News Summary

OpenAI has launched a new feature called Instant Checkout, enabling U.S. ChatGPT users to purchase items directly from Etsy and Shopify merchants within the chatbot. Powered by the Agentic Commerce Protocol developed with Stripe, this feature supports single-item purchases and will soon support multi-item cart checkout. Initially available for U.S. users, OpenAI plans to expand its regional availability. The company is also open-sourcing the technology behind Instant Checkout to allow more merchants and developers to integrate with ChatGPT. Payments will be handled by the merchant, with a small fee paid by merchants on completed purchases. OpenAI emphasizes that product rankings will be based on relevance, price, and quality, not the availability of Instant Checkout.