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Walmart Opens Its Store to AI Shopping Agents as Amazon Shuts Them Out

📅 Oct 25, 2026

✍️ Aamir Raza

Walmart Lets AI Shop for You

Walmart opened its store to AI shopping agents on October 21, while Amazon shut them out.

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Meet the Agent Gateway

The new connection lets approved agents search Walmart and Sam's Club inventory and check out on your behalf.

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ChatGPT, Gemini and Muse Are In

Walmart already works with the big AI apps, and agents must identify themselves and follow its rules to stay in.

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You Set the Spending Rules

Agent Profiles arrive in November: approve every order or cap spending, and delete a profile anytime.

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Amazon Picked the Opposite Side

Amazon blocks outside agents like Meta's Muse, citing security, and pushes its own shopping tools instead.

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