Manus
by Manus AI · manus.im ↗
General-purpose autonomous AI agent that executes multi-step tasks like research, data analysis, and web actions on its own.
ai-agent autonomous assistant
- Category
- AI Assistants
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2025-03
- Record updated
- 2026-07-30
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- CN
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/manus/
Overview
Manus is a general-purpose autonomous AI agent from Butterfly Effect, launched in 2025. Given a goal, it plans and executes multi-step tasks such as research, data analysis, file creation, and web actions in its own cloud workspace. Meta agreed to acquire Butterfly Effect in late 2025, but Chinese regulators ordered the deal unwound in April 2026; the product continues to operate. A free tier with daily credits is available alongside paid subscriptions.
Key features
- Autonomous planning and execution of multi-step tasks
- Own cloud workspace with browser and file tools
- Deliverables like reports, spreadsheets, and websites
- Asynchronous execution you can check in on
Use cases
- Research reports compiled from many web sources
- Data collection, cleaning, and analysis tasks
- Generating documents and simple sites end to end
Pricing
A free tier with daily credits is available; paid plans add more credits and concurrent tasks.
Frequently asked questions
What is Manus?
Manus is an autonomous AI agent that plans and completes multi-step tasks like research and analysis on its own.
Who develops Manus?
Manus is developed by Butterfly Effect, a company founded in China in 2022, and launched in 2025.
Is Manus free?
Manus offers a free tier with daily credits; subscriptions add more credits and parallel tasks.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-07-30.
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