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Alexa+

Amazon's AI voice assistant that understands normal sentences. Free with Prime, $19.99/month otherwise.

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Alexa+: what it costs and what it can actually doAmazon's AI assistant is free with Prime and $19.99 a month without. What reviewers found it does well, where it still gets things wrong, and which devices it runs on.

What it can do

  • Can you talk to your smart home in normal sentences?Yes

    Alexa+ controls smart home devices from natural, everyday phrasing and understands context.

    Good to know: Free with Prime, $19.99/month otherwise (US). Sometimes gives wrong facts; the Alexa app is still buggy.

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  1. Consumer ReportsIndependent

    Review of Alexa+: smart home voice control understands natural phrasing ("turn on the light over the sink") and context, and it understands children far better than the old Alexa. It sometimes gave wrong facts and got addresses wrong when booking an Uber. The Alexa app is still buggy, and Echo Show screens still show ads.

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  2. Tom's GuideIndependent

    Alexa+ left early access and opened to everyone in the US: included with Prime, $19.99/month otherwise, plus a usage-limited free tier on Alexa.com and in the app. Works on Echo devices up to eight generations old, Fire TV and Fire tablets; upgrading is voluntary.

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