# Manus vs Poe: UI comparison

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

How Manus (Manus AI) and Poe (Quora) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 3 differences and 4 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Manus shows 17 menu items; Poe shows 13.
- Manus's message box covers more of the screen than Poe's (9% vs 6.2%).
- Manus's message box sits in the bottom third of the screen, Poe's in the middle third.

## Similarities

- Both sidebars take a similar share of the screen width (4% vs 5%).
- Both use 3 text sizes.
- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both were captured in dark mode.

## Latest menu changes

### Manus

No menu changes have been recorded for Manus yet.

### Poe

Week of October 5, 2026, compared with the week of September 28, 2026:

- An icon button (slider icon) now appears in the input area.

## Portal pages

- Manus: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/manus
- Poe: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/poe

## Screenshots

- Manus, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/manus.local.png?v=1792783952441
- Poe, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/poe.local.png?v=1792783971026