Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp to trial premium subscriptions
The firm also plans to test subscriptions for features, such as its Vibes video generation app, which the firm says "can bring your ideas to life with new AI visual creation tools".
Under the plan, access to the platforms' core services would remain free to use.
The new offerings would give access to features including expanded artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
Technology giant Meta is set to trial premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp users in the coming months in its latest experiment with paid services.
Meta announced Vibes in September as part of the latest version of the Meta AI app.
It also aims to use Manus, a Chinese-founded AI firm it agreed to buy in December for a reported $2bn (£1.46bn), in its subscription plans, according to TechCrunch, which first reported the story.
The company will also continue to offer standalone Manus subscriptions to businesses.
At the time, Meta said the deal would help improve its own AI by giving people access to "agents" - tools which can do complex things with minimal user interaction such as planning trips or making presentations.
"Manus's exceptional talent will join Meta's team to deliver general-purpose agents across our consumer and business products, including Meta AI," it said in a blog post.
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