ChatGPT’s new Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out for you

ChatGPT is moving from product discovery to transaction execution. Its new Wallet feature allows AI agents to shop and complete checkout on a user's behalf, reducing the handoffs that usually send users from a chatbot to a retailer's website. The initial rollout is limited to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the U.S.; broader availability, supported merchants, payment methods, and separate pricing have not been disclosed. For builders, the important shift is that conversational agents can now act on purchase intent rather than merely recommend products. That raises the value of structured catalogs, accurate inventory and pricing data, and agent-friendly commerce integrations. It also puts more pressure on consent, authentication, spending controls, returns, and audit trails, especially when an agent is authorized to place an order instead of simply preparing a cart.