What are credits?

Credits are our standard unit of measurement for Manus usage - the more complex or lengthy the task, the more credits it requires.

How do credits work?

Credits are primarily consumed based on:

  • LLM tokens: Used for task planning, decision making, and output generation.
  • Virtual machines: Used for cloud environments that support file operations, browser automation, and code execution.
  • Third-party APIs: Used for accessing integrated external services, such as financial data and professional databases.

The specific credits consumption for a task is determined by its complexity and duration. Credits are only consumed during active task processing - completed tasks and the storage or deployment of their outputs do not consume any credits, so there's no need to delete completed tasks.

We provide a full refund of consumed credits for tasks that fail due to technical issues on our end. We will continuously optimize system efficiency and reduce the number of credits consumed per task.

Usage examples

Here are some examples demonstrating credits consumption across different task types and complexity levels.

NBA player scoring efficiency quadrant chart

Complexity:Standard
Task type:Data analysis·Visualization research
Duration:15 minutes
Credits used 200
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Elegant Simple Luxurious Wedding Invitation Webpage

Complexity:Standard
Task type:Website design·Code development·Website deployment
Duration:25 minutes
Credits used 360
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Daily sky events web app with location-based reports

Complexity:Complex
Task type:App development·Data integration·Interactive website deployment
Duration:80 minutes
Credits used 900
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How to get more credits?

  • For Free users, you can upgrade to a membership for more credits:
    • Basic plan: 1,900 credits per month
    • Plus plan: 3,900 credits per month
    • Pro plan: 19,900 credits per month
  • If you're already a member but need more credits, you can purchase add-on credits, currently available in three tiers:
    • 1,900 credits package
    • 9,900 credits package
    • 19,900 credits package

To learn more about membership benefits or to upgrade to a paid plan, click here.

Note: Only premium members may purchase and use add-on credits.

Will credits expire?

  • Credits are consumed in the following order: event credits, daily credits, monthly credits, add-on credits, and free credits.
  • Monthly credits are obtained through subscription and automatically refresh on the same date each month based on your subscription date.
  • Free credits and add-on credits never expire.
  • Event credits can be earned by participating in events and expire when the event ends.