Claude Computer Use vs Manus AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Claude Computer Use
Claude API toolset for operating a desktop via screenshots, mouse and...
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Manus AI
A general-purpose agent that returns finished work, now on Manus 2.0
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.9 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Usage_based | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Free plan with daily refresh credits, capped at 1,500 credits a month and usable only on Manus 2.0 Lite |
| Paid from | Claude API token rates from $0.10 per million input tokens (Haiku 5.5), plus ~4,500 toolset tokens | $20/month (4,000 credits plus 300 daily refresh credits); 17% less billed annually |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | — | Viral 2M+ waitlist at launch; opened to all users May 2025 |
| Founded | 2024 | 2025 |
| Maker | Anthropic | Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd. |
| Verdict | Computer use lets Claude drive a desktop or browser that your application hosts, by reading screenshots and returning mouse and keyboard actions. Since August 2026 it is out of beta on the Claude API and Google Cloud, wi... |
Manus is one of the few agents that regularly hands back a finished deliverable rather than a chat reply, and Manus 2.0 widens what it can make: automations triggered by events, always-on Cloud Computers, an editable vid... |
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