Manus runs tasks, including scheduled ones, on a cloud computer paid in credits. Murage runs a standing team on your computer, on the AI you already pay for.
The short answer
Manus works on its own cloud computer, paid in credits. Murage runs a team on yours, on the AI you already pay for.
Which should you choose?Who does the work: A Chief of Staff and a team
ManusWho does the work: Parallel agents for research
Checked against official pages and the sources below on September 25, 2026.
The brief
“Go through my inbox before I get in. Draft replies in my voice. Send nothing.”
What came back
Twelve emails came in. The team drafted eight replies, set four aside, and left two questions only the owner could answer. Nothing was sent.
Needs from you, in the team’s own report
The agent says done. You go check. The wrong 10% looks exactly like the right 90%. Murage doesn’t promise better answers than the engine underneath. It changes what reaches you: drafts you check instead of messages sent, a source next to each claim in a research page, and a reviewer bot on any team you want one on. New bots start on Ask.
Pick something you know well: the weekly report, a research brief, a set of follow-up drafts. Brief the Chief once and check what comes back against what you asked for. If it isn’t for you, the team’s memory and files are stored on your computer in files you can open, and the code is AGPL-3.0.
See one job from brief to resultWhat carries over when you switchRead the code on GitHub
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What matters
Murage
Manus
The app itself is free
You choose which AI company does the work
Per bot: Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, a local model and more
Named agents that keep their memory
Named bots, each with its own notebook and managed memory
Asks before acting outside, by default
Memory stored on your computer
Memory, files and chats on your computer
Open source
Closed source
Reach it from your phone
The web app, plus your Chief in Telegram, Slack or Discord
Keeps working with your computer off, today
Murage Cloud isn’t open yet
Native phone app
iPhone and Android app coming
SOC 2 report
No SOC 2 report
Each of Manus’s marks links the page it comes from, checked September 25, 2026. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it on the page named, not that it’s missing.
The Murage app is
Free
Manus
$240
A year, one person, entry plan
There is a free daily allowance; real work runs on credits. Manus’s price includes the AI, paid for in credits. Murage is free but doesn’t include the AI: add the AI plan or key you bring. Claude Pro is $20 a month billed monthly; any plan or key you already have works instead. Prices from official pricing pages, billed monthly unless noted, checked September 25, 2026.
Murage
Your computer
Manus
You
Their cloud
Murage
Manus
New bots start on Ask. On Full access, a bot stops before messaging anyone new, posting publicly, paying, or deleting outside its folder, unless you have allowed it for that task. Replies in an existing conversation go ahead. On Hermes and other ACP engines, Ask and the stop line cover only what the engine asks Murage about: shell commands and file edits.
Named bots with their own roles, memory and routines, built and run by a Chief of Staff.
Pick the AI for each bot: Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, a local model and more.
Public code, and a desktop app for Linux too.
Fair’s fair. If one of these matters most to you, it may be the better choice today.
Start in a browser
Nothing to install, with a free daily allowance.
Hosted sites, video and music
It publishes sites for you and generates video and music in one place.
Cloud sandbox
Parallel research agents that keep going with your laptop off.
Manus works on its own cloud computer, paid in credits. Murage runs a team on yours, on the AI you already pay for.
Still deciding? Read how we check that a job is finished, then try one of your own.
| Question | Murage | Manus |
|---|---|---|
| Price to start | Free. No paid tier | Free with 300 credits a day; Pro from $20; Team from $20 per seat |
| Usage | Nothing from us. Your AI provider bills as usual. Flux Router, Ferrox Labs’ optional credit-billed service, covers AI models, connected apps, voice, images and web search if you use it; your own keys work instead | Credits by task complexity |
| Where it runs | On your computer | A cloud sandbox, plus local folders through its desktop app |
| Which AI | The engine you choose, per bot: Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Grok Build, Cursor, Google Antigravity, Kimi, Qwen, Droid, OpenCode, Pi, Fuigo (built in), local models (Ollama, LM Studio) and any OpenAI-compatible API (chat only). OpenClaw is coming. | Manus’s own stack |
| Where memory lives | On your computer, open to read and edit | Manus’s cloud, plus folders you authorize |
| Open source | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | No |
| Keeps working with your laptop closed | Not today. It runs while your computer is on; Murage Cloud isn’t open yet | Yes, in the cloud |
| Teams | A Chief of Staff builds and runs a team for each job | Parallel agents for wide research |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows and Ubuntu; Telegram on your phone. iPhone and Android apps coming | Web, Mac and Windows apps, mobile app |
Yes. Murage bots on Claude Code or Codex build slides, docs and web pages as files in your folders, and make images with Flux or your own OpenAI key. Video isn’t built in, but a bot can use a video service you connect.
Yes. Each person runs Murage on their own computer, with their own AI sign-in. Build a team once, export it, and everyone imports the same bots, skills and routines; logins never travel. Bots can post drafts to your team’s Slack channels through connected apps, with your approval. Shared always-on workspaces will come with Murage Cloud, which isn’t open yet.
Sources, checked September 25, 2026
Murage is made by Ferrox Labs, a small team. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Manus is a trademark of its owner. Murage is not affiliated with or endorsed by them; the names and logos are used only to identify the products compared.
Try Murage free, next to Manus or instead of it.
Download the free app, connect the AI you already pay for, and tell your Chief of Staff what needs doing. Plan on about ten minutes from install to a working team.
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