Devin is a polished, software-engineering focused autonomous agent designed to take Jira tickets to PRs. Manus AI is a more general-purpose agent that handles research, web tasks, document workflows, and code. Devin wins on coding depth and engineering discipline. Manus wins on breadth, transparency, and price.
Pick the use case that matches your needs to find the right tool.
Ticket-to-PR automation
Devin was purpose-built for closing engineering tickets end to end.
General research and ops
Manus handles browser, document, and code workflows in one agent.
Budget-conscious teams
Roughly an order of magnitude cheaper than Devin at entry tiers.
Paid
Team plans start at $500/month for engineering teams.
14-day free trial
Freemium
Free credits on signup. Pro plan for higher usage limits.
Free credits included
Engineering teams looking to accelerate development velocity
Professionals needing autonomous task completion and research
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Browser Use
Code Execution
Pricing
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Transparency
Self-correction
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Choose Devin for serious autonomous engineering work. Choose Manus AI for general-purpose agent tasks across research, automation, and light coding.