Following DeepSeek, last night, another domestic AI product named Manus set the tech circle ablaze. Its ability to think independently and execute complex tasks is truly astonishing. In the cases presented on its official website, it can directly deliver complete results, far surpassing similar products from OpenAI and setting a new record in the GAIA benchmark test.
Affected by this news, the AI main line soared again today. The AI intelligent agent concept index rose by more than 5%, with 15 stocks such as Lifang Co., Ltd., Hand Information Co., Ltd., and Zhongyi Technology Co., Ltd. hitting the daily limit.
What is Manus? Why is it so popular?
Early on March 6th, the world's first AI Agent product, 'Manus', developed by Monica.im, was launched. Its breakthrough in the field of intelligent agents is no less significant than that of DeepSeek.
The Manus team introduced that, different from traditional AI assistants, Manus is a truly autonomous AI Agent. It can not only provide suggestions or answers but also directly deliver complete task results.
Manus comes from the Latin phrase Mens et Manus, which means'mind and hand'.
Manus adopts a multisig system and is driven by multiple independent models. Later this year, the official plans to open - source some of these models, especially the postering part of Manus.
Alongside Manus' rise to fame, there is also a four - minute demonstration video.
The product video showcases three impressive application cases of Manus: autonomously screening 15 resumes, analyzing candidates' qualifications and generating a ranking report in Excel format; researching safe communities, high - quality schools, and housing within the budget for homebuyers in New York; conducting complex stock correlation analysis and even deploying an interactive website to display the results according to requirements.
In these cases, Manus completely autonomously completes the entire process from planning to execution, demonstrating true Agent capabilities rather than just simple assistant functions.
Notably, Manus is entirely developed by a Chinese team. It is hailed by the industry as the world's first truly 'general - purpose Agent' and ranked first in the GAIA (General AI Assistants) evaluation system, setting a new record.
As soon as Manus was launched, it became a sensation on social networks, and invitation codes were extremely hard to get. On second - hand trading platforms, Manus invitation codes were being sold at prices ranging from 999 yuan to 50,000 yuan.
Some users describe Manus as 'a very smart intern' - it doesn't do things that humans can't, but it can independently complete tasks that usually take humans a lot of time and effort.
Who are the team and investors behind it?
The founder behind Manus is a young (born in the 1990s) serial entrepreneur. He graduated from the School of Software Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
In 2015, he founded Nightingale Technology and launched Yiban Assistant and Weiban Assistant, serving over 2 million B - end users.
He also developed an AI assistant product called Monica, which was initially launched as a browser plugin. By integrating mainstream large models (such as Claude 3.5, DeepSeek, etc.), Monica can perform functions like chatting, translation, and copywriting processing.
The newly launched Manus also follows Monica's product concept.
According to Xiniu Data, Wuhan Nightingale Technology Co., Ltd. has received investments from ZhenFund, Leyi Venture Capital, Weipai Network, and Xinmei Hutong. These investment institutions that have previously invested in his startups may potentially invest in Manus AI again.