Manus AI: A Breakthrough in Autonomous AI Agents
25.03.2025
On March 6, 2025, a major milestone in artificial intelligence development was reached: the Chinese startup Monica introduced Manus AI, an autonomous agent capable of planning and executing complex tasks without ongoing human guidance. Manus has achieved what no other AI system has accomplished to date.
The name Manus comes from the Latin word for “hand” – symbolizing the system’s ability not only to think but also to act. Unlike traditional language models, Manus is an autonomous multi-agent system that combines various specialized AI models to independently solve complex tasks.
Manus operiert als Multi-Agenten-System, das verschiedene KI-Modelle kombiniert, um unterschiedliche Aspekte einer Aufgabe zu bearbeiten. Es nutzt unter anderem Anthropics Claude 3.5 Sonnet für Programmieraufgaben und feinabgestimmte Versionen von Alibabas Qwen-Modellen für Planungsprozesse. Diese Architektur ermöglicht es Manus, Aufgaben wie das Analysieren von Finanztransaktionen, das Screening von Bewerbern oder das Erstellen von interaktiven Dashboards eigenständig durchzuführen.
Manus uses a modular system structure that includes:
• Claude 3.5 Sonnet by Anthropic for programming and development tasks
• Fine-tuned Qwen models by Alibaba for planning and strategy
This setup enables Manus to autonomously handle tasks such as analyzing financial transactions, screening job applicants, or creating interactive dashboards without human involvement.
Benchmarking: Superior Performance
In GAIA benchmark tests, Manus outperformed even leading models like OpenAI’s Deep Research – across both simple and highly complex tasks. This showcases not only its versatility but also its efficiency.
Real-World Test: Disaster Response WebApp
In a hands-on experiment, I challenged Manus AI to develop a web application for disaster response simulation – a tool to help trainers prepare for real-world scenarios.
The result? An impressively well-thought-out strategy executed in a single step – something no other AI has been able to achieve so far.
Conclusion
Manus AI marks the beginning of a new era of autonomous, action-capable AI systems. What previously required multiple steps and human oversight can now be achieved independently – intelligently, efficiently, and at scale.
We are witnessing the start of a transformation that will fundamentally reshape how we work, build, and make decisions.