Jonathan Kitchen
Chinese AI startup Manus is reportedly rolling out a feature that would allow broad research by assigning tasks to scores of AI agents working in tandem, in potentially the biggest update since launching its signature artificial intelligence platform in March.
The function, called Wide Research, will enable Manus to process large numbers of data entries simultaneously by roping in multiple AI agents, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the development.
The tool will become available as soon as this week, the people said, starting with a top-tier subscription priced at $199 a month.
While OpenAI and Anthropic continue to develop their next-generation AI tools, Manus is rapidly gaining international attention. Similar to how DeekSeek (DEEPSEEK) previously impressed the global tech community, Manus is now being compared to the most advanced agentic AI models developed by OpenAI (NASDAQ:MSFT), Google (GOOG), and Anthropic.
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