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Manus
skipGeneral-purpose autonomous agent that executes multi-step web tasks.
manus.imVerified 2026-08-15
ledger entry · observed by @whysanesanders
The demo-reel agent: impressive on curated tasks, flaky on yours. Long-horizon reliability is not there, and credits vanish on failed runs. Revisit when autonomy actually works.
Known limitations
- High failure rate on unscripted, real-world tasks.
- Credits are consumed even on failed attempts.
- Opaque about what it is doing mid-run.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- free daily credits; Pro from $20/mo
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- no
- api
- no
- self-host
- no
- category
- agents
Sources
If we can't show the source, we don't print the number.
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