Flowith vs Notion AI vs Manus AI vs Perplexity AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Flowith
Branching AI canvas with image, video, slides and the Agent Neo agent
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Notion AI
Notion's built-in agent, search and meeting notes, included in Busines...
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Manus AI
A general-purpose agent that returns finished work, now on Manus 2.0
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Perplexity AI
Answer engine that cites its sources, now with a browser and an agent
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.8 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 8.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Starter: 300 one-time credits (no monthly refill) and limited models | Limited trial only: Free and Plus workspaces get a small amount of Notion Agent and meeting-notes usage to try | Free plan with daily refresh credits, capped at 1,500 credits a month and usable only on Manus 2.0 Lite | Free plan: answers with citations and basic AI models, for limited daily usage |
| Paid from | $19.90/month (Pro), or $17.91/month billed yearly at $214.92 | $20/member/month (Business, billed yearly; $24 monthly), the cheapest plan that includes Notion AI | $20/month (4,000 credits plus 300 daily refresh credits); 17% less billed annually | $20/month or $200/year (Pro); Max $200/month or $2,000/year |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 1M+ users (mid-2025) | 100M+ total users; 4M+ paying customers (AI is gated to Business/Enterprise) | Viral 2M+ waitlist at launch; opened to all users May 2025 | 30M+ standalone monthly active users (100M+ across all products, 2026) |
| Founded | 2023 | 2023 | 2025 | 2022 |
| Maker | Derek Nee (CEO), Yichen Wu (Co-founder & COO) | Notion Labs, Inc. | Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd. | Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski |
| Verdict | The canvas is the genuine strength: branching nodes keep long research or creative projects legible in a way a linear chat does not, and one subscription reaches 40+ image, video and text models. Credit pricing is public... |
Notion AI's value is context: the agent, search and meeting notes work over the pages and databases a team already keeps in Notion, plus connected tools like Slack and Google Drive, with no copy-paste. Custom Agents exte... |
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... |
Perplexity is still the quickest way to get a sourced answer: each reply links to the pages behind it, so verification takes seconds. Pro at $20 a month adds Deep Research, model choice and Computer credits; Max at $200... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.