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Manus AI Review: Is It Worth the Credits?

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March 24, 2026
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Summary

In this video, Michael and his co-host from Box Mining AI give you a candid, hands-on take on Manus AI — the agent tool that blew up last year and is making a comeback with a new feature called Manus Computer, which can directly access files on your desktop. Before diving into that new feature, they walk you through what Manus actually does: it acts as an autonomous AI agent that can conduct deep research, browse GitHub repositories, and produce full web presentations — all in one shot. To demonstrate, they run a live prompt asking Manus to research DeerFlow (a competitor) and compare it with OpenClaw, then build a shareable web presentation from scratch. The result? Clean, polished, and exactly what was asked for. The hosts are honest about why they started reaching for Manus more often: their own OpenClaw agents, while powerful when tuned, can be inconsistent — sometimes outputting an MD file instead of a website, or producing a broken slide layout. Manus tends to one-shot tasks more reliably when you are starting from scratch and do not want to spend time refining prompts. That said, they are upfront that Manus costs credits, and they frame it as an 'emergency use' tool — something you reach for when you just need one thing done fast and do not want to debug your own agent setup. Cost-wise, they describe it as less than the price of a lunch, and they share an invite link offering 500 free credits. They also briefly touch on Manus Computer, the new desktop installation feature, though they have not tested it yet — and they joke about whether they trust Meta (which acquired Manus) with access to their computers. If your budget allows, they suggest going Pro and maxing it out. Overall, their verdict is that Manus is a viable, practical tool — especially for one-off tasks where quality and consistency matter more than cost.

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