Manus AI pricing in October 2026 starts at $0 on the Free plan, which gives you 300 credits a day up to 1,500 a month. Pro starts at $20/month for 4,000 credits and climbs through 16 tiers to $20,000/month for 5 million credits. Team uses the same ladder per seat, starting at $20 per seat per month. Annual billing costs ten times the monthly price, a 17% saving. The catch is the credit system: Manus cannot tell you what a task will cost before it runs, and one long research task can use up several hundred credits.
This guide covers every current plan, how credits are spent, what $20, $40 or $200 of credits really buys, and how Manus compares with fixed-price alternatives. It is updated for Manus 2.0, launched on September 28, 2026, and for the end of the Meta saga. Manus has run as an independent company since August 2026 and raised more than $500 million on its own in October.
The Key Takeaways
- Manus AI pricing in 2026: Free at $0/month, Pro from $20 to $20,000/month in 16 tiers, Team from $20 per seat per month.
- Manus AI is free to start: the Free plan gives 300 credits a day, capped at 1,500 a month, plus 1,000 one-time credits at sign-up, and runs Manus 2.0 Lite in Agent Mode.
- Every Pro tier up to $200 buys 200 credits per dollar. Tiers above $200 add a volume discount, up to 250 credits per dollar at $20,000.
- The $40 Pro tier comes with a 7-day free trial, and cancelling before the first charge costs nothing.
- Monthly credits do not roll over. Add-on credit packs do, but they cost twice as much per credit and only work while a paid plan is active.
- Meta no longer owns Manus. China blocked the roughly $2 billion deal on April 27, 2026, and Manus returned to independent operation in August.
Manus AI plans 2026 (Free, Pro at $20, Pro at $40, Pro at $200 and up, Team)
Manus AI has three plans in 2026, Free, Pro and Team, and it charges for the work the agent does, not for seats or messages. Every plan is a subscription plus a pool of credits, and every task the agent runs spends from that pool.
The official Manus pricing page lists three plans: Free, Pro and Team. Free costs $0/month. Pro and Team are sold as credit tiers, from $20 up to $20,000 per month for Pro and up to $5,000 per seat for Team. Manus renamed its older Basic and Plus plans to Pro, and the Manus help center confirms that existing members keep renewing at their original price until they change plans.
| Plan | Price | Monthly credits | Models in Agent Mode | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | 300 a day, max 1,500 a month (+1,000 at sign-up) | Manus 2.0 Lite | Testing the product, light experiments |
| Pro $20 | $20/month ($200/yr) | 4,000 | 2.0 Lite + 2.0 + 2.0 Max | Solo users, occasional agent tasks |
| Pro $40 | $40/month (7-day free trial) | 8,000 | 2.0 Lite + 2.0 + 2.0 Max | Regular users who want a real test week |
| Pro $200 | $200/month ($2,000/yr) | 40,000 | 2.0 Lite + 2.0 + 2.0 Max | Heavy daily users |
| Pro $300 to $20,000 | $300 to $20,000/month | 63,000 to 5,000,000 | 2.0 Lite + 2.0 + 2.0 Max | Production workloads, agencies |
| Team | From $20/seat/month | From 4,000 per seat | 2.0 Lite + 2.0 + 2.0 Max | Teams needing admin controls and SSO |
Manus AI Free at $0/month
The Manus Free plan costs $0 per month and gives you 300 daily refresh credits, Chat Mode, Manus 2.0 Lite in Agent Mode and 2 scheduled automations. The daily credits reset at midnight UTC and are capped at 1,500 a month, so you cannot collect the full 300 every day of a 30-day month. New accounts also get a 1,000-credit sign-up bonus. The help center lists 1 concurrent task on Free.
The catch: 300 credits covers a few short questions or one modest task, and the daily pool only works with Manus 2.0 Lite. Free is for testing, not for production work.
Manus AI Pro at $20/month
The $20 Pro tier is the cheapest way into full Manus. It gives you 4,000 monthly credits, all three Manus 2.0 models in Agent Mode, 20 concurrent tasks and 20 scheduled automations. It also unlocks the paid features: advanced research, slide generation, Wide Research and professional website deployment.
Manus AI Pro at $40/month (7-day free trial)
The $40 Pro tier doubles the pool to 8,000 credits and is the tier with the 7-day free trial. Starting here gives you a full week to learn how fast your own work burns credits before you decide between $20, $40 or more. Between $40 and $200, Manus also sells $60, $80 and $100 tiers at the same 200 credits per dollar.
Manus AI Pro at $200/month and above
The $200 Pro tier buys 40,000 credits a month, and the ladder keeps going above it: $300 for 63,000 credits, $500 for 110,000, $1,000 for 230,000, and on up to $20,000 for 5,000,000 credits. These high tiers are the only place Manus gives a volume discount, and the full ladder is in the table below. Every Pro tier has the same features. Only the size of the credit pool changes.
Manus AI Team at $20 per seat/month
Manus Team starts at $20 per seat per month and uses the same credit ladder as Pro, from 4,000 credits per seat at $20 up to 1.2 million at $5,000. Team adds everything in Pro plus team usage analytics, internal access controls, shared slide templates and a data training opt-out. SSO is a separate flat fee of $150 plus tax for teams under 30 seats and free for teams of 30 or more, according to the Manus help center.
Is Manus AI Free?
Yes, Manus AI is free to use on the Free plan, with no card required and no time limit. The free allowance is 300 credits a day, capped at 1,500 credits a month, plus a one-time 1,000-credit bonus when you sign up. Free accounts run Manus 2.0 Lite in Agent Mode and get Chat Mode. The stronger Manus 2.0 and 2.0 Max models are paid only.
Manus offers three legitimate ways to get free credits. The first is the daily refresh, granted when you log in. The second is the sign-up bonus. The third is event credits, which Manus hands out during promotions and which expire when the event ends. Manus also refunds the credits spent on tasks that fail because of a fault on its side. The help center says Manus does not give extra free credits to individual users on request, so "free credit codes" sold elsewhere are not an official route.
If you want more than the free allowance without paying monthly, the paid route is the 7-day free trial on the $40 Pro tier. It is the only free trial Manus offers.
Manus AI Pricing Plans Compared
Here is every Manus AI pricing tier as listed in Manus's own plan feed on October 12, 2026. Annual plans cost ten times the monthly price for twelve months of credits, which is the 17% saving.
| Pro tier | Monthly price | Annual price | Monthly credits | Credits per $1 | Cost per 1,000 credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 300 a day, max 1,500 | N/A | $0 |
| Pro $20 | $20 | $200 | 4,000 | 200 | $5.00 |
| Pro $40 | $40 (7-day trial) | $400 | 8,000 | 200 | $5.00 |
| Pro $60 | $60 | $600 | 12,000 | 200 | $5.00 |
| Pro $80 | $80 | $800 | 16,000 | 200 | $5.00 |
| Pro $100 | $100 | $1,000 | 20,000 | 200 | $5.00 |
| Pro $200 | $200 | $2,000 | 40,000 | 200 | $5.00 |
| Pro $300 | $300 | $3,000 | 63,000 | 210 | $4.76 |
| Pro $400 | $400 | $4,000 | 85,000 | 212.5 | $4.71 |
| Pro $500 | $500 | $5,000 | 110,000 | 220 | $4.55 |
| Pro $750 | $750 | $7,500 | 170,000 | 227 | $4.41 |
| Pro $1,000 | $1,000 | $10,000 | 230,000 | 230 | $4.35 |
| Pro $1,500 | $1,500 | $15,000 | 350,000 | 233 | $4.29 |
| Pro $2,000 | $2,000 | $20,000 | 480,000 | 240 | $4.17 |
| Pro $5,000 | $5,000 | $50,000 | 1,200,000 | 240 | $4.17 |
| Pro $10,000 | $10,000 | $100,000 | 2,400,000 | 240 | $4.17 |
| Pro $20,000 | $20,000 | $200,000 | 5,000,000 | 250 | $4.00 |
The pricing is linear up to $200: every tier from $20 to $200 costs $5 per 1,000 credits, so moving up only buys a bigger pool, not better value. Above $200 the rate improves step by step, down to $4 per 1,000 credits at the $20,000 tier, a 20% discount at the very top.
If you want to see how Manus pricing compares with the rest of the market, our ai pricing comparison roundup puts it next to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek in one table.
How Manus AI Credits Work
Manus AI credits are spent only while a task is actively running. According to the manus.im help center on credit consumption, completed tasks, stored files and deployed outputs cost nothing, so there is no reason to delete old tasks.
Three things decide what a task costs. The first is LLM tokens spent on planning, decisions and the final output. The second is virtual machines, the cloud workspace where the agent handles files, browses and runs code. The third is third-party APIs, such as financial data and professional databases. Manus says the final cost depends on how complex the task is and how long it runs.
That is why two tasks that look alike can cost very different amounts. Third-party reviews and user reports from the Manus 1.x era put a simple chat answer at 10 to 50 credits and a slide deck that browses for images at a few hundred credits. A long autonomous research task ran 500 to 900 credits, and complex multi-step work was reported above 1,000 credits in a single run. Manus says its new Cascade engine in Manus 2.0 cost 32% less to run in one tested configuration, so treat these older ranges as an upper bound, not a price list.
Credits are spent in a fixed order: event credits first, then daily credits, then monthly credits, then add-on credits, then free credits. If a task's last action costs more than you have left, your balance can briefly go negative. Manus clears that at the next refresh and blocks new tasks until then.
Do Manus AI Credits Roll Over?
No, monthly Manus credits do not roll over. They refresh on the same calendar date each month, based on your subscription start date, and any unused balance is cleared. Annual plans also refresh monthly. Daily refresh credits reset at midnight UTC and never accumulate. Only add-on credits carry over from month to month, and only while you keep a paid subscription. If you drop to Free or your plan lapses, add-on credits go inactive until you subscribe again.
Can You Estimate What a Task Will Cost Before Running It?
No. Manus states in its help center that it cannot predict how many credits a task will use, and that it is working on pre-task estimates. It goes further: if the Manus agent tells you a task will cost a certain number of credits, Manus classes that statement as a hallucination, not a commitment. The practical defence is to split big jobs into smaller tasks, state your requirements precisely in the first message, and check the usage tab after each run. The most common complaint about Manus AI pricing on Reddit and Trustpilot is still a task that cost far more than the user expected.
What Does $20, $40, or $200 of Manus Actually Buy You?
Manus does not publish per-task prices, so the estimates below use the Manus 1.x consumption ranges from third-party reviews and user reports: 10 to 50 credits for a quick task, 300 to 500 for deep research, 800 to 1,000 for a complex automation. They were measured before Manus 2.0, so your real numbers should land at or below them.
$20 Pro plan, 4,000 credits per month: Roughly 80 to 400 simple chat or quick-research tasks at 10 to 50 credits each, or about 8 to 12 deep-research runs at 300 to 500 credits each, or 4 to 5 complex multi-step automations at 800 to 1,000 credits each. Best for individuals running occasional agent tasks, not daily heavy work.
$40 Pro plan, 8,000 credits per month: Roughly 160 to 800 light tasks, 16 to 25 deep-research runs, or 8 to 10 complex automations. The 7-day free trial makes this the right tier for testing whether Manus fits your workflow before paying.
$200 Pro plan, 40,000 credits per month: Roughly 80 to 130 deep-research runs, 40 to 50 complex automations, or near-daily heavy use. This is the tier for people who rely on Manus as a core production tool.
Free plan, 300 a day up to 1,500 a month, plus 1,000 at sign-up: Realistically one or two deep-research tasks from the sign-up bonus, then a handful of short Lite tasks per day. Enough to see whether the agent works for your use case, not enough to ship anything serious.
If you mostly run the same kind of task, your cost per task will settle near one end of these ranges within a few weeks. If your work varies, expect the middle. That volatility is why fixed-price alternatives like ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro keep coming up in Manus AI pricing debates.
Manus 2.0 Lite vs 2.0 vs 2.0 Max: Which Model You Get on Each Plan
Manus 2.0 ships three model options in Agent Mode, and your plan decides which ones you can run. Manus 2.0 Lite is the only one on the Free plan, and the only model your daily free credits work with. Manus 2.0 and Manus 2.0 Max are included on every Pro and Team tier, alongside Lite. Chat Mode is available on every plan.
The Max line goes back to Manus 1.6 Max in late 2025. According to Manus’s release blog, double-blind tests at the time showed user satisfaction up more than 19.2% over the previous version, and all sub-agents in Wide Research moved onto the Max architecture.
Manus 2.0, launched on September 28, 2026, rebuilt the engine underneath. The new system, Cascade, used 23.2% fewer tokens, finished tasks in 28.2% less time and cost 32% less to run than the previous system in one tested configuration, by Manus's own figures. Manus 2.0 also added Manus Studio (a desktop workspace for your local files), a Video Editor, Game Dev, event-triggered Automations and phone-based Remote Control. All of these spend ordinary credits.
Add-On Credits, Annual Billing, and the Free Trial
Four details inside Manus AI pricing move the real cost more than the headline plan price.
Annual Billing
Annual billing on any paid tier costs ten times the monthly price, which is 17% off and works out to two months free per year. On the $20 Pro tier that saves $40 a year; on the $200 tier it saves $400. Annual plans still hand out credits month by month, and unused credits still expire each month, so annual only pays off if you use Manus steadily. Test on a monthly plan first.
The 7-Day Free Trial
The 7-day free trial is on the $40 Pro tier, not the $20 one. It gives full Pro access with 8,000 credits, so you can learn your real burn rate before choosing a tier.
To cancel the Manus free trial on the web, click your profile picture, open Account, choose Manage and select Downgrade to Free. If you subscribed in the iPhone or Android app, cancel through Apple or Google Play instead; deleting the app does not cancel anything. Cancel before the trial ends and you are never charged. Cancel after the first charge and Manus only stops the next renewal, without refunding the charge already taken. Every route is in Manus's cancellation guide.
Add-On Credit Packs
Add-on credit packs cost $20 for 2,000 credits, $100 for 10,000, $200 for 20,000, $500 for 50,000 and $1,000 for 100,000. That is $10 per 1,000 credits, twice the price of credits inside any Pro plan, so moving up a tier is almost always cheaper than topping up. Manus presents packs as the option for subscribers who have already outgrown their monthly tier. They need an active paid plan, roll over while it stays active, and go dormant if you drop to Free.
Cloud Computer Costs Extra
Projects that must stay online, such as a multiplayer game built in Manus or an automation that runs around the clock, need a Cloud Computer, which is billed separately from your plan. The Manus help center lists a Standard plan at $30/month (2 vCPUs, 4 GB of RAM, 70 GB of storage) and an Advanced plan at $50/month (2 vCPUs, 8 GB of RAM, 120 GB). If you stop paying, the machine and its files are deleted.
Is Manus AI Worth the Price in 2026?
Manus AI is worth the price if your agent work is predictable. If you run the same kind of task day after day, a few weeks of usage data tells you which Pro tier fits. If your work varies wildly, Manus is hard to budget. A $20 to $200 Pro range swings in a way that ChatGPT Plus at $20 flat or Google AI Pro at $19.99 never does.
The case for Manus is that it does things flat-rate chatbots cannot. It executes long, multi-step tasks on its own: it browses, writes code, calls APIs and returns a finished artefact, not just an answer. Manus 2.0 adds a desktop workspace and video and game editors on top. For people building real automations, that is worth the credit-system hassle.
The case against is that the Manus AI credit system stays opaque. Manus itself says it cannot estimate a task's cost in advance, and Reddit and Trustpilot threads are full of users reporting 900-credit single tasks and monthly pools gone in days.
The ownership question is now settled. Meta announced a roughly $2 billion deal to acquire Manus in December 2025. On April 27, 2026, China’s National Development and Reform Commission blocked the deal and ordered it withdrawn. Meta completed an operational split in June, and on August 11 Manus said it would return to operating as an independent company. As part of the split, Manus deleted data created between December 29, 2025 and August 23, 2026 for accounts in affected regions and refunded those users. On October 8 its parent company, Butterfly Effect, raised more than $500 million in a round led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital. For subscribers, that means the product is funded and running on its own, with no tie to Meta.
Cheaper Alternatives if the Credit System Scares You
If unpredictable credit use is a dealbreaker, three fixed-price options cover most of what people use Manus for, without the budget anxiety.
ChatGPT Plus at $20 per month includes deep research, Codex and OpenAI's newest models in ChatGPT Work, at a flat monthly price with usage limits instead of credits. It is the closest like-for-like swap if you mainly use Manus for research and quick automations. See our full ChatGPT pricing guide for the breakdown.
Claude Pro at $20 per month ($17 with annual billing) is the strongest pick for long-form writing, code and technical research where you need consistency, and it includes Claude Code. The full Claude pricing guide covers every tier, including the API.
Autonomous agents have clear strengths and limits. Our guide to how AI agents work and the best AI agents of 2026 roundup put Manus in context with ChatGPT's agent, Claude agents and the rest of the field. Its closest credit-metered rival is Genspark AI, so compare how the two burn credits before you commit.
Fello AI: One Flat Price for Every Model
Fello AI costs $11.99 per month and puts GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek and the other major models in one native Mac, iPhone and iPad app, with no credits to track. It does not run autonomous multi-step agents. If most of what you need from Manus is asking a strong model a hard question, searching the web, or turning a PDF into notes, Fello AI does that at a price that never changes with usage.
Conclusion: Should You Pay for Manus AI?
Manus AI pricing is simple on paper: $0 Free, $20 to $20,000 Pro, $20 and up per Team seat, with 17% off on annual billing. The credit system is what makes it complicated. Start on Free to test, then take the $40 Pro trial when you want a real week to learn your burn rate. Only commit to $200, the high tiers or annual billing once you know how many credits your work uses.
If you want predictable AI spend, the fixed-price options at $11.99 to $20 per month are easier to budget. If you want autonomous agent execution that flat-rate chatbots cannot match, Manus is still the cleanest paid option. Just keep one eye on your credit dashboard.
FAQ
How much does Manus AI cost per month?
Manus AI costs $0 per month on the Free plan, $20 to $20,000 per month on Pro depending on how many credits you buy, and from $20 per seat per month on Team. The most common paid tiers are $20 for 4,000 credits, $40 for 8,000 and $200 for 40,000. Annual billing saves 17% on every paid tier.
Is Manus AI free to use?
Yes. The Free plan is $0 per month and includes 300 daily credits (up to 1,500 a month), 1,000 sign-up credits, 2 scheduled automations, Chat Mode and Manus 2.0 Lite in Agent Mode. It is enough to test the product but not enough to use it heavily.
Do Manus AI credits roll over to the next month?
No, monthly plan credits do not roll over, even on annual plans. Daily refresh credits reset at midnight UTC and do not accumulate. Only purchased add-on credit packs carry over between months, and only while your paid subscription stays active.
Does Manus AI offer a free trial?
Yes, on the $40 Pro tier. The trial lasts 7 days and gives full Pro access, including all three Manus 2.0 models and 8,000 credits. Cancel before it ends and you are not charged. The $20 tier has no trial.
How do I cancel the Manus free trial?
On the web, click your profile picture, open Account, choose Manage and select Downgrade to Free. App Store and Google Play subscriptions must be cancelled in Apple or Google settings. Cancel before the 7 days are up to avoid the first charge.
Is Manus AI still owned by Meta?
No. Meta announced a roughly $2 billion acquisition in December 2025, but China’s National Development and Reform Commission blocked it on April 27, 2026. Meta separated its operations in June, Manus announced its return to independent operation on August 11, 2026, and it raised more than $500 million from new investors in October.
What is the cheapest way to get autonomous AI agent capabilities in 2026?
The Manus Free plan is the cheapest entry point at $0 per month for light testing. For paid options, Manus Pro at $20 per month is the lowest tier with full agent access, while ChatGPT Plus at $20 per month offers OpenAI's agent tools at a flat price instead of credits.
