Comparison

Manus vs Devin vs Skywork

A side-by-side look at three general-purpose autonomous AI agents, drawn from their index records.

At a glance

Three hosted autonomous agents aimed at completing a brief rather than chatting. Devin is software-engineering-centric; Manus and Skywork are broader task agents.

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Manus vs Devin vs Skywork
Dimension	Manus	Devin	Skywork
Company	Manus AI	Cognition AI	Kunlun Tech
Category	AI Assistants	Coding & Developer Tools	Agents & Automation
Business model	Freemium	Paid	Freemium
Licence	—	—	—
Pricing	A free tier with daily credits is available; paid plans add more credits and concurrent tasks. Manus Flex lets paid users run the workspace on their own API key, and there are separate Team and API offerings. Pricing ↗	Devin is a paid product with subscription plans; usage is metered by agent working time. Pricing ↗	Skywork provides free daily credits; paid subscriptions add more agent runs and higher output limits.
Documentation	Documentation ↗	Documentation ↗	—
Launched	2025-03	2024-03	2025-05
Availability	Global	Global	Global
Primary domain	General computer tasks Not independently verified — Editorial characterisation written to compare the products; no single vendor page states it in these words.	Software engineering Not independently verified — Editorial characterisation written to compare the products; no single vendor page states it in these words.	General / office agent Not independently verified — Editorial characterisation written to compare the products; no single vendor page states it in these words.
Form	Hosted agent product Source ↗ From the product record	Cloud engineering agent Source ↗ From the product record	Hosted agent product Source ↗ From the product record
Entry paid plan	Not readable Not independently verified — manus.im/pricing returned 200 on 2026-10-10 but renders plan prices in JavaScript; no figure was readable.	$20/month (Pro) Source ↗ Verified 2026-10-10	Not readable Not independently verified — skywork.ai/pricing returns the same client-rendered shell as the homepage (2,105,006 vs 2,173,082 bytes), so no plan detail could be read.
Documentation site	Yes — manus.im/docs Source ↗ Verified 2026-10-10	Yes — docs.devin.ai Source ↗ Verified 2026-10-10	Not readable Not independently verified — skywork.ai/docs returns the same shell bytes as its homepage, so the route could not be confirmed as a documentation site.
Updated	2026-10-10	2026-10-10	2026-10-10

Fields taken from the product records use the record dates shown. Sourced claims are labelled per product: verified against the linked page on the date shown, taken from the product record without re-checking, or not independently verified.

Quick answer

Manus, Skywork can be used free of charge to start.

Where they differ — the rows worth reading first: Business model, Works offline, Launched.
Identical on the record: Licence, Where it runs, Runs on.

When to choose each

Manus — When you want a general hosted agent for multi-step computer tasks, not only coding.
Devin — When the job is software engineering in a cloud environment with repo access.
Skywork — When you want a general agent product with a China-origin team and office/research tasks in scope.

Each tool on the record

Manus

Manus is made by Manus AI. The record lists it as Freemium, first recorded in 2025, and fit for Drafting and editing text. Its values below carry their own source and date.

Manus is listed under AI Assistants: General-purpose conversational AI assistants and chatbots.

Company: Manus AI
Category: AI Assistants
Business model: Freemium
Licence: proprietary
Launched: 2025-03
Availability: Global
Tasks it fits: Drafting and editing text
How you use it: Web app
Runs on: Web
Where it runs: Vendor cloud
Works offline: Not recorded
Commercial use: Not recorded

Pricing on the record: A free tier with daily credits is available; paid plans add more credits and concurrent tasks. Manus Flex lets paid users run the workspace on their own API key, and there are separate Team and API offerings.

Sources on the record: Manus, Manus blog (Manus 2.0 announcement), Manus pricing, Documentation.

Not recorded for Manus: Works offline, Public API, Commercial use. An empty field is reported as unknown rather than guessed.

Devin

Devin is made by Cognition AI. The record lists it as Paid, first recorded in 2024, and fit for Writing new code, Editing an existing codebase, Reviewing diffs and pull requests. Its values below carry their own source and date.

Devin is listed under Coding & Developer Tools: AI tools for code completion, review, and software development workflows.

Company: Cognition AI
Category: Coding & Developer Tools
Business model: Paid
Licence: proprietary
Launched: 2024-03
Availability: Global
Tasks it fits: Writing new code, Editing an existing codebase, Reviewing diffs and pull requests
How you use it: Web app
Runs on: Web
Where it runs: Vendor cloud
Works offline: Yes
Commercial use: Not recorded

Pricing on the record: Devin is a paid product with subscription plans; usage is metered by agent working time.

Sources on the record: Official website, Cognition AI, Devin: the autonomous software engineer, Official pricing, Documentation.

Not recorded for Devin: Commercial use. An empty field is reported as unknown rather than guessed.

Skywork

Skywork is made by Kunlun Tech. The record lists it as Freemium, first recorded in 2025, and fit for Automation agents. Its values below carry their own source and date.

Skywork is listed under Agents & Automation: Autonomous AI agents and workflow automation tools.

Company: Kunlun Tech
Category: Agents & Automation
Business model: Freemium
Licence: proprietary
Launched: 2025-05
Availability: Global
Tasks it fits: Automation agents
How you use it: Web app
Runs on: Web
Where it runs: Vendor cloud
Works offline: Not recorded
Commercial use: Not recorded

Pricing on the record: Skywork provides free daily credits; paid subscriptions add more agent runs and higher output limits.

Sources on the record: Official website, PR Newswire: Skywork launches Skywork Super Agents globally.

Not recorded for Skywork: Works offline, Public API, Commercial use. An empty field is reported as unknown rather than guessed.

Frequently asked questions

Which of these has been available longest?

Devin — first recorded in 2024.

Which of these can I start using for free?

Free to start: Manus, Skywork.

Which of these is open source?

None of these is open source; every tool in this comparison is proprietary.

Which of these works offline?

Recorded as working offline: Devin.

Which of these has a public API?

A public API is recorded for Devin.

Which platforms do these run on?

Recorded platforms — Manus: Web · Devin: Web · Skywork: Web.

Can any of these be self-hosted or run locally?

None of these is recorded as self-hosted or local; all run as a hosted service.

Are these the same as AutoGPT?

AutoGPT is an open-source agent project. These three are hosted products with their own workspaces and billing.

Can they replace a developer?

The index does not make that claim. They automate some multi-step tasks; review, permissions, and production judgment stay human.

Can Skywork be compared on price and docs?

No. skywork.ai serves one client-rendered shell for its homepage, /pricing and /docs, so neither a plan detail nor a documentation page could be read on 2026-10-10. Its cells carry no figure rather than a guess.

How to use a comparison

Start from the task, not the brand: filter the index by what you need to get done.
Check the evidence: a value marked “verified” names the source page and the date it was checked.
Prefer the vendor’s own page for the final decision: prices and limits change without notice.

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Sources and record dates

Record dates describe index updates, not independent product tests. Check linked documentation for current features and pricing.