Amazon Alexa Plus: one-year review
What happened
On 8 October 2026, The Verge published a one-year review of Amazon Alexa Plus. Alexa Plus is Amazon's digital assistant rebuilt on generative AI; on Echo devices it requires a Prime membership or a $19.99 monthly subscription, and it is currently available in the US and Canada. According to the review, after a year of use its smart home control, scheduling and shopping capabilities have improved substantially, and responses to commands such as weather have shortened from 10-15 seconds in 2025 to 3-5 seconds; but its personal assistant features remain immature, and ads on the Echo Show are out of control.
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- The Verge · AIAlexa Plus is better at running my home, but it’s not ready to run my life
Of all the things Alexa Plus can do, I never expected it to make me cry.
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