Manus
The autonomous Chinese AI agent that runs complex multi-step tasks in parallel.
Manus is the autonomous AI agent launched by Chinese startup Butterfly Effect in early 2025, going viral after demonstrating Devin-like capabilities on generalist tasks (not just code). Manus executes multi-step plans: web research, data analysis, slide generation, code, design — with no human intervention between steps.
The edge: Manus runs multiple agents in parallel across isolated virtual environments. You can assign 10 tasks at once (a market report, a website, a pitch deck, an SEO analysis…) and it delivers them all in parallel. Replay lets you review the reasoning step by step.
Manus has a limited free plan, and a Pro plan at $39/mo that grants access to stronger models + more parallel credits.
Features
Key features
- Generalist agent: research, analysis, code, design, slides.
- Parallelism: 10+ tasks simultaneously.
- Replay: review reasoning step by step.
- Browser + terminal + IDE embedded in the environment.
- Structured deliverables: PDF, deck, site, dataset.
- Mobile app for progress monitoring.