We’re starting to see AI being utilized for online shopping experiences. The latest development is a partnership between Newegg and PayPal to integrate the latter’s Agentic Commerce Services for AI shopping. This recent announcement comes while Black Friday sales are in full swing. The day itself falls on November 28 this year, but many retailers have been running deals for around a week now – including Newegg.

You can now buy Newegg products directly through Perplexity.ai as a result of the new collaboration. We’ve previously seen PayPal strike a deal with OpenAI to integrate its payment services into ChatGPT, with plans to create an AI shopping assistant, so doing your online shopping directly through an AI chatbot may become your go-to method in the future.

Shop at Newegg directly within Perplexity AI

Newegg’s Andrew Choi, Director of Brand and Website Experience, kindly provided a demonstration of this new feature below. Simply telling Perplexity that you want to buy an RTX 5080 will preview Newegg links, with the option to ‘Instant buy’. You are given a summary of the model of your choice, including reviews and features, and the option to purchase it directly through the AI search engine/chatbot. You don’t need to interact directly with Newegg’s website during this process.

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“AI is redefining the customer shopping journey, and over the past two years we’ve leveraged AI to build entirely new experiences for our customers. PayPal is pioneering innovation in this area, and its agentic commerce services enable Newegg to participate in this new shopping experience. Together we are helping customers discover the products they want through AI-powered environments while continuing to deliver the trusted service they expect from Newegg.”

Newegg CEO, Anthony Chow, source: Business Wire

The timing of this feature is perfect if you’re looking for some AI assistance while shopping this Black Friday. At Newegg, you can expect to find some great deals across a wide range of PC hardware, including graphics cards, CPUs, gaming monitors, and more.

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Jack Goodall

At PC Guide, Jack is mostly responsible for reporting on hardware deals. He also specializes in monitors, TVs, and headsets and can be found putting his findings together in a review or best-of guide.