Unlike ChatGPT, Claude, and other single-model systems, Manus claims to be the "world's first general AI agent" by using multiple AI models working in tandem — such as Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Qwen, and various independent agents to tackle a wide range of tasks.

A new Chinese AI platform is causing a frenzy. But is it worth the hype? Euronews Next takes a look. View on euronews

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

A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry

Manus AI isn’t a breakthrough—it’s just another LLM executing scripted workflows. True AI success lies in integration, specialization, and human oversight.