Amazon Alexa+: $19.99 or Free for Prime Members

Amazon's latest offering, Alexa+, is set to shake things up with a starting price of $19.99 a month. But hey, if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber, you're in luck—it's free for you! They're kicking things off with an early access phase next month in the U.S., and then they'll slowly roll it out to more folks in the coming months.
First up to get the Alexa+ treatment are the Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21 devices. It's still a bit of a mystery which other gadgets, like the Echo Dot and Echo Pop, will join the party. Amazon's keeping tight-lipped about that.
Alongside Alexa+, Amazon's launching Alexa.com, a new web platform tailored for those long, drawn-out tasks. They're also giving the Alexa mobile app a facelift with a fresh interface and some new tricks up its sleeve.
"We're not just tweaking chatbots here; we're stepping into a whole new world with generative AI and a totally revamped Alexa," said Panos Panay, Amazon's devices and services head, at a big event in NYC on Wednesday.
At $19.99, Alexa+ is right in the ballpark with other AI-powered chatbots like OpenAI's basic ChatGPT plan and Google's Gemini Advanced, both of which also go for $19.99.
Now, the price tag is a bit steeper than what folks were whispering about. Rumors had it pegged at somewhere between $5 to $10, maybe with a sweet free trial to kick things off. But hey, sometimes things don't go exactly as planned, right?
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19.99美元月費?這價格在當前市場有競爭力嗎?我猜Prime免費是為了綁住更多用戶吧,亞馬遜這步棋下得蠻明顯的👀。話說早期訪問只在美國,我們這邊還要等多久呢?希望功能真的值得這個價錢,別到頭來只是多了幾個無關痛癢的指令。
哇,這真的會掀起新一波語音助理大戰嗎?月費19.99美金對非Prime會員來說門檻有點高,但如果功能真的有突破,或許值得觀察。Amazon這個策略很明顯在強化Prime會員的黏著度,但不知道其他競爭者會怎麼回應。希望未來開放更多地區使用!🤔
¡Menuda movida ha metido Amazon con este Alexa+! ¿19,99 dólares al mes? Me parece un poco fuerte, aunque claro, los de Prime se lo llevan gratis... ¡Vaya forma de fidelizar a la gente! 😅 Me da curiosidad saber qué mejoras reales tendrá comparado con la versión normal. ¿Será para compensar que otros asistentes como Google y Siri van mejorando? En fin, a ver cómo les sale la jugada en EE.UU. primero.
¿19,99 dólares por Alexa+? 🤔 La suscripción premium se está volviendo loca... Me alegra que Prime lo incluya gratis, ¡pero me preocupa que después suban los precios! 🎯
Encore un service payant ? 😅 Cela devient compliqué, mais l'intégration gratuite pour Prime est intéressante. J'espère que cela ne marquera pas le début d'une segmentation excessive entre utilisateurs gratuits et payants.

Amazon's latest offering, Alexa+, is set to shake things up with a starting price of $19.99 a month. But hey, if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber, you're in luck—it's free for you! They're kicking things off with an early access phase next month in the U.S., and then they'll slowly roll it out to more folks in the coming months.
First up to get the Alexa+ treatment are the Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21 devices. It's still a bit of a mystery which other gadgets, like the Echo Dot and Echo Pop, will join the party. Amazon's keeping tight-lipped about that.
Alongside Alexa+, Amazon's launching Alexa.com, a new web platform tailored for those long, drawn-out tasks. They're also giving the Alexa mobile app a facelift with a fresh interface and some new tricks up its sleeve.
"We're not just tweaking chatbots here; we're stepping into a whole new world with generative AI and a totally revamped Alexa," said Panos Panay, Amazon's devices and services head, at a big event in NYC on Wednesday.
At $19.99, Alexa+ is right in the ballpark with other AI-powered chatbots like OpenAI's basic ChatGPT plan and Google's Gemini Advanced, both of which also go for $19.99.
Now, the price tag is a bit steeper than what folks were whispering about. Rumors had it pegged at somewhere between $5 to $10, maybe with a sweet free trial to kick things off. But hey, sometimes things don't go exactly as planned, right?
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Amazon has secured a significant partnership with Meta, once again relying on its own custom-designed chips. Meta has agreed to deploy millions of AWS Graviton chips to meet its expanding AI demands, Amazon confirmed on Friday.Note that AWS Graviton
Uber latest to embrace Amazon's AI chips
Amazon announced on Tuesday that Uber is expanding its AWS cloud contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's own processors. Uber will extend its use of AWS Graviton, a low-power ARM-based server CPU, and begin testing Trainium3, AW
Amazon introduces AI shopping assistant for search bar, powered by Alexa+
Love it or not, Amazon is placing AI at the heart of the shopping experience. On Wednesday, the company unveiled “Alexa for Shopping,” a new personalized AI shopping assistant powered by Alexa+. Notably, this new experience replaces Rufus, the g
19.99美元月費?這價格在當前市場有競爭力嗎?我猜Prime免費是為了綁住更多用戶吧,亞馬遜這步棋下得蠻明顯的👀。話說早期訪問只在美國,我們這邊還要等多久呢?希望功能真的值得這個價錢,別到頭來只是多了幾個無關痛癢的指令。
哇,這真的會掀起新一波語音助理大戰嗎?月費19.99美金對非Prime會員來說門檻有點高,但如果功能真的有突破,或許值得觀察。Amazon這個策略很明顯在強化Prime會員的黏著度,但不知道其他競爭者會怎麼回應。希望未來開放更多地區使用!🤔
¡Menuda movida ha metido Amazon con este Alexa+! ¿19,99 dólares al mes? Me parece un poco fuerte, aunque claro, los de Prime se lo llevan gratis... ¡Vaya forma de fidelizar a la gente! 😅 Me da curiosidad saber qué mejoras reales tendrá comparado con la versión normal. ¿Será para compensar que otros asistentes como Google y Siri van mejorando? En fin, a ver cómo les sale la jugada en EE.UU. primero.
¿19,99 dólares por Alexa+? 🤔 La suscripción premium se está volviendo loca... Me alegra que Prime lo incluya gratis, ¡pero me preocupa que después suban los precios! 🎯
Encore un service payant ? 😅 Cela devient compliqué, mais l'intégration gratuite pour Prime est intéressante. J'espère que cela ne marquera pas le début d'une segmentation excessive entre utilisateurs gratuits et payants.





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