Best for busy people who want errands, bookings and missed calls handled while offline, and who can wait for an invite. It replaces a human assistant for low-stakes tasks only. Google Play showed 4.8 stars from about 1.2k reviews on 2 October 2026, but Manus has published no wallet details.
Cue is a personal AI agent app from Manus, released on 28 September 2026, that gives each agent its own email address, phone number, wallet and computer. Agents can place calls, send messages, pay within a user-set budget and collaborate in group chats. It is in invite-only early access on web, Windows and Android.
Maker: Manus · Autonomy: semi autonomous · Maturity: ALPHA
About Cue
Cue is a standalone app for personal AI agents from Manus, released in late September 2026 alongside Manus 2.0. Its maker, Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd., was founded in 2022, is headquartered in Singapore and closed a Benchmark-led Series B in April 2025. Cue runs on the same infrastructure as Manus and shares its account and data, so one Manus login opens both.
The difference from a chat assistant is who acts. You give an agent a role and some context, and it carries on once you have closed the app, coming back only when a decision is yours. Manus describes each agent as holding its own contact details and its own machine, which is what lets it reach a hotel or a restaurant directly instead of drafting text for you to send. That is the same idea behind Meta Muse (which runs on Muse Spark), OpenAI dots and Gemini Spark, and Cue's twist is a phone number and a wallet for each agent, with several agents able to work in one chat.
It suits errands with a clear finish line: bookings, appointment hunting, fare watching, travel changes and calls you cannot take. It is a poor fit wherever a wrong payment or a wrong message is expensive, because Manus has not yet documented how the wallet settles money or how disputes are handled. If you would rather host the agent yourself, OpenClaw is the open-source route, teams that want agents inside work apps can look at ChatGPT Work, and developers who only need the phone line can buy it alone: AgentPhone gives an agent its own US or Canadian number through an API, and What AgentPhone Is Actually For explains where that fits. The general-purpose agents directory lists the rest. For the parent product head to head, read Manus vs ChatGPT Agent; for the other always-on agents, see Grok Bot vs Meta Muse vs OpenAI dots and Best Agentic AI in 2026. Before you hand any agent a wallet, what happened when 7 AI agents got real bank accounts is a useful read.
Access is invite-only early access, so most readers cannot try it today, and HokAI files it under alpha-stage and semi-autonomous agents. Android users comparing assistant apps can start with Best AI Assistant Apps for Android in 2026. This page rests on Manus's own documents and independent press coverage, because no reliable hands-on reviews of Cue existed when it was written.
Pricing
Early access is free with an invitation code, and the price after launch has not been announced. Phone numbers are sold as a separate Cue plan outside any Manus membership (help center, read 2 October 2026), and the Google Play listing declares in-app purchases.
Key Features
- Per-agent identity: Every agent can hold an email address, a phone number, a wallet and a computer of its own, each with permissions you set (Manus launch post).
- Forwarded call handling: It takes calls you forward to it, finds out who is calling and why, and files a summary in the app with airline and hotel items first (cue.im example prompt).
- Group chat for agent teams: Several agents join one conversation with a shared goal and pass work along, for example one researches venues, another shortlists and a third drafts the deck.
- Connectors and routines: Connects Gmail, Slack, Notion, Trip.com, Oura and MyFitnessPal, and runs routines on a schedule or when a supported event fires, such as a fare dropping below a set level.
- Scan to create a service agent: Scanning a business QR code at a supported cafe or restaurant creates an agent for that venue that can explain the menu, book a table or place an order, with payment confirmed by you (Google Play listing).
- Memory and Dream: Each agent keeps its own memory, and the Memory and Dream features carry preferences, past decisions and project goals between sessions (Google Play listing, 2 October 2026).
Strengths
- Contacts businesses from its own number and address, so replies and call-backs reach the agent and a summary reaches you, instead of you relaying every message.
- Cue and Manus share one account and one set of data, so there is no second sign-up for an existing Manus user (Manus help center).
- Comes from a company with a shipping record: Manus reported passing $100 million in annual recurring revenue in December 2025 (company figure, reported by Implicator).
- Approval boundaries are set per agent, including which apps it may use and which actions need sign-off (Google Play listing).
Weaknesses
- Invite-only: a code is required, the macOS download on cue.im reads "coming soon" and the iOS app awaits App Store review, so access depends on platform and luck (cue.im, 2 October 2026).
- The wallet is thinly documented: no published payment network, wallet type or refund route, and Manus says only that agents pay within a budget you set (Implicator and Digital Applied, September 2026).
- Call data is kept: Manus's privacy policy, last updated in September 2026, says call audio, recordings and transcripts may be processed when an agent calls a third party, and de-identified data may be used to improve its models, with an opt-out by emailing privacy@manus.im in some jurisdictions.
- Prompt-injection exposure: Salt Labs disclosed on 24 September 2026 that one crafted email could run code in a victim's Manus environment (patched). That was the Manus product, not Cue, but agents that read inbound email and hold payment credentials face the same class of attack.
- No independent hands-on reviews or benchmarks exist yet; BazaarLink and Digital Applied both say their write-ups rest on documentation, not use.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Cue actually cost?
Manus has published no Cue price for after early access, and cue.im lists no plans. Today the app costs nothing once you hold an invitation code. Giving an agent a phone number is a paid add-on: it is a subscription bought apart from your Manus membership, and calls draw on a weekly Cue allowance instead of Manus credits, though the help article states no amounts. Whatever an agent spends with merchants comes on top, so cap the wallet budget first.
Can you use Cue without paying?
Yes for now: Manus calls early access free, and none of the sources reviewed states a limit on agents or tasks. You still need an invitation code, and Manus handed out MEETCUE at launch to a limited number of early users on a first-come basis. Everyone admitted is given extra codes to share. Expect the free period to end, since Manus has not said when or what replaces it.
Which tools compete with Cue in 2026?
[Meta Muse](/hub/agents/muse) is the closest personal-agent rival and is generally available. [OpenAI dots](/hub/agents/dots) fits people who already pay for ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium and want an always-on agent on its own cloud computer. [Gemini Spark](/hub/agents/gemini-spark) is the pick when your day lives in Gmail, Calendar and Docs, and [OpenClaw](/hub/agents/openclaw) is the one to self-host at no cost.
What separates Cue from Meta Muse?
Cue organises work as a team: separate agents, each with its own memory and identity, pass tasks along inside a group chat, while Muse is Meta's personal agent reached through its app or WhatsApp (Digital Applied, 30 September 2026). Muse is open to people in the US and Canada, whereas Cue needs an invitation code and the sources reviewed list no regions. Cue documents a user-set budget and approval for purchases, but its refund and dispute process is unpublished. Take Muse for access today and Cue for the multi-agent design.
How long does it take to get going with Cue?
Getting in is the uncertain part, because an invitation code comes first and none of the sources reviewed gives a timeline for getting one. Open the Agents (Cue!) tab in the Manus sidebar and scan the QR code to download the app, or use cue.im, then enter the code at sign-in; Manus may also email you one. Give the first agent one narrow job, connect only the apps it needs (Cue lists [Notion](/hub/tools/notion) among them) and decide which actions need your approval before it acts. Test on reversible errands, such as a restaurant enquiry, before letting it pay for anything.
Top Alternatives
- Muse: Pick Muse when availability decides it, since you can start this week; pick Cue when a phone line and wallet per agent are worth waiting for an invite.
- OpenAI dots: Pick dots when a ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan already covers you; pick Cue when each agent should carry its own phone number.
- Gemini Spark: Pick Spark when Google Workspace is your hub and Google AI Ultra fits the budget; pick Cue when errands beyond Google apps matter more.
- OpenClaw: Pick OpenClaw when the agent should run open source on your own hardware; pick Cue for a hosted app with identities, accepting a closed product.