Side-by-side comparison · AI Browsers & Agents
ChatGPT Work vs Google Chrome vs Manus
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: ChatGPT users who want admin, inbox, research and reporting jobs done for them without building automations.
Pick it if: Anyone already using Chrome and Google's apps who wants AI help reading, comparing and researching without switching browsers.
Pick it if: People who want to hand off whole tasks and don't want to build the automation themselves.
Overview
| Attribute | ChatGPT Work | Google Chrome | Manus |
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| In one line | ChatGPT's agent mode: hand it a whole task across your email, apps, files and browser. | The world's most used browser, now with Gemini built in to read pages and do tasks. | A general-purpose agent that takes a goal and works through it in its own browser. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $20/mo | $19.99/mo | From $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | ChatGPT Work | Google Chrome | Manus |
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| Overall rating | 4.0 | 4.1Winner | 3.7 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | ChatGPT Work | Google Chrome | Manus |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | Yes | Yes |
| API access | No | No | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | Yes |
| Writes code | Yes | No | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 12/ 17 | 12/ 17 | 15/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | ChatGPT Work | Google Chrome | Manus |
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| Plans | Free Free Trying a task or two on desktop. | FreeOur pick Free Most people: summaries, tab comparisons and AI search. | Free Free Quick questions and seeing what it can do. |
PlusOur pick $20/mo Handing off a few jobs a week. | Google AI Pro $19.99/mo US users who want Gemini to do tasks on websites for them. | ProOur pick From $20/mo, less with yearly billing Anyone who wants to hand off real research and build jobs. | |
Pro From $100/mo Anyone running agent tasks every day. | Google AI Ultra From $99.99/mo Heavy users who hit Pro's limits. | Pro (higher tier) From $40/mo, less with yearly billing Heavier users and anyone publishing websites with it. | |
Business See website Teams that want shared admin and no training on their data. | Team From $20/seat/mo Teams that want shared credits and admin controls. | ||
Enterprise Custom Large organisations. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Try it on Plus with a couple of real jobs. If you hand it work most days you'll run out of credits, and that's when Pro or extra credits make sense. | Use it free. The side panel is what most business owners will actually use, and it's free in Australia. Only pay for AI Pro if you're in the US or India and want auto browse, or you want Gemini's better models anyway. Nobody needs Ultra for the browser. | Try the Free plan for a week to get a feel for how many credits a real task uses, then move to the $20 Pro tier. Only go higher if you run out most months or you want it to publish websites for you. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, ChatGPT Work, Google Chrome or Manus?
Google Chrome scores highest overall in our ratings (ChatGPT Work 4.0/5, Google Chrome 4.1/5 and Manus 3.7/5). ChatGPT Work is best for sorting inbox and calendar admin across connected apps and weekly reports and reviews on a schedule. Google Chrome is best for summarising pages and YouTube videos and comparing products or suppliers across tabs. Manus is best for multi-step research with a report at the end and lead lists and data gathering.
Which is cheaper, ChatGPT Work, Google Chrome or Manus?
ChatGPT Work: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo. Google Chrome: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo. Manus: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $20/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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