- Amazon has announced the price of its new Alexa Plus assistant
- It will cost $ 19.99 per month or will be free for Amazon Prime subscribers
- There is still no news about international availability or prices
Amazon has just announced his new Alexa Plus assistant with AI engine, and now we know the most important detail, its price.
Alexa Plus will cost $ 19.99 per month and initially will only be implemented in the US. During the “next weeks.” But the good news for Prime members is that it will be free if you already have the subscription, which currently costs $ 14.99 per month (or $ 139 annually).
In other words, Alexa Plus will be another key way to attract him to a main subscription, along with Amazon Music, Prime Gaming and those incredibly reliable deliveries the next day.
After its initial launch, Amazon says that the wizard will be implemented “later in waves in the coming months” to the owners of the Echo Show 8, 10, 15 and 21. If you do not have one of those smart speakers, says Amazon. You will get early access to Alexa Plus if you buy one of them today.
Unfortunately, we still don’t know anything about international availability, but now we are in the Alexa event and we will do everything possible to get more information soon.
Analysis: Prime now could be obvious
Alexa Plus’s first rumors suggested that it could cost in the region of $ 5- $ 10 per month (around £ 5- £ 10 / au $ 8-au $ 16). But while this official price is higher than expected, it is now clear that Alexa Plus is clearly a way to push more people towards Amazon Prime. In fact, it is currently cheaper simply getting Amazon Prime.
While there are impressive free voice assistants and fed by artificial intelligence, no less important for Chatgpt’s advanced voice, which recently reached its free level, none is so closely integrated with smart speakers such as Alexa Plus, and there it is where the new Amazon assistant could forge a audience.
We will have to see how well it works in practice, but the demonstrations showed that it is impressive versatile, offering a powerful intelligent integration of the home, the ability to order products or groceries, reserve tickets or restaurant reserves and much more.
Amazon says that Alexa Plus will work on almost all Alexa devices that he has launched, although early access will begin in the Echo Show 8, 10, 15 and 21, so those are the ones who must have if you want to try it first.
