---
title: "Manus vs OpenHands"
description: "Manus and OpenHands are both cloud agents. OpenHands is open source (MIT), Manus is proprietary."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/manus-vs-openhands"
---
# Manus vs OpenHands

> Manus is a cloud agent by Manus. OpenHands is a cloud agent by OpenHands. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Manus | OpenHands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Cloud agent | Cloud agent, Orchestrator |
| Vendor | Manus | OpenHands |
| Website | [manus.im](https://manus.im) | [openhands.dev](https://www.openhands.dev) |
| Platforms | Web, macOS, Windows | Web, macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | MIT (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Manus | OpenHands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $40/mo | Free |
| Team plan | $20/user/mo | Contact sales |
| Included usage | 4,000 credits/mo (Pro) | — |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Credit packs | API list price |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Manus | OpenHands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Vendor models | Vendor models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google |
| Bring your own key | No BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

|  | Manus | OpenHands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| Browser automation | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile companion | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | No | Yes |
| Hooks | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Manus | OpenHands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-02 |

## Related

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