Amazon Plans To Charge $5-$10 Per Month For Alexa

June 21, 2024 Business, Technology

Reuters reports:

Amazon is working to replace what it refers to internally as “Classic Alexa,” the current free version, with an AI-powered one and yet another tier that uses more powerful AI software for more complicated queries and prompts that people would have to pay at least $5 per month to access, some of the people said. Amazon has also considered a roughly $10-per-month price, they said.

There is no tie-in with Amazon’s $139-per-year Prime membership being considered. As envisioned, the paid version could perform more intricate tasks such as composing a brief email, sending it and ordering dinner for delivery from Uber Eats, all from a single prompt. It could also eliminate the need to repeatedly say “Alexa” during a conversation with the software and offer more personalization.

Read the full article. The linked piece doesn’t say if customers can keep the free “classic” version once the change goes into effect. My May 2024 report on the planned change is here.



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