long, repetitive tasks to delegate: research on dozens of companies, recurring reports, presentations from scratch.
Manus has a virtual computer with internet access and a file space. It breaks down your request, carries out each step, and delivers a complete result. It works unsupervised and stays on track through long tasks.
For a long list, Manus launches one agent per item, all at the same time. The last item on the list gets the same care as the first. The vendor has tested it with up to 250 items. Below 10, it isn’t useful.
From a description or a report, Manus does the research, writes, lays out the slides, and adds charts and speaker notes. Allow 5 to 15 minutes. You get an editable PowerPoint file or a PDF, and you can supply your own .pptx template.
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Prices published in dollars on the web, rechecked on October 4, 2026 in the Manus help center (the pricing page cannot be read). “Browser Operator”: Manus’s documentation still reserves it for paid plans, in beta; its blog says it has been open to everyone since November 22, 2025. Count on Pro to be sure you have it. In the iPhone app, subscriptions are in euros (from €22 per month). Monthly credits do not roll over; extra credits you buy roll over as long as the subscription is active. A task that fails because of a technical problem on Manus’s side is refunded in credits.
| Plan | Price | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| Free Recommended to start | $0 | Trying the agent |
| Pro | from $20 per month; 17% off when billed yearly | Regular professional use |
| Pro, higher tier | from $40 per month; 7-day free trial | High task volumes |
| Team | from $20 per user per month | Teams |
300 credits per day, up to 1,500 per month. Basic chat and the “Manus 2.0 Lite” version of the agent, one task at a time, 2 scheduled tasks. Enough to try it, not enough to work with every day.
Try it for free first on a real task, to see whether the result is worth the review time. Move to Pro only if you have a recurring need: research on long lists or scheduled reports. To write, summarize, or analyze a document, a standard assistant is enough and costs less.
Every task you hand the agent spends credits. The longer the task, the more it spends.
Your data. A powerful tool, but not very transparent: we were unable to verify where your data is hosted.
What it does less well
Delegate a research task and get a table backManusThe prompt to copy
Find 6 seminar venues in Lyon for 40 people, available on weekdays. For each: name, address, capacity, daily rate if public, equipment, link to the original page. Deliver a table, then recommend the best two in three lines.
The other general-purpose agent, which brings presentations, spreadsheets, and phone calls together in one place.
If you already have it: its autonomous work mode covers some of the same tasks.
To delegate tasks on your files from an assistant you may already have.
If you mainly want recurring automations around your email and calendar.
In the same family: assistants
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Free: $0; Pro: from $20 per month; 17% off when billed yearly; Pro: higher tier, from $40 per month; 7-day free trial; Team: from $20 per user per month. Prices checked on October 3, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
Yes. 300 credits per day, up to 1,500 per month. Basic chat and the “Manus 2.0 Lite” version of the agent, one task at a time, 2 scheduled tasks. Enough to try it, not enough to work with every day.
A powerful tool, but not very transparent: we were unable to verify where your data is hosted.
Genspark: The other general-purpose agent, which brings presentations, spreadsheets, and phone calls together in one place. ChatGPT: If you already have it: its autonomous work mode covers some of the same tasks. Claude: To delegate tasks on your files from an assistant you may already have. Lindy: If you mainly want recurring automations around your email and calendar.
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