Shopping agent
Alexa for Shopping
Amazon's in-store AI assistant answers product questions, compares items, tracks price history and can add to cart, auto-buy at a set price or restock on a schedule.
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ecommerceguide summary
Alexa for Shopping is Amazon's assistant inside the Amazon Shopping app, on Amazon.com desktop and mobile web, and on Echo devices. It answers product questions using listing details, reviews and community Q&A, compares products, tracks prices and finds deals. It can add items to a cart, auto-buy an item when it hits a set price, and restock household items on a schedule. Free to Amazon account holders in the United States, with no Prime membership required.
Why it stands out
Published by Amazon and confined to Amazon's own store, where it can place orders rather than hand shoppers off.
What Alexa for Shopping does
ecommerceguide editorial- Renamed from Rufus on 13 May 2026 by Amazon
- Answers product questions from listings, reviews and community Q&A
- Auto-buys items at a set price and schedules restocks
- Covers Amazon only, with purchases completed in Amazon's store
- Free to Amazon account holders; no Prime membership required
- Available in the United States across app, web and voice
How the agent works
From the vendor's own pages- Runs as
- Mobile app
- Autonomy
- Suggests
- Payment
- No payment
- Regions
- US
How to use Alexa for Shopping
From the vendorOpen Rufus in Amazon
Tap the Rufus icon in the Amazon mobile app or search bar to start a conversation.
Ask a shopping question
Ask anything from 'what to consider when buying running shoes' to 'compare these two TVs' in natural language.
Review AI-generated guidance
Rufus pulls from Amazon's catalog, reviews, and the web to summarize options, features, and fit considerations.
Browse suggested products
Tap recommended items to see full product pages with prices, reviews, and buying options.
Check out on Amazon
Add items to your cart and complete checkout normally using your Amazon account and saved payment.
Works with
Retailers supported
Amazon
Stores the agent can search or buy from, per the vendor.
Categories and use cases
Sources
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