Manus wasn’t developed entirely from scratch. According to reports on social media, the platform uses a combination of existing and fine-tuned AI models, including Anthropic’s Claude and Alibaba’s Qwen, to perform tasks such as drafting research reports and analyzing financial filings.

Some early users were enthusiastic about the product’s capabilities; others complained it took too long and crashed.

Manus, a cutting-edge AI agent from China, surpasses chatbots by executing tasks autonomously. Learn about its capabilities, limitations, and potential.