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OpenAI Launches Instant Checkout in ChatGPT Starting With Etsy

An open-source Stripe-backed protocol underpins in-chat payments to create a new merchant-fee revenue stream.

Overview

  • U.S. ChatGPT Free, Plus and Pro users can now complete single-item purchases from Etsy sellers without leaving the conversation.
  • Support for more than one million Shopify merchants, including brands like Glossier, SKIMS, Spanx and Vuori, is coming soon.
  • Instant Checkout runs on the Agentic Commerce Protocol co-developed with Stripe, which OpenAI has released as open source for wider adoption.
  • OpenAI says product results remain organic and unsponsored, merchants handle orders, payments and fulfillment, and users must confirm each step.
  • The move pushes shopping into AI chat interfaces, positioning OpenAI against rivals experimenting with agentic commerce such as Google’s AP2, Microsoft and Perplexity, with multi-item carts and broader regional rollout planned.