BotAI agents / General & personal agents
Manus
by Manus
General-purpose autonomous agent for research, building and multi-step tasks.
Closed sourceFree optionGeneral & personal agents
- Free daily credits
- Handles long multi-step tasks
- Team plans with shared credits
- Credit costs vary per task
- Credits don't roll over
- Not open source
| Best for | Delegating research, reports and small builds |
|---|---|
| Not for | Predictable flat-rate budgets |
| Pricing | Free 300 daily credits; Pro from $20/mo (4,000 credits); Team from $20/seat/mo |
| Open source | No (Proprietary) |
| Category | General & personal agents |
| Verified | 2026-10-14 |
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