--- title: Meta’s ex launches agent rival to Meta’s Muse | daily.dev description: Manus has released Manus 2.0, a rebuilt AI agent platform introducing a new agent harness called Cascade, a persistent execution environment named Cloud... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-s-ex-launches-agent-rival-to-meta-s-muse-wh2aexxvq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta’s ex launches agent rival to Meta’s Muse | daily.dev og:description: Manus has released Manus 2.0, a rebuilt AI agent platform introducing a new agent harness called Cascade, a persistent execution environment named Cloud... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-s-ex-launches-agent-rival-to-meta-s-muse-wh2aexxvq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Wh2AeXxvq.png og:image:alt: Meta’s ex launches agent rival to Meta’s Muse og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta’s ex launches agent rival to Meta’s Muse **[InfoWorld](https://daily.dev/sources/infoworld)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Manus has released Manus 2.0, a rebuilt AI agent platform introducing a new agent harness called Cascade, a persistent execution environment named Cloud Computer, event-driven workflow automations, a redesigned Manus Studio workspace, and Cue, a standalone personal-agent app positioned as a rival to Meta's Muse. Manus claims Cascade cuts token usage by 23.2%, task time by 28.2%, and cost by 32% in one tested configuration, though it did not disclose configuration details. The release follows the collapse of Meta's planned acquisition of Manus after Chinese regulators blocked the deal, and comes the same week Meta launched its own Meta Enterprise Platform for agentic AI. Analysts from Gartner and IDC flagged governance, data portability, and credential-management concerns for enterprises adopting such autonomous agent systems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What new features does Manus 2.0 add to the AI agent platform? Manus 2.0 introduces a new agent harness called Cascade that manages how agents are invoked and coordinated, a persistent execution environment called Cloud Computer for continuous operations, event-triggered workflow automations, a redesigned desktop workspace called Manus Studio, and Cue, a standalone app for personal agents with their own email, phone number, wallet, and computer. _Teams weighing agent platforms can track releases like Manus 2.0 as the space evolves on daily.dev._ ### How much more efficient is Manus's Cascade agent harness compared to its previous system? In one tested configuration, Cascade used 23.2% fewer tokens, finished tasks in 28.2% less time, and cost 32% less to run than the previous Manus system. The company did not disclose details of the configuration or tasks used to produce these figures, so the results should be treated as vendor-reported rather than independently verified. _Evaluating agent runtime efficiency claims matters before committing to a platform, a topic worth following on daily.dev._ ### What happened to Meta's planned acquisition of Manus? Meta announced plans to acquire Manus in December 2025, but China's National Development and Reform Commission blocked the deal in April, and by August Manus was operating again as an independent company. Since then Manus and Meta have pursued competing agentic AI products, with Meta launching its Muse personal assistant and Meta Enterprise Platform while Manus released Manus 2.0 and its Cue app. _Following how AI vendor relationships shift helps developers pick stable platforms, tracked easily on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [What Is Manus AI? 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