The Manus alternative that is an agent and a studio
Manus made its name on one idea: give it a goal, and it keeps working until the thing is done rather than answering and stopping. Zeplik runs multi-step work the same way, and the agent is not the only thing in the box. The same chat reaches 285 models, 900 connected apps, document collections it can cite by page, and scheduled runs that fire without you, so the long task and everything around it live in one place.
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- 285
- models in one chat
- 468
- ready-to-run skills
- Image, music, video
- generation built in
- One balance
- covers all of it
Hand Zeplik a goal and it will plan, use tools and keep going. The difference is what the agent can reach while it works: your connected apps, your own documents, web search, and any model you want it to switch to mid-task.
Zeplik vs Manus
| Feature | Zeplik | Manus |
|---|---|---|
| Long-running agent work | Multi-step runs that plan, call tools and continue until the task is finished | Built around autonomous multi-step task execution |
| Models available | 285 models across 53 labs, switchable mid-task | Orchestrates models it selects; not a model you pick per task |
| Connected apps | 900 connected apps the agent can act in on your behalf | Browser and tool use; app coverage is not published as a count |
| Your own documents | Collections the chat reads from and cites by page, attached per project or per chat | Files can be given to a task; not a persistent cited library |
| Runs on a schedule | Scheduled tasks on every paid plan, with failures reported rather than silent | Task-by-task execution |
| What a plan changes | Only the monthly credit allowance. Every capability is on every plan | Credit-metered task execution |
Why people switch to Zeplik
The agent can reach your actual work
An agent is only as useful as what it is allowed to touch. Zeplik's can act in 900 connected apps, read the documents you put in a collection, and search the live web, so a long task can genuinely finish rather than stopping at the first thing it cannot see.
You choose the model, mid-task
A long run is rarely one kind of work. Zeplik lets you move between 285 models from 53 labs inside the same task, so the reasoning step and the drafting step do not have to be done by the same model.
Documents the agent cites
Put your files in a collection and the chat reads from it with a page citation rather than a summary it half-remembers. Attachments ride every message; a collection is read to a fixed ceiling and stays available for the whole conversation.
Nothing is held back for a higher tier
Agent runs, connectors, collections, scheduled tasks and media generation are on every paid plan. The tier sets how many credits you get each month and changes nothing else.
Where Manus is the better pick
No tool wins at everything. Here is where Manus is genuinely the stronger choice, so you can decide honestly.
- A sharper focus on autonomy. Manus is designed around one behaviour and presents it cleanly. A product built for a single job is often easier to hand a goal to than one with a composer full of choices, and if autonomous execution is genuinely all you need, that focus is an advantage.
- Agent-first interface. Watching a task plan and progress is a first-class view in Manus. Zeplik shows the same work inside a chat, which is familiar but less purpose-built for supervising a long run.
How to try Zeplik
Create a free account
Sign up in seconds with free starting credits. No card, and every capability is available to try.
Give it the goal, and the context
Describe the outcome rather than the steps, connect the apps it should act in, and attach a collection if it needs to read your documents.
Put it on a schedule
Once a run does what you want, schedule it so it happens without you, and failures are reported rather than disappearing.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Manus AI?
- Manus is an AI agent built around autonomous execution: you give it a goal rather than a prompt, and it plans and carries out the steps itself instead of answering once and stopping.
- Is Zeplik a good alternative to Manus?
- Yes, if you want the agent to be part of a wider setup. Zeplik runs the same kind of multi-step work and adds 285 models you can switch between mid-task, 900 connected apps the agent can act in, document collections it cites by page, and scheduled runs. It is free to start.
- Can Zeplik use my own documents during a task?
- Yes. Put them in a collection and attach it to a project or a chat. The agent reads from it and cites the page it used, rather than carrying every file in every message.
- Do I need a higher plan for agent runs or connectors?
- No. Every capability is on every paid plan, including agent runs, connectors, collections and scheduled tasks. The plan sets your monthly credit allowance and nothing else.
The bottom line
If the only thing you want is an autonomous run, Manus does that and does it well. If you want the agent to be part of a working setup -- your apps connected, your documents readable and cited, any model available mid-task, and the whole thing repeatable on a schedule -- that is what Zeplik is built as. Free to start.
Zeplik compared with other assistants
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- Zeplik vs PoeMulti-model aggregatorA multi-model chat like Poe, plus image, music and video generation, 465 skills and grounding tools, on one clear credit balance.
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- Zeplik vs GrokSingle-provider assistantKeep Grok's freshness and add OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and media generation in the same chat, on one credit balance.
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- Zeplik vs Meta AIEcosystem assistantAn assistant outside the social apps: Llama plus OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in one chat, with media generation and 465 skills.
- Zeplik vs Mistral Le ChatSingle-provider assistantA multi-model studio next to Le Chat's single-provider focus: every major US and Chinese frontier lab in one chat, plus media generation.
- Zeplik vs JasperMarketing writing toolMarketing copy plus everything after it: every frontier model, image, music and video generation and 465 skills, on one balance.
- Zeplik vs You.comMulti-model aggregatorMulti-model chat like You.com, plus first-party image, music and video generation, 465 curated skills and grounding tools, on one clear balance.
- Zeplik vs ChatlyMulti-model assistantThe same multi-model idea without the per-tier limits: every connector, every collection and every skill on every paid plan.
- Zeplik vs LovableAI app builderDescribe a site and watch it ship, with the code in your own GitHub and the chat that built it still open beside it.
- Zeplik vs ChatGPT PlusSingle-provider subscriptionOne subscription that covers every lab instead of one, with media generation and connected apps on the same balance.
- Zeplik vs TypingMindBring-your-own-key chat frontendA chat frontend without the API-key homework: no provider accounts to open, no keys to rotate, and media generation in the same thread.
- Zeplik vs MonicaAll-in-one assistant extensionThe same all-in-one promise with the plan wall removed: every model, connector and skill on every paid tier.
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- Zeplik vs MerlinBrowser-extension assistantBeyond the browser overlay: connected apps that act, document collections that cite, and media generation on one balance.
- Zeplik vs OpenRouterModel API routerThe same reach across every lab, as a finished product rather than an API you build against.
- Zeplik vs T3 ChatFast multi-model chatThe same fast multi-model chat, with the rest of the job attached: documents, connectors, media and a sandbox.
- Zeplik vs BoltAI app builderThe same chat-to-ship loop, inside an assistant that also researches, writes and generates the images the site needs.
- Zeplik vs ReplitAI app builderFor sites rather than a whole IDE: describe it, let it check its own work, publish it, and keep the code.
- Zeplik vs HiggsfieldAI video and image studioGenerate video and images, then keep going in the same chat with 285 models, 900 connected apps and a site that publishes.
More on Zeplik
- Every modelBrowse the frontier models Zeplik routes between in a single chat.
- 468 AI skillsReady-to-run expert workflows that run on any model you pick.
- 997 integrationsConnect Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and hundreds more.
- Simple pricingPlus, Pro and Max plans with one credit balance across every model and media type.
- All comparisonsSee how Zeplik compares to other AI assistants and answer engines.
- Compare AI modelsClaude against GPT against Gemini, side by side on price, context window and what each is best at.
- All toolsImage, video, music, documents, research and more, in one place.
Give it a goal, and everything it needs to finish
Start free, connect the apps it should work in, attach the documents it should read, and let it run.