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Manus

Name: Manus
Availability: InStock

by Butterfly Effect · Singapore

The general-purpose AI agent that plans, browses, and delivers multi-step tasks on its own.

Category AI Agents

Founded 2022

Lowest plan Free

Top plan $200/mo

Visit Manus ↗ Updated September 2, 2026

§ Pricing

All plans, in full.

Free

300 daily credits, 1 concurrent task
2 scheduled tasks, Chat Mode + Manus 1.6 Lite

Pro

$20 /mo

Pro plan · Renamed from "Standard"; the 4,000-credit tier of Manus's unified "Pro" branding

4,000 credits/mo + 300 daily refresh
20 concurrent tasks, priority queue

Pro+

$40 /mo

Pro+ plan · Renamed from "Customizable"; the 8,000-credit tier, also officially branded "Pro" by Manus

8,000 credits/mo + 300 daily refresh
Built for daily power-user workflows

Extended

$200 /mo

Extended plan

40,000 credits/mo + 300 daily refresh
Built for agencies and heavy production use

Team

$20 /mo

Team, per seat · per seat, 2-seat minimum

Pooled credits shared across the team
SSO, admin controls, audit logs

The honest take

The general-purpose AI agent that plans, browses, and delivers multi-step tasks on its own.

Best for: Delegating open-ended research, reports, and multi-step web tasks you'd rather not do yourself

Where it falls short: Credits burn fast on complex tasks; Meta's $2B acquisition was ordered unwound by Chinese regulators, clouding its ownership

What you actually get

Autonomous agent
Browser automation
Deep research
Slides & docs

Pricing history

Mar 2025

Manus launches from Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, goes viral on invite-only access

Dec 2025

Meta acquires Butterfly Effect/Manus for roughly $2B

Apr–Jun 2026

Chinese regulators order the Meta deal unwound over national-security concerns

Aug 2026

"Standard" and "Customizable" plans both renamed "Pro" (4,000 / 8,000-credit tiers)

Should you pay for it?

The free tier of Manus is good enough for casual use. Pay $20 only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.