Overview
- Meta confirmed it is buying Manus and plans to integrate the startup’s autonomous agent technology into Meta AI and other consumer and enterprise products while continuing to operate the Manus service.
- No financial terms were disclosed, and Meta said Manus employees and its leadership group will join the company, though the team’s placement inside Meta was not specified.
- Manus reports rapid scale with more than 147 trillion tokens processed, over 80 million virtual computers created, and revenue metrics of roughly $100 million in ARR and a $125 million run rate.
- The company will keep selling its subscription via its app and website and intends to expand access over time through Meta’s platforms.
- Founded in China as part of Butterfly Effect before relocating to Singapore, Manus is backed by Benchmark, Tencent and HongShan, and has claimed performance advantages over OpenAI’s DeepResearch in certain tasks.