What Is Manus? Is It Free, How Credits Are Spent, Pricing, Wide Research and Slides, Meta Status, Data and Cancellation

You describe a job to Manus; it does it step by step on its own cloud computer using a browser, files and tools, while you watch the progress. Even if the phone app is closed, the task keeps running in the cloud. There are two modes: chat mode (quick questions, no credits spent) and agent mode (the actual work, spends credits).

1. 1Create an account at manus.im or in the app. If you sign in with a Google, Apple or Microsoft account, no phone verification is needed; if you sign up with email, it is.
2. 2For a simple question, type /chatmode in the chat box (no credits spent). For a complex job, write the task in agent mode.
3. 3Describe the task clearly: what, at what scope, and what output. A vague task burns credits.
4. 4Review the intermediate output; split a big job into small subtasks.

Who it helps: people who want to hand off multi-step jobs such as a research report, a presentation or a simple website to an agent, and get on with their own work while the agent runs.

Which language models run underneath and their speed are not stated in the official documentation. The “1.6 Max” wording in the App Store description is inconsistent with the current names; this guide follows the help center names. Section checked on October 14, 2026.

Yes, there is a free plan. Chat mode, and only Manus 2.0 Lite in agent mode; 300 credits that refresh every day (at most 1,500 a month for a free user), 1 concurrent task, 2 scheduled automations.

The Team plan starts at $20 per seat per month; it includes a shared credit pool, SSO and an option to opt out of data training. Only the live pricing page shows the $200 tier; the help article doesn't mention it. Prices are in US dollars. No tax notes are given.

!Add-on credits can only be used with an active paid subscription; they stop working if you switch to free or the subscription ends. The documentation page's “never expire” wording conflicts with the help center rule; this guide follows the help center. Whether Wide Research, slides and website building are on the free plan is not stated.

Official pricing page last checked on October 28, 2026.

Manus (Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd., headquartered in Singapore) announced on December 29, 2025 that it was joining Meta. On August 11, 2026 it announced it would resume operating as an independent company, and on September 1, 2026 it announced it had officially returned to independent operations; the founding team runs it. The old “sold to Meta” description is no longer current.

!During this transition, because of “regulatory requirements in certain regions”, some users' data from after December 29, 2025 was deleted on August 23-24, 2026; restoration opened on August 25 and has no time limit. The company does not name the regions; whether Turkey is among them is not stated. It was not a data breach. Whether your account was affected was stated in an in-app notification.

To delete your account: the icon at the top right › Account › Edit profile › Delete account › Send Code, then enter the code from the email. Deletion can't be undone.

According to the help center, you own the input and the output; personal and commercial use is allowed (subject to the law and third-party rights). Outputs may not be unique. Manus may use content to operate the service and to improve the product in aggregated, anonymized form; this does not affect ownership.

This section is based on the help center article; for the Terms of Service, see manus.im/terms.

Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription. If you cancel before the trial ends, you aren't charged; once you've been charged, canceling only stops the next renewal, and that period's fee is not refunded. For Stripe, Google Play or Alipay purchases, refund requests go to the chatbot in the help center with the order number, account email and a reason; for Apple subscriptions, refunds are requested from Apple. Credits for a task that failed due to a technical error are refunded in full.