Side-by-side comparison · AI Browsers & Agents
ChatGPT Work vs Manus vs Opera One
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: People who want to hand off whole tasks and don't want to build the automation themselves.
Pick it if: Anyone who wants a free Chrome alternative with a capable AI sidebar, tab organisation and a built-in VPN, without paying for anything.
ChatGPT Work scores highest overall, but Opera One gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | ChatGPT Work | Manus | Opera One |
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| In one line | ChatGPT's agent mode: hand it a whole task across your email, apps, files and browser. | A general-purpose agent that takes a goal and works through it in its own browser. | Opera's free everyday browser with a built-in AI sidebar that reads your tabs. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Free |
| Starting price | $20/mo | From $20/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | ChatGPT Work | Manus | Opera One |
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| Overall rating | 4.0Winner | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 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 | 3.0 |
| 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 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | ChatGPT Work | Manus | Opera One |
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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 | No |
| API access | No | Yes | No |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | No |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | No |
| Learns your brand or style | No | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 12/ 17 | 15/ 17 | 8/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | ChatGPT Work | Manus | Opera One |
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| Plans | Free Free Trying a task or two on desktop. | Free Free Quick questions and seeing what it can do. | Free Free Everyone. There is no paid tier for the AI. |
PlusOur pick $20/mo Handing off a few jobs a week. | ProOur pick From $20/mo, less with yearly billing Anyone who wants to hand off real research and build jobs. | Free with an Opera accountOur pick Free Anyone who wants chat history across devices and more images. | |
Pro From $100/mo Anyone running agent tasks every day. | 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. | 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. | It's all free. Sign in with a free Opera account if you want your chats saved and more images; otherwise just download it and click Ask AI. Opera sells a separate VPN Pro, but you don't need it for the AI. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, ChatGPT Work, Manus or Opera One?
ChatGPT Work scores highest overall in our ratings (ChatGPT Work 4.0/5, Manus 3.7/5 and Opera One 3.9/5). ChatGPT Work is best for sorting inbox and calendar admin across connected apps and weekly reports and reviews on a schedule. Manus is best for multi-step research with a report at the end and lead lists and data gathering. Opera One is best for summarising long pages and YouTube videos and comparing suppliers or products grouped in a Tab Island.
Which is cheaper, ChatGPT Work, Manus or Opera One?
ChatGPT Work: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo. Manus: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $20/mo. Opera One: It's free to use.
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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