Manus
by Manus AI
At a glance
General-purpose autonomous AI agent that runs multi-step tasks and now ships as Manus 2.0 with its own cloud computer.
ai-agent autonomous assistant
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- AI Assistants
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2025-03
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. On 28 September 2026 the company released Manus 2.0, adding a Cascade agent harness, a Cloud Computer, Automations, Manus Studio for professional content, and Cue, a separate app for personal agents; follow-up releases added a video editor, game development, and Manus Flex for bringing your own API key. 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.
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Key features
- Autonomous planning and execution of multi-step tasks
- Own cloud workspace with browser and file tools
- Manus 2.0 Cascade agent harness, Cloud Computer, and Automations
- Deliverables like reports, spreadsheets, video, and simple games
- Cue, a separate app for personal agents, and Manus Flex for your own API key
Use cases
- Research reports compiled from many web sources
- Data collection, cleaning, and analysis tasks
- Generating documents, slide decks, and simple sites end to end
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.
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Links, dates and provenance
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- 2026-10-10
- Pricing
- manus.im ↗
- Documentation
- manus.im ↗
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- CN
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/manus/
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- Web app
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- Web
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- Vendor cloud
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- Global
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- proprietary
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- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Documentation: Documentation covers introductions, features, the website builder and integrations Verified 2026-10-10 manus.im ↗
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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.
What changed in Manus 2.0?
Manus 2.0, released on 28 September 2026, added a Cascade agent harness, a Cloud Computer, Automations, Manus Studio, and Cue, an app for personal agents.
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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