Best free Manus alternatives

Looking for a free alternative to Manus? Here are 9 general autonomous agents worth trying — 8 with a free tier. Manus itself is free tier + paid.

ToolManus (you searched)Kortix (Suna)AutoGPTGenspark
Pricingfreemiumfreefreefreemium
Best forFully autonomous agent in a cloud sandboxOpen-source agent platform (formerly Suna) that runs specialist agents on isolated cloud computersOpen-source platform for building and running continuous AI agents'Super agent' that plans and executes end-to-end
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Manus alternatives — straight answers

What is the best free alternative to Manus?

Kortix (Suna) is the closest free alternative to Manus: same General Autonomous Agents sub-category, and it is free. Open-source agent platform (formerly Suna) that runs specialist agents on isolated cloud computers

Are there free Manus alternatives?

Yes — 8 of the 9 alternatives listed here are free or freemium: Kortix (Suna), AutoGPT, Genspark, MiniMax Agent, Flowith. The other 1 are trial or paid.

Is Manus free?

Manus is free tier + paid. There is a free tier you can work in, with paid plans above it.

How were these Manus alternatives chosen?

They are the other tools in General Autonomous Agents, then the rest of AI Agents & Automation, ordered free tiers first and capped at 9. There is no sponsorship and no paid placement in that ordering — only the pricing tier decides.

Kortix (Suna)

General Autonomous Agents
freeNew

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — Open-source agent platform (formerly Suna) that runs specialist agents on isolated cloud computers.

  • Open-source agent platform (formerly Suna) that runs specialist agents on isolated cloud computers
  • Agents produce finished deliverables such as reports and code and return them for human approval
  • Free to self-host; managed cloud is paid
  • Works with your own LLM provider keys

AutoGPT

General Autonomous Agents
freeNew

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — Open-source platform for building and running continuous AI agents.

  • Open-source platform for building and running continuous AI agents
  • Low-code builder for agent workflows
  • Self-host free
  • One of the most starred AI repos

Genspark

General Autonomous Agents
freemium

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — 'Super agent' that plans and executes end-to-end.

  • 'Super agent' that plans and executes end-to-end
  • Generates sheets, slides and even phone calls
  • Mixes multiple models and tools
  • Free daily credits

MiniMax Agent

General Autonomous Agents
freemium

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — General-purpose autonomous agent from MiniMax, separate from its Hailuo video product.

  • General-purpose autonomous agent from MiniMax, separate from its Hailuo video product
  • Built on MiniMax's M3-series multimodal agentic models
  • Free daily credits; paid credit plans for heavier use

Flowith

General Autonomous Agents
freemium

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — Infinite-canvas workspace where every prompt/output is a branchable, reusable node.

  • Infinite-canvas workspace where every prompt/output is a branchable, reusable node
  • Agent Neo: autonomous agent that runs long tasks in the background 24/7
  • Free Starter plan with one-time credits granting access to frontier models (Opus, GPT, Gemini) and Agent Neo

Skywork AI

General Autonomous Agents
freemium

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — Five specialized agents for docs, sheets, slides, podcasts and web content in one workspace.

  • Five specialized agents for docs, sheets, slides, podcasts and web content in one workspace
  • DeepResearch-powered output generation across formats
  • Free tier available alongside paid workspace plans

Ninja AI (NinjaTech)

General Autonomous Agents
freemium

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — SuperNinja: autonomous agent running on its own dedicated VM for coding, research, website building.

  • SuperNinja: autonomous agent running on its own dedicated VM for coding, research, website building
  • Bundles multiple frontier models behind one subscription with 'Inference Level Optimization'
  • Single agent spans coding, document analysis, and content generation tasks

HyperWrite AI Agent

General Autonomous Agents
freemium

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — Browser-native personal agent that books, emails, and researches inside your existing tabs.

  • Browser-native personal agent that books, emails, and researches inside your existing tabs
  • Free tier confirmed live plus paid upgrade for higher-volume agent tasks
  • Long-running writing-assistant product line (from OthersideAI) now extended into full agentic tasks

ChatGPT Agent

General Autonomous Agents

✦ WhyA Manus alternative — Operates its own virtual computer in the cloud.

  • Operates its own virtual computer in the cloud
  • Browses, books, fills forms and codes
  • Connectors to apps and files
  • Bundled with paid ChatGPT plans

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