Shopping & Errands
Find a toy and start checkout with Operator
OpenAI's Operator picked a toy matching criteria and opened Target.com but did not complete the purchase, walking the user through checkout.
Operator
Shopping & Errands
Groceries, price hunting, returns, and the errands you keep putting off.
89 use cases
Shopping & Errands
Let AI agents place DoorDash orders
DoorDash's dd-cli beta lets agents order food, with a demo of Claude completing a full order end to end.
Claude
Shopping & Errands
Order pizza for a group with computer use
Anthropic engineers had Claude computer use navigate DoorDash and choose pizzas for a group.
Claude computer use
Shopping & Errands
Negotiate a car purchase between dealers
OpenClaw researched prices, searched dealer inventory, filled contact forms and played quotes against each other for $4,200 off; it messaged a wrong dealer once.
OpenClaw
Shopping & Errands
Get competing car quotes from dealerships and negotiate a lower price
An agent filled out web forms at 8-10 dealerships and emailed competing quotes against each other, reaching a deal that saved over $4,200 in three days.
Other or custom
Shopping & Errands
Find coffee makers under $100 and add options to the cart
Perplexity Comet searched Amazon for coffee makers with a grinder, built a comparison table and added two options to the cart, stopping before purchase.
Perplexity Comet
Shopping & Errands
Hunt Black Friday TV deals against stated requirements
ChatGPT Agent searched deal guides and retailers for several minutes and returned five discounted TVs with buy links plus two cheaper alternatives.
ChatGPT Agent
Shopping & Errands
Launch and run an online store with AI agents
The author used an AI store builder to launch a retail shop taking real payments in one sitting, with five agents watching orders, stock and customers.
Other or custom
Shopping & Errands
Turn a handwritten grocery list into a cart
ChatGPT Agent transcribed 15 of 16 items from a photo, found the nearest store and added them to the cart, but missed onions and struggled with login.
ChatGPT Agent
Shopping & Errands
Shop for shorts and handle email via an agent
A TechRadar reviewer had Muse find shorts in their size and request an Amazon login to buy, and also work on their email.
Meta Muse
Shopping & Errands
Buy homemade pizza ingredients from Walmart
A reviewer had ChatGPT Agent shop at Walmart for pizza ingredients, handing control back briefly for an anti-bot check.
ChatGPT Agent
Shopping & Errands
Find a vintage lamp on Etsy
ChatGPT Agent worked 50 minutes and reported adding five lamps to the cart, but the user's own cart was empty as it ran on a separate computer.
ChatGPT Agent
Shopping & Errands
Order pens and search for reservations and resorts
Operator found a 144-pack of pens on Staples after Amazon blocked it; restaurant booking failed and the resort search chose random dates.
Operator
Shopping & Errands
Order groceries with computer-use agents
The author tried Operator and two other computer-use agents on grocery shopping and found the experience too poor for ordinary consumers.
Operator
Shopping & Errands
Shop for Raspberry Pi parts on Amazon with Claude
Claude searched Amazon for a Raspberry Pi, asked about mic and speaker options, and added items to the basket in about 15 minutes, slower than manual.
Claude computer use
Shopping & Errands
Book a gym tour and compare memberships with Comet
NBC tested Comet on job applications, shopping and a gym tour; it needed intervention, booked the tour after prodding, and built a price comparison chart.
Perplexity Comet
Shopping & Errands
Find and add high-meat cat food to a basket
A reviewer had Comet's assistant find the cat food with the most meat and add it to the basket, plus some product comparison and form filling, though imperfectly.
Perplexity Comet
Shopping & Errands
Order dinner by voice via Grubhub and Uber Eats
A writer ordered dinner conversationally with Alexa+ through linked Grubhub and Uber Eats accounts, including customizing and changing the order.
Alexa+