Manus
General AI agent that researches, builds websites and slides, and runs tasks in its own cloud computer.
What Manus does on its own Takes a goal and carries out the research, document, slide or website work itself in a cloud sandbox; you still review the result and anything that spends credits. All general agents
- Free tierYes
- From$20/mobefore tax
- Price checked2026-10-18official pricing page
- Arabic supportunverified
Plans and prices (USD per month)
| Plan | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | limited credits; daily refresh credits |
| Standard | $20/mo | $17/mo billed annually; 4,000 credits/mo + 300 refresh credits a day |
| Customizable | $40/mo | $34/mo billed annually; 8,000 credits/mo (other amounts selectable) |
| Extended | $200/mo | $167/mo billed annually; 40,000 credits/mo |
| Team / Enterprise | Contact sales | shared credit pool, SSO; via sales |
From the official pricing page · 2026-10-18. Prices change, so check with the vendor before you pay.
Details
- Pricing note
- Free plan with limited credits; Standard $20/mo, Customizable $40/mo (8,000 credits shown) and Extended $200/mo billed monthly ($17, $34 or $167 billed annually); Team and Enterprise via sales. Credits are consumed per task.
- Official pricing page
- manus.im/pricing
- Arabic support
- unverified
- Payment methods
- unverified
- Official sources we checked
- manus.im/pricing (2026-10-18) · Manus docs: plans (2026-10-18)
Manus examples: 2 real examples All examples
What people actually did with Manus, with the source, the outcome and a prompt to try.
Manus Automation & AI agents Use Manus for a month on research, sites and job applications
Abdallah Elsayed paid for a month of Manus and tried it on competitor research for a burger restaurant in Cairo (spreadsheet plus presentation), a creator website that it researched, built, tested and put online, YouTube competitor analysis, and applying to jobs with a test CV.
Manus Study, summaries & research Put Manus to work on research lists and an apartment search
MIT Technology Review's reporter gave Manus three jobs: list notable journalists covering China tech, find two-bedroom New York apartments within criteria, and nominate 50 candidates for its Innovators Under 35 list.
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