Key highlights:
- Shopify stock is seeing increased volatility following the announcement that the platform has integrated with Meta’s Muse personal AI agent
- By embracing Muse, Shopify has taken a different route than Amazon, which blocked Muse from accessing its platform without authorization
- Truist estimates Muse could generate $28.5B in additional Meta revenue by 2030, but only 8% of U.S. consumers trust Meta with passwords
Meta and Shopify announced a partnership that will allow Muse to complete purchases across Shopify-powered stores using Shop Pay. The integration is designed to streamline checkout while allowing Muse to handle shipping and billing information.
We are excited to announce we are partnering deeply with Muse to enable agentic checkout with Shop Pay on all Shopify stores, offering people an easy and delightful way to shop and check out with Muse. pic.twitter.com/KmRlKjoLoq
— tobi lutke (@tobi) September 21, 2026
The partnership for Shopify provides exposure to an emerging model in which AI agents could become an intermediary between consumers and online retailers.
Instead of visiting individual stores, comparing products, and completing checkout themselves, shoppers could tell an AI agent what they want and allow it to handle much of the process.
Meta has also partnered with retailers and platforms, including Instacart and Dick’s Sporting Goods, as it expands Muse’s access to products and services.
Shopify stock saw a significant increase on the announcement, spiking from $129 to a peak of $148.6 on Tuesday. However, it gave back some of its gains today with a 3.8% decline to $142.1.
Meta’s Muse hits 2.5 million downloads: Is AI shopping finally taking off?
Meta’s renewed push into artificial intelligence is drawing investor attention as Muse, its personal AI agent, gains traction following its Sept. 8 launch.
Unlike conventional chatbots that primarily answer questions, Muse is designed to perform tasks on users’ behalf.
Introducing Muse, the personal agent that understands your goals and works 24/7 to get things done for you.
— Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd) September 8, 2026
The agent can browse websites through a virtual computer, organize plans, send emails, create documents, and complete some online purchases.
Meta also has a distribution advantage through its massive user base across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, giving the company multiple channels to bring its AI products to consumers.
Truist Securities analyst Youssef Squali estimates Muse could generate $28.5 billion in additional revenue for Meta by 2030 if its current momentum continues.
The app has been downloaded more than 2.5 million times since launch and reached the top spot among free apps on Apple’s U.S. App Store.
The growing adoption is also pushing Meta’s AI strategy beyond chatbots toward agents that can complete tasks for users, including online shopping.
Muse faces test as Amazon pushes back on AI shopping agents
The challenges facing AI shopping agents became clearer after Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse from accessing its website and purchasing products for users.
Amazon said it had not been informed in advance about Muse’s access and had not authorized the activity, highlighting a key hurdle for Meta as it seeks to make AI agents a new gateway to online commerce.
While agents can navigate websites and complete tasks on behalf of users, merchants still control whether these systems can access their platforms and make transactions. That could create tension with large marketplaces whose businesses rely heavily on advertising.
If AI agents increasingly make purchasing decisions without consumers browsing websites themselves, merchants could have fewer opportunities to display ads, promote products, and influence buying decisions directly.
Consumer trust is another challenge, as Muse can become more useful when users connect services such as email and calendars, but broader access to personal data raises privacy and security concerns.
An Oppenheimer & Co. survey found that only 8% of U.S. consumers would trust Meta with their passwords, compared with 30% for Google.
Meta has said Muse was designed with security in mind, with each agent operating on a dedicated cloud computer. The company also says Muse cannot access users’ passwords or payment information.
Investors are also weighing the broader impact of AI agents with shares of financial companies, including Charles Schwab, which fell earlier this week as markets considered how AI agents could change interactions between consumers and financial services.
Competition is expected to intensify as OpenAI and Google expand their consumer AI agents, with Apple also expected to enter the market.
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