Quick summary: Re-checked June 15, 2026: Manus lists Free, Pro, and Team plans. Free is $0/month with 300 daily refresh credits and access to Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode. Pro starts at $20/month with 4,000 monthly credits, and another Pro tier starts at $40/month with 8,000 monthly credits. Team starts at $20 per seat/month. Monthly credits do not roll over. Purchased add-on credits can carry over only while your paid subscription stays active. Check the live Manus pricing page before buying because Manus says the actual pricing page is the source of truth.
- Official Manus plans are Free, Pro, and Team
- Free plan: $0/month, 300 daily refresh credits, 1 concurrent task, 2 scheduled tasks
- Free users get Chat Mode and Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode
- Pro starts at $20/month with 4,000 monthly credits and 20 concurrent tasks
- A higher Pro tier starts at $40/month with 8,000 monthly credits and a 7-day free trial
- Team starts at $20 per seat/month and adds SSO, analytics, access controls, and shared slide templates
- Annual billing saves 17%, according to the Manus Help Center
- Monthly credits reset each cycle and do not roll over
Manus AI no longer fits the old "Standard, Customizable, Extended" framing this article used before. The official Help Center now describes Free, Pro, and Team plans, with Manus 1.6 Lite, Manus 1.6, and Manus 1.6 Max access depending on plan.
This update uses only official Manus sources: the Manus pricing page, Manus Documentation, and Manus Help Center articles on pricing and credit consumption. I removed the old third-party task-cost examples because Manus does not publish fixed per-task credit prices in those official pages.
Direct answer for AI search
The short version if you only need the plan choice.
Manus AI is free to try, but the practical paid starting point is the $20/month Pro plan. Choose Free if you only want to test the interface. Choose $20 Pro if Manus can replace real work like research, slide generation, report building, or website deployment. Choose the $40 Pro tier only after your usage history shows that 4,000 monthly credits is not enough.
| User type | Best Manus plan | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Curious tester | Free | No payment, Chat Mode, Manus 1.6 Lite, 300 daily refresh credits |
| Solo professional | $20/month Pro | 4,000 monthly credits and full Manus 1.6 model access |
| Heavy individual user | $40/month Pro | 8,000 monthly credits and a 7-day free trial listed by Manus |
| Company or agency | Team | SSO, analytics, internal access controls, and shared slide templates |
Source: Manus Help Center: current membership pricing
Do not compare Manus to ChatGPT or Claude as if all three are flat-rate chatbots. Manus is a credit-based agent tool. It makes sense when it finishes bounded work you would otherwise do manually. If you mostly need quick answers, writing help, or coding discussion, a normal chatbot plan is usually easier to budget.
Is Manus AI free?
Yes, there is a real free plan. Here is what you get.
Manus AI is free to use on the Free plan, which costs $0 per month. The official Help Center says Free gives you Chat Mode and Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode, 300 daily refresh credits, 1 concurrent task, and 2 scheduled tasks. You do not need a paid plan to run real agent tasks.
The limits are the model and the credits. Free only runs Manus 1.6 Lite, not the stronger Manus 1.6 or Manus 1.6 Max, and the 300 daily refresh credits reset each day instead of stacking up. Manus also caps free daily-credit usage at a 1,500-credit monthly consumption limit, and those daily credits only work with Manus 1.6 Lite.
| Common free question | Official answer |
|---|---|
| Is there a free plan? | Yes. $0/month with 300 daily refresh credits |
| Which model is free? | Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode, plus Chat Mode |
| Is there a free trial of Pro? | Yes. The $40/month Pro tier lists a 7-day free trial |
| Is there a one-year-free Pro plan? | No. Manus does not list a free annual Pro plan; the free option is the Free plan |
| Do the free credits expire? | Daily refresh credits reset daily; Manus says separately granted free credits never expire |
Source: Manus Help Center: membership pricing and credit rules
So the honest answer is yes, Manus is free to start, and the Free plan is enough to test whether the agent saves you real work. When you need the stronger Manus 1.6 or 1.6 Max models, or more credits than the daily allowance gives, the $20 Pro plan is the first paid step.
Manus AI pricing plans
What Manus officially lists now.
| Plan | Starting price | Credits / limits | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | 300 daily refresh credits; 1 concurrent task; 2 scheduled tasks | Chat Mode + Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode |
| Pro | $20/month | 4,000 monthly credits; 20 concurrent tasks; 20 scheduled tasks | Chat Mode + Manus 1.6 Lite, Manus 1.6, and Manus 1.6 Max in Agent Mode |
| Pro | $40/month | 8,000 monthly credits; 20 concurrent tasks; 20 scheduled tasks; 7-day free trial | Same model access as Pro, with more credits |
| Team | $20/seat/month | Team usage controls and shared workflows | Includes Pro features plus team administration |
Source: Manus Help Center: current membership pricing
The live pricing page still matters
Manus says everything is subject to what appears on the actual pricing page. Treat the numbers here as the official Help Center snapshot re-checked on June 15, 2026, then check manus.im/pricing before you pay.
Free plan: The free plan is for trying Manus. You get Chat Mode and Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode, 300 daily refresh credits, 1 concurrent task, and 2 scheduled tasks. Manus describes it as suitable for users with basic needs.
Pro from $20/month: This tier starts at 4,000 monthly credits. It gives access to Chat Mode plus Manus 1.6 Lite, Manus 1.6, and Manus 1.6 Max in Agent Mode. Manus lists advanced research, website deployment, slide generation, Wide Research, 20 concurrent tasks, 20 scheduled tasks, and beta feature early access.
Pro from $40/month: This tier starts at 8,000 monthly credits and includes a 7-day free trial, according to the Help Center. The listed feature set is similar to the $20 tier, but with more credits.
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Team from $20 per seat/month: Team includes the Pro feature set and adds collaboration/admin features: SSO, data training opt-out, team usage analytics, internal access control, and shared slide templates.
Old plan names changed
Manus says existing Basic and Plus plans were renamed to Pro. If you subscribed before the new pricing, your renewal may not match the public plan names exactly.
How Manus AI credits work
Credits pay for active task processing.
Manus says credits are its standard unit for usage. More complex or longer tasks require more credits. The official credit docs name three main drivers:
- LLM tokens: used for task planning, decision making, and generating output.
- Virtual machines: used for cloud environments that handle files, browser automation, and code execution.
- Third-party APIs: used when Manus accesses external services, such as financial data or professional databases.
Credits are consumed during active task processing. Manus says completed tasks, stored results, and deployed outputs do not keep consuming credits just because they exist.
For scale, Manus' own credit examples show 200 credits for a standard data-analysis visualization task, 360 credits for a 25-minute website design and deployment task, and 900 credits for an 80-minute complex app/data-integration task. Treat those as examples, not fixed prices.
| Credit type | How you get it | Official rule |
|---|---|---|
| Daily refresh credits | Included refresh credits | Free users have a 1,500-credit monthly consumption limit for daily refresh credits; daily credits can only be used for Manus 1.6 Lite |
| Monthly credits | Paid subscription | Refresh monthly based on your subscription date; unused credits are cleared |
| Add-on credits | Purchased separately | Can carry over while an active paid subscription remains active |
| Free credits | Free allocation or starter credits | Manus says free credits never expire |
| Event credits | Manus events | Expire when the event ends |
Source: Manus Help Center: credit consumption rules
Manus consumes credits in this order: event credits, daily credits, monthly credits, add-on credits, then free credits.
Do Manus credits roll over?
Monthly credits do not carry over.
No, not for normal monthly subscription credits. Manus says monthly credits need to be used within the subscription period. If your $20 Pro membership starts on January 1, the 4,000 monthly credits reset on February 1. Unused monthly credits are cleared.
Annual subscriptions work the same way month to month. You pay annually, but the credits still refresh monthly, and unused credits do not roll over at the end of each monthly cycle.
Add-on credits are different
Purchased add-on credits can carry over, but Manus says they require an active paid subscription. If your account moves back to Free or the subscription lapses, purchased credits may become inactive.
Can you estimate Manus credit usage?
The dashboard is the first place to check.
The old version of this article said Manus cannot show cost before you start. That is no longer a safe claim. Manus Documentation says the dashboard provides estimates before you start a task, and you can review similar past tasks to gauge credit requirements.
I would still treat the estimate as an estimate, not a guaranteed bill. Manus says actual credit consumption depends on task complexity and duration. Long research runs, browser work, file generation, and third-party data access can all change the final credit use.
How to spend fewer Manus credits
These tips come from Manus docs, not user rumors.
Use Chat Mode for quick questions. Manus says simple questions do not need the full autonomous agent. Chat Mode is the cheaper fit for quick lookups.
Be specific. Manus gives the same advice in its docs: a clear request reduces unnecessary iterations. "Research AI" is vague. "Research the top 5 AI trends in healthcare for 2024 and create a summary report" gives the agent a bounded task.
Batch related tasks. If you need several related outputs, Manus recommends combining related work into one request when possible. That can reduce overhead.
Review intermediate results. For complex tasks, check intermediate outputs before Manus continues. That can prevent the agent from spending credits on the wrong direction.
Who should pay for Manus AI?
The pricing only works if the task is worth delegating.
Use Free if you are testing fit. Free is enough to learn the interface and try Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode. The 1 concurrent task limit matters, but it is fine for evaluation.
Use Pro if Manus replaces real work. The $20/month Pro tier makes sense if 4,000 monthly credits can cover tasks you would otherwise do manually: research, slide generation, website deployment, and structured report work.
Use the $40 Pro tier if you already know you will exhaust 4,000 credits. Do not start there just because it exists. Start lower, look at usage history, then upgrade if the dashboard shows a real need.
Use Team if administration matters. Team is not just more credits. The official Help Center points to SSO, data training opt-out, analytics, access control, and shared slide templates. Those matter for companies more than solo users.
Official sources checked
No third-party pricing sources used.
- Manus Pricing Plans
- Manus Help Center: current membership pricing
- Manus Documentation: Plans and Pricing
- Manus Help Center: credit consumption rules
- Manus credit rules page
The verdict
Manus pricing is manageable if you watch credits.
The important change is simple: Manus pricing is now a Free, Pro, and Team story. The old Standard, Customizable, and Extended framing is stale. So are claims about an "Elite unlimited" plan.
The risk is still credits. Manus is not a flat unlimited assistant. It is a credit-based agent product where longer and more complex work costs more. If you use it like ChatGPT, you will probably be disappointed. If you use it for bounded agent tasks and check the dashboard before you run bigger jobs, the $20 Pro tier is the sensible starting point.
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