# Grok vs Manus: UI comparison

- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/compare/grok-vs-manus
- Open in Compare: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=table&mode=portals&week=2026-10-19&portals=grok,manus&device=desktop

How Grok (xAI) and Manus (Manus AI) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 7 differences and 2 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Grok shows 11 menu items; Manus shows 17.
- Manus's message box covers more of the screen than Grok's (9% vs 7.5%).
- Manus shows more clickable items than Grok (~33 vs ~25).
- Grok shows no suggested prompts; Manus shows 3.
- Grok's sidebar is wider than Manus's (20% vs 4% of the screen width).
- Grok uses 4 text sizes; Manus uses 3.
- Grok's message box sits in the middle third of the screen, Manus's in the bottom third.

## Similarities

- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both were captured in dark mode.

## Latest menu changes

### Grok

No menu changes have been recorded for Grok yet.

### Manus

No menu changes have been recorded for Manus yet.

## Portal pages

- Grok: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/grok
- Manus: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/manus

## Screenshots

- Grok, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/grok.local.png?v=1792783897487
- Manus, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/manus.local.png?v=1792783952441