Manus has launched a new text-to-video generation feature, stepping into a competitive field alongside tech giants like OpenAI, Alibaba, and Tencent.

The AI startup, known for its ability to execute complex multi-step tasks like humans, has announced a new feature allowing users to generate videos using simple text prompts.

According to the company’s statement on X, its AI agent can convert a text command into a structured, sequenced video narrative within minutes.

Paid subscribers get early access to Manus ahead of its free public launch.

Mamus is challenging competitors like OpenAI’s Sora, which is offered to ChatGPT Pro users at $200 per month.

Other Western players, including Runway, Synthesia, and Google, price their services based on usage or submissions.

Manus, a company with Chinese root, remained relatively unknown until the launch of its AI agent earlier this year—just weeks after Peer Deepseek shook the global market with his cost-efficient model.

Manus’s parent company, Butterfly Effect, made headlines worldwide by securing venture funding from prominent Silicon Valley investor Benchmark Capital, despite rising US-China tensions in sectors like artificial intelligence.

Creators of text-to-video models are rapidly advancing technology.

Chinese giants like Alibaba’s Wan and Tencent’s Hunyuan are open-sourcing their products, posing a strong challenge to proprietary Western competitors.

At stake is a multibillion-dollar market with the potential to transform industries such as entertainment, education, and marketing.