Amazon's Rufus Gets Agentic: Price Tracking, Auto-Buy, and Shopping Across the Web

Published on 24.04.2026

AI & AGENTS

How to Use Rufus to Check Price History, Find Deals, Auto-Buy Items at Target Prices, and More

TLDR: Amazon's Rufus started as a chatbot that helped you find products. In 2026, it schedules recurring shopping tasks, monitors prices, and completes purchases autonomously using your default payment method. The line between "shopping assistant" and "shopping agent" is basically gone.

How to use Rufus to check price history, find deals, auto-buy items at target prices, and more