Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that was launched in Overview last week, generates more media threshing than a Taylor Swift concert.
The chief of the product at the embrace Called manus “The most impressive AI tool I have ever tried.” The political researcher of AI Dean Ball describe Manus as “the most sophisticated computer using AI”. THE official discord server Because manus has increased to more than 138,000 members in just a few days, and the guest codes for manus are would have Sell thousands of dollars on the application of Chinese reseller Xianyu.
But it is not clear that the threshing media is justified.
– Jack (@jack) March 9, 2025
Manus has not been fully developed from zero. Depending on reports On social networks, the platform uses a combination of existing and refined AI models, including Claude d’Anthropic and Qwen d’Alibaba, to carry out tasks such as the drafting of research reports and the analysis of financial deposits.
However, on her website, Monica – the Chinese startup behind Manus – gives some wild examples of what the platform can accomplish, From the purchase of real estate to the programming of video games.
In a viral video On X, Yichao “Peak” Ji, a research responsibility for manus, suggested that the platform was superior to agent tools such as research and operator in depth of Openai. Manus surpasses in -depth research on a popular reference for AI assistants of the AI called Gaia, said Ji, who probes the capacity of an AI to carry out work by browsing the web, using software, etc.
“”[Manus] It’s not just another chatbot or workflow, “said JI in the video. “It is a completely autonomous agent that fills the gap between design and execution […] We consider this as the next paradigm of human-machine collaboration. »»
But some first users say that the manus is not a panacea.
Alexander Doria, co-founder of the startup of AI Pleias, said in a post on x That he encountered error messages and endless curls when testing manus. Other X users underlined that manus makes mistakes on factual issues And does not always quote his work – And often lacks information easily found online.
In -depth research has finished in less than 15 minutes. Unfortunately, Manus Ai failed after 50 minutes in stage 18/20! 😑 It worked that I looked at the manus exit and it seemed excellent. However, running the same invite a second time is a bit frustrating because it takes too long!
– derya untmaz, md (@deryatr_) March 8, 2025
My own experience with manus was not incredibly positive.
I asked the platform to manage what seemed to me to be a fairly simple request: order a fried chicken sandwich from a best rated fast food seal in my delivery range. After about ten minutes, Manus crashed. During the second attempt, he found a menu element that met my criteria, but Manus could not finish the order process – nor provide a payment link, even.
Manus also bent down when I asked him to book a New York flight in Japan. Given the instructions that I did not think I have left a lot of room for ambiguity (for example, “Look for a business class flight, prioritizing prices and flexible dates”), the best manus could be used for prices on several air conditioning websites and air ticket search for kayaking, some of which were broken.
Hoping that the next tasks could be the charm, I told it to reserve a table for one in a restaurant from a distance from walking. He failed after a few minutes. Then I asked the platform to build a fighting game inspired by Naruto. He was mistaken for half an hour, that is to say when I decided to throw in the towel.
Honest opinion after trying Manus AI in the last 3 days, here is good and evil.
GOOD:
– The research he does on the Internet and the reports he generates is incredible.
– His ability to perform scripts behind the scenes to perform tasks is impressive.
– Plans …– ASHUTOSHSHRIVASTAVA (@AI_FOR_SUCcess) March 9, 2025
We have contacted Monica to comment and update this message if we hear.
So, if the manusis is below its technical promises, why has it exploded? Some factors have contributed, such as the exclusivity created by a Rarity of invitations.
The Chinese media quickly praised manus like a breakthrough of the AI; Publication qq News called it “The pride of domestic products.” Meanwhile, AI influencers on social media distribute disinformation about manusal skills. A Video widely shared Has shown an office of office, ostensibly manus, taking measures on several smartphone applications. Ji confirmed That the video was not, in fact, a manus demo.
Other influential IA accounts On X has sought to make comparisons between the AI manus company and Chinese Deepseek – Comparisons are not necessarily rooted in fact. Monica has not developed internal models, unlike Deepseek. And while Deepseek has made many of her technologies openly available, Monica does not – – at least not yet.
To be just towards Monica, Manus has early access. The company claims that it strives to put the computer capacity to scale and to solve problems as they have pointed out. But as the platform currently exists, Manus seems to be a case of media threshing before technological innovation.
