People said GPT-4o would kill
Amazon Alexa
Voice assistants · NASDAQ: AMZN · AI company
Why people said itGPT-4o could talk in real time, show emotion and understand what its camera saw, so writers said older assistants like Alexa seemed outdated.
Still fineAlexa+ opened to all US users, Feb 2026February 2026
What was claimed ·
OpenAI releases ChatGPT-4o, a new chatbot to compete with Apple's Siri and Google's AlexaAxios
GPT-4o's voice and vision demos were said to leave Amazon's Alexa far behind as an assistant.
Who else said it
- OpenAI GPT-4o voice assistant just put Siri on notice with real smarts — and a real personality · Tom's Guide · Secondary source
- OpenAI releases ChatGPT-4o, a new chatbot to compete with Apple's Siri and Google's Alexa · Axios · Secondary source
What happened
Amazon kept and upgraded Alexa. On 4 February 2026 it made the AI-based Alexa+ available to everyone in the US, free for Prime members, on Alexa devices, Alexa.com and the Alexa app.
Amazon said Alexa+ was available to everyone in the US and free for Prime members, across Alexa-enabled devices, Alexa.com and the Alexa app.
- Alexa+ now available to everyone in the US—and free for Prime members · Amazon (About Amazon) · Primary source
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