What is Manus?
A general agent that researches, codes and builds slides end to end.
Who is Manus best for?
Manus is best for people who want research reports, slide decks or websites done end to end by an agent.
Research across many items
Wide Research splits a job across parallel sub-agents, which Manus says keeps quality even when comparing hundreds of companies or products.
Slide decks from a brief
Manus Slides researches the topic, writes and designs the deck and adds speaker notes from a short description.
Websites and web apps
Its builder publishes sites with hosting, a database, custom domains, Stripe payments and GitHub sync, all set up through plain-language requests.
Recurring and team work
Scheduled tasks, Slack, email and Zapier hooks and an API let teams run Manus from the tools they already use.
How much does Manus cost?
Manus has a free plan with 300 credits a day, and its Pro plans cost $20, $40 or $200 a month for 4,000, 8,000 or 40,000 monthly credits, or 17% less billed yearly.
- 300 credits a day, up to 1,500 a month
- Chat Mode and Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode
- 1 task at a time, 2 scheduled tasks
- 4,000 credits a month plus 300 a day
- Manus 1.6 Max, 1.6 and 1.6 Lite
- 20 tasks at a time, 20 scheduled tasks
- 8,000 credits a month plus 300 a day
- Choose up to 20,000 credits for $100 a month
- 7-day free trial
- 40,000 credits a month plus 300 a day
- Larger tiers up to 5 million credits for $20,000 a month
- 20 tasks at a time, 20 scheduled tasks
Billed yearly, the three Pro tiers cost $17, $34 and $167 a month. The Team plan starts at $20 per seat a month and adds SSO and an opt-out from data training. Daily free credits only work with Manus 1.6 Lite, monthly credits reset each billing cycle, and add-on credits carry over while you keep a paid plan. Full pricing on manus.im. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Manus alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do Manus's job. All three are open source, so you can run them on your own server.
Hermes AgentOpen SourceChoose it when you want to host it yourself and keep your data on your own server.
OpenClawOpen SourceChoose it when you want to host it yourself and keep your data on your own server.
gooseOpen SourceChoose it when you would rather the agent work on your own computer and files than on a hosted cloud machine
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Questions about Manus
What is Manus?
A general agent that researches, codes and builds slides end to end.
Who is Manus for?
Manus is best for people who want research reports, slide decks or websites done end to end by an agent.
Does Manus have a free trial?
Yes. Beyond the free plan, which gives 300 credits a day, the $40 Pro tier comes with a 7-day free trial. Free accounts can only use Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode and run one task at a time.
How much does Manus cost?
Manus's paid plans are Pro (4,000 credits) at $20 per month, Pro (8,000 credits) at $40 per month and Pro (40,000 credits) at $200 per month.
Is there an open source alternative to Manus?
Yes. Hermes Agent, OpenClaw, goose and nanobot are open source tools that do the same job, so you can run your own.
What are the best Manus alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Hermes Agent, OpenClaw and goose.
Where can I try Manus?
On its official website, manus.im.
How do Manus credits work?
Manus charges credits for each task based on how complex and long it is, covering model use, the cloud computer it runs on and any paid data sources. Monthly plan credits reset each cycle, and Manus refunds the credits for tasks that fail because of a problem on its side.
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