ManusAI, a prominent AI agent developer, has announced the expanded availability of its "Wide Research" feature to Plus and Team users. The company shared the update via a tweet, stating, "> Wide Research is now available to Plus and Team users! https://t.co/3F8hKXMdgI" This move significantly broadens access to the advanced capability, which was initially launched for Pro-tier subscribers.
Launched on July 31, 2025, Wide Research is designed to revolutionize how users tackle complex, large-scale tasks by leveraging the power of parallelized AI agents. Unlike traditional multi-agent systems, this feature deploys over 100 fully capable Manus AI instances simultaneously, each acting independently to complete sub-tasks. This enables users to perform high-volume operations such as generating 50 poster designs, ranking 100 MBA programs globally, or analyzing 1,000 stocks within minutes.
ManusAI, founded in 2022 with its parent company Monica AI/Butterfly Effect, has quickly emerged as a key player in the AI agent space. The company, which has raised $85 million in funding, positions Wide Research as a direct competitor to similar offerings like OpenAI's Deep Research and Google's Deep Think. Co-founder Peak Ji demonstrated the feature's efficiency by showcasing its ability to pull data on 100 sneakers in seconds and design 50 posters within minutes.
The expansion to Plus ($39/month) and Team users, following its initial release to Pro users ($199/month), underscores ManusAI's strategy to democratize access to its powerful AI capabilities. This advanced feature is built upon ManusAI's optimized virtualization infrastructure and efficient agent architecture, which reportedly took months to develop. While the company highlights the architectural ambition and potential for massive parallel processing, some industry observers note that detailed performance benchmarks or comparisons to simpler methods have yet to be released.