Manus Unveils AI Research Features to Take on OpenAI Service

Chinese-founded startup Manus showed off a feature Thursday that speeds up research by assigning tasks to scores of AI agents working in tandem, touting its biggest update since its March debut.

The function, called Wide Research, processes large numbers of data entries simultaneously by roping in multiple AI agents. It will be made available immediately for paid Pro customers with plans to roll out to other users gradually. Users will be able to perform some tasks that other similar tools like OpenAI’s Deep Research could struggle with, Manus said, such as ranking the top MBA programs or comparing dozens of different products.