AI platforms like ChatGPT can help with shopping by giving you personalized recommendations and comparing prices. These tips will let you get the most from them.

Retirees can turn to ChatGPT to save money on groceries every month. Putting together a meal plan and grocery list while staying within a budget can be time-consuming and frustrating, but ChatGPT can do it in seconds. The prompt is: Give me a meal plan for [number of meals] with a [$budget] at [grocery store.]

OpenAI recently added a new checkout feature to ChatGPT, partnering with Etsy and Shopify to let users purchase some items from select merchants. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino explains how getting into the online shopping space could pay off in the long run.

Instant Checkout in ChatGPT connects users and merchants for secure in-chat purchases and AI-driven shopping experiences.