Browsing and computer use
ChatGPT is #1 and Manus is #3 for Browsing and computer use. The differences below come from those directory listings. Confirm current packaging on each vendor site.
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Pick ChatGPT if
Pick ChatGPT when you want a mainstream assistant to use the web. The listing says OpenAI retired the separate Operator product and folded that browsing into ChatGPT, including a cloud browser on paid plans and a browser in the desktop app. Confirm access on your plan.
Pick Manus if
Pick Manus when you want a finished agent you sign up for, with a cloud browser and a browser extension for your own browser. The listing places it third, behind ChatGPT and Claude, the assistants people already use.
| Listing | ChatGPT | Manus |
|---|---|---|
| Browsing and computer use rank | 01 | 03 |
| Pricing | FreemiumFreemium | FreemiumFreemium |
| What the listing says | OpenAI's general assistant, with always-on Dots on eligible paid plans. | General agent with a cloud browser and a browser extension. |
| Pricing note | Free tier and paid Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans. A dot is included at no extra charge on eligible Pro and Business Premium plans. Enterprise, including Edu and Healthcare, gets the beta only when an admin enables it. Pro access is for users over 18 outside the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the UK. Confirm current access on openai.com. | Free, Pro, and Team plans. Free agent mode is limited to Manus 2.0 Lite. Confirm current plans on manus.im/pricing. |
| Rank reason | First for getting a mainstream assistant to use the web. OpenAI retired the separate Operator product and folded that kind of browsing into ChatGPT, including a cloud browser on paid plans and a browser in the desktop app. Confirm access on your plan before you count on it. | Third as a finished agent you sign up for, with an official cloud browser and a browser extension for your own browser. It sits behind ChatGPT and Claude, the assistants people already use. Strawberry, next, is a separate desktop browser. Browser Use and Skyvern are for building or hosting browser workflows rather than handing a task to a signed-up agent. |
ChatGPT's computer-use rank is first because the browsing lives inside an assistant people already open. The listing does not treat Operator as a separate current product.
Manus's listing describes a cloud browser that visits sites, clicks, and fills forms, a Browser Operator extension for sessions you already have, and a cloud computer apart from your laptop. It ranks ahead of Browser Use and Skyvern, which are for building or hosting browser workflows.
Pick ChatGPT when you want a mainstream assistant to use the web. The listing says OpenAI retired the separate Operator product and folded that browsing into ChatGPT, including a cloud browser on paid plans and a browser in the desktop app. Confirm access on your plan.
Pick Manus when you want a finished agent you sign up for, with a cloud browser and a browser extension for your own browser. The listing places it third, behind ChatGPT and Claude, the assistants people already use.
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ClaudeAnthropic's assistant for long documents, writing, and analysis.
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StrawberryDesktop browser with AI companions that work in your tabs.
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Browser UseOpen-source browser agents, plus hosted browsers.
Pick ChatGPT when you want a mainstream assistant to use the web. The listing says OpenAI retired the separate Operator product and folded that browsing into ChatGPT, including a cloud browser on paid plans and a browser in the desktop app. Confirm access on your plan. Pick Manus when you want a finished agent you sign up for, with a cloud browser and a browser extension for your own browser. The listing places it third, behind ChatGPT and Claude, the assistants people already use.
ChatGPT is #1 and Manus is #3 for Browsing and computer use on AgentForTheJob. First for getting a mainstream assistant to use the web. OpenAI retired the separate Operator product and folded that kind of browsing into ChatGPT, including a cloud browser on paid plans and a browser in the desktop app. Confirm access on your plan before you count on it. Third as a finished agent you sign up for, with an official cloud browser and a browser extension for your own browser. It sits behind ChatGPT and Claude, the assistants people already use. Strawberry, next, is a separate desktop browser. Browser Use and Skyvern are for building or hosting browser workflows rather than handing a task to a signed-up agent.
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ChatGPT: Free tier and paid Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans. A dot is included at no extra charge on eligible Pro and Business Premium plans. Enterprise, including Edu and Healthcare, gets the beta only when an admin enables it. Pro access is for users over 18 outside the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the UK. Confirm current access on openai.com. Manus: Free, Pro, and Team plans. Free agent mode is limited to Manus 2.0 Lite. Confirm current plans on manus.im/pricing.