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OpenManusMagentic-UI
Free

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

 Free

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

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

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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