Manus

Why it ranks #17

Manus, an AI coworker (general purpose), ranks #17 of 999 AI agents and #1 of 52 in Coworker (general purpose), with a score of 7.9 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works · Score wrong? Suggest a change

1. Proof

   Do customers use it? 30% of the score

   9

   Claims revenue or growth, named customers and a customer result.

   • +4
     Revenue or growth

     “Manus Update: $100M ARR, $125M revenue run-rate Product · December 17, 2025”

     Source · 17 Dec 2025
   • +3
     Named customers

     “k-ID Builds its Compliance Engine with Manus Customer Stories · May 29, 2026”

     Source · 29 May 2026
   • +2
     A customer result

     “How Manus became “James,” the AI chief of staff behind Ascendea’s 90× output shift Customer Stories · July 17, 2026”

     Source · 17 Jul 2026 · 2 claims

   Not found: a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)

2. Scale

   Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score

   10

   100 people, raised $75M.

   • +7
     100 people100 or more people
   • +3
     Raised $75M (Series B)In April 2025, the company raised approximately US$75 million in a Series B round led by Benchmark, valuing the company at approximately US$500 million.Source

3. Momentum

   Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score

   5

   Shows a recent launch and a new claim.

   • +3
     Release post in the last 6 monthsIntroducing Game Dev: Enabling Everyone to Make the Games They Want to PlaySource · 1 Oct 2026
   • +2
     A new traction claim

     “How Manus became “James,” the AI chief of staff behind Ascendea’s 90× output shift Customer Stories · July 17, 2026”

     Source · 17 Jul 2026

   Not found: open roles found (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), founded in the last year (it was founded in 2022) (+1)

4. Autonomy

   How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score

   6

   Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

   • +6
     Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
   How the level was set

   • Level 2 (supervised agent) from a reviewed decision that cites the product's own pages

   Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Manus

Launches and news

1. Release1 Oct 2026Introducing Game Dev: Enabling Everyone to Make the Games They Want to Play
2. Release1 Oct 2026Introducing Video Editor in Manus 2.0: Anyone Can Now Make A Video Worth Posting
3. Release29 Sep 2026Introducing Manus Flex: Use your own API key in the Manus workspace
4. Release28 Sep 2026Manus 2.0 is here, with the new Cascade agent harness, Cloud Computer and Automations, Manus Studio for professional creation, and Cue, a new app for personal agents.

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