Amazon is Starting to Roll Out its Alexa+ Web App

Amazon is starting to open up access to its new Alexa+ web app, which the company first announced in February when it officially unveiled its next-gen assistant. A subset of testers on the Alexa+ early access can access it on alexa.com, the previous domain of Alexa Internet, Amazon’s now-discontinued web ranking service.

GeekWire got access to this new Alexa+ web app, which provides a familiar chat interface with shortcuts to reminders, calendar appointments, uploaded documents, and more. Alexa+ first rolled out on recent Echo speakers and smart displays, but giving Alexa+ a proper web interface now makes it possible to start and continue conversations from anywhere.

On the information page for Alexa+, Amazon explains that voice input, playing music, and smart home features are currently not supported on the Alexa+ web app. However, the assistant can be used to ask about any topic, create checklists and calendar appointments, browse tickets, and more. For productivity scenarios, it’s also possible to upload documents to Alexa+ and have the assistant analyze them.

Alexa+ is currently available in early access in the US and Canada, and it will be free with Prime when it goes out of early access. For everyone else, Alexa+ will be priced at $19.99/month, which will make it hard for Amazon to compete with ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI assistants with a free offering.