Manus launches Manus 2.0 and Cue, a personal-agent app giving each agent its own email, phone number, wallet and computer
On Sept 28, 2026 Singapore-based Manus launched Manus 2.0, rebuilt around its new "Cascade" agent harness, and Cue, an invite-only app in which each personal agent gets its own email address, phone number, wallet and cloud computer and can pay within a user budget and take calls. It is Manus's first big launch since Beijing blocked Meta's planned ~$2B acquisition of the company.
Key facts
- Manus 2.0: 'not a version update. It's a new architecture, new products, and new capabilities'; built on the Cascade harness
- Claimed gains: 23.2% fewer tokens, 28.2% faster task completion, 32% lower cost (TNW)
- New features: event-triggered Automations, a persistent Cloud Computer, Manus Studio, video editor, browser game dev, remote control from phone
- Cue: each agent has email, phone number, (crypto) wallet and computer; agents collaborate in group chats; payments within a set budget; call summaries
- Availability: Manus 2.0 on web, desktop and mobile; Cue early access with invite code
- Context: Beijing cancelled Meta's ~$2B acquisition of Manus (April 2026, per TNW); Manus has since resumed independent operations
What happened
Manus, the general-agent startup that went viral in 2025, relaunched its product on a new architecture and added a consumer personal-agent app that competes with Meta's Muse and Instinct. Giving agents their own phone numbers and wallets goes further than most rivals in letting agents act in the world on a user's behalf.
Why it matters
Personal agents with independent identities and payment ability were the main consumer-AI battleground in September 2026.
Changelog
- 2026-09-29: created (sweep 2026-09-29)
Related events
- Meta launches Muse, a free consumer personal AI agent ★★★★
- Consumer AI agent startup Instinct raises $1B at a $10B valuation, a month after raising at $2.5B ★★★
Sources (2)
- pressBloomberg: Manus expands AI agent tools with new multipurpose model, Cue app
- pressTNW: Manus 2.0 and Cue give AI agents their own email, phone and wallet
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