Manus AI vs Devin vs Operator by OpenAI vs AutoGLM (Zhipu)
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Manus AI
Autonomous general-purpose AI agent
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Devin
Autonomous AI software engineer from Cognition
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Operator by OpenAI
OpenAI's autonomous web-browsing agent
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AutoGLM (Zhipu)
Zhipu's autonomous agent that controls Android phones
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 4.8 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Paid | Paid | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | — | — | — |
| Paid from | Free (300 credits); Standard $20/mo; Customizable $40/mo; Extended $200/mo | Free $0/mo; Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo + $40/seat; Enterprise custom | — | — |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | Viral 2M+ waitlist at launch; opened to all users May 2025 | Thousands of enterprise customers (e.g. Goldman Sachs, Citi, Nubank) | — | — |
| Founded | 2024 | 2023 | 2025 | 2024 |
| Maker | — | Cognition AI | — | — |
| Verdict | Manus does what few agents actually deliver: hand it a research brief, a data set or a small build and it frequently comes back with the finished artifact, not a chat answer. The 1.6 models, Web App Builder and messaging... |
Devin, from Cognition, plans, writes, tests and debugs a task end-to-end inside its own cloud sandbox — shell, editor and browser included — rather than waiting for step-by-step approval like an in-editor copilot. It's g... |
Operator was OpenAI's research-preview browser agent that could navigate websites to shop, book and fill forms using a Computer-Using Agent model. It showcased genuinely impressive (if uneven) autonomous web interaction... |
AutoGLM is Zhipu AI's execution-focused agent that operates phones, desktops, and web by clicking, typing, and swiping to complete real tasks, with v2 adding cloud-phone execution so jobs run without tying up your device... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.