You’ve heard of AI ‘Deep Research’ tools…now Manus is launching ‘Wide Research’ that spins up 100+ agents to scour the web for you
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Summary
Chinese start-up Manus has launched Wide Research, which allows users to delegate research or creative exploration tasks to dozens or hundreds of sub-agents that operate in parallel.
Tasks can include data analysis and design, with outputs delivered in minutes.
Each sub-agent is a fully capable, independent instance of Manus that can take on any general task, making the system flexible and scalable.
While Manus promotes Wide Research as a breakthrough in agent parallelism, it lacks direct evidence that using numerous agents is more effective than having a single, high-capacity agent handle tasks sequentially.
Additionally, the broader ecosystem has seen mixed results with similar sub-agent approaches, with users highlighting concerns about slow performance, limited visibility, and coordination difficulties.
Manus acknowledges that Wide Research is still experimental and may come with some limitations as development continues.
The feature is available to users on the Pro plan, with gradual access for those on Plus and Basic plans.