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Manus

An AI agent that handles tasks independently from start to finish

Free plan

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At a glance

Price

Free plan

Where you can use it

  • Web
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Windows
  • macOS

File input

  • PDF
  • IMAGE
  • DOCX
  • XLSX
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Commercial use Allowed

Plans & pricing

  • Free Free 300 credits daily (up to 1,500/month)
  • Pro 4,000 $20 /mo $17/mo billed yearly 4,000 credits/month
  • Pro 8,000 $40 /mo $34/mo billed yearly 8,000 credits/month
  • Pro 40,000 $200 /mo $167/mo billed yearly 40,000 credits/month
  • Team $20 /user/mo $16.67/mo billed yearly 4,000 credits/month per seat · SSO

From the official pricing page. May vary with tax, exchange rate, and region. Pricing page (opens in a new tab)

Full specs

Manus key specs
Price Free plan
Free limits 300 credits daily (no rollover, up to 1,500/month). 1,000 sign-up bonus credits. 1 concurrent task, Lite model only.
Paid price
  • Pro 4,000 $20/mo$17/mo billed yearly
  • Pro 8,000 $40/mo$34/mo billed yearly
  • Pro 40,000 $200/mo$167/mo billed yearly
  • Team $20/user/mo$16.67/mo billed yearly
Student / edu discount No
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Platforms WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
File input PDFIMAGEDOCXXLSX
Download output Download reports, slides, web pages, and data files
Commercial use AllowedYou retain rights to the output. However, copyright protection is not guaranteed, and watermarks may be included.

Prices may change. Currency and billing period follow the official listing; no currency conversion. Pricing page (opens in a new tab)

Who it's for

  • Professionals who want to delegate market research or competitor analysis and focus on other tasks. It creates plans, gathers materials, and produces finished report files.
  • Solo founders who need both presentation slides and a simple landing page. A single prompt covers everything from research to the final deliverable.
  • Users who find back-and-forth prompts with conversational AI tedious. Manus decides intermediate steps on its own and shows its progress.

Drawbacks

  • Credit usage per task is hard to predict in advance. Extensive research or website creation can exhaust daily free credits quickly.
  • Uploaded files and task details are processed on overseas servers. Check the data handling policy and avoid uploading confidential company data.
  • Because it draws conclusions based on data it finds independently, you must verify the figures and sources yourself.

Getting started

  1. Visit the official website and sign up with a Google or Apple account.
  2. Check your remaining free credits for the day.
  3. Describe your task in a single sentence. For example: "Research the domestic e-bike market size and 5 key players, then generate a report with tables."
  4. Watch the plan and interim results on the progress screen, and add instructions if adjustments are needed.
  5. Download the finished report or slide file.

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  • Genspark Free plan Genspark focuses on search and slides, while Manus also handles code execution and web deployment.
  • ChatGPT Free plan ChatGPT is conversational, while Manus works independently to the end once given a task.
  • Comet Free plan Comet operates within your browser, while Manus works in a cloud environment.
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See also

Official link

https://manus.im/ (opens in a new tab)

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