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Magentic-UIOpenManus
Free

Free and open source; model usage may cost money depending on the provider you configure.

 Free

Free to download and run; you supply your own model API access.

Self-hosted Self-hosted, Command line
  • Agent works across both the browser and local files
  • Designed to run with smaller models
  • Open alternative to the Manus agent
  • Supports MCP and multi-agent flows
  • Experimental research project
  • Requires setting up Python and a model configuration
  • Command-line setup with Python and configuration files
  • Needs a language model API to work
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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