INDEPENDENT MERCHANT INTELLIGENCEPUBLIC BETA / SEPTEMBER 2026 BASELINE
Shopping surface intelligence / Commerce

Perplexity shopping

Research-led shopping with selective native purchase flows.

Documented state: unknownPrimary evidence available
PublisherPerplexity
Stack layerCommerce
First observedSeptember 2026
Last evidence check28 September 2026
Merchant answer / Source-backed reference

Research-led shopping with selective native purchase flows. Official material describes merchant product data and eligible Buy with Pro checkout. Current eligibility for a specific merchant cannot be established publicly. Individual merchant eligibility and deployed configuration require confirmation. Map this role to your existing stack and confirm the exact version, access conditions and implementation scope before making a merchant decision.

What this establishes
The documented role and version scope in the source ledger.

What it cannot establish
Live merchant deployment, private account eligibility, purchase completion or guaranteed AI selection.

Claim-to-source mapping
  • description: Research-led shopping with selective native purchase flows. · verified · Checked 2026-09-28 · Sources: perplexity

    Scope: Public documentation; not an authenticated merchant test

  • role: Official material describes merchant product data and eligible Buy with Pro checkout. · verified · Checked 2026-09-28 · Sources: perplexity

    Scope: Public documentation; not an authenticated merchant test

Evidence dates and document versions remain attached to the ledger below. Editorial presentation reviewed 30 September 2026; this is not a new source verification.

Documented role

What it helps with

Official material describes merchant product data and eligible Buy with Pro checkout.

Keep the scope clear

What it does not solve

Current eligibility for a specific merchant cannot be established publicly.

The merchant work

  1. Confirm your merchant and region eligibility.
  2. Check price, availability and product identity across data paths.
  3. Record the observed surface and date before comparing performance.

Merchant fit: Merchant discovery channel; not a replacement for your commerce stack.

Individual merchant eligibility and deployed configuration require confirmation.

OnboardingMerchant program described; current acceptance Unknown

conditional · 2026-09-28

DataPathMerchant specifications and indexed sources

verified · 2026-09-28

CheckoutSelected products and merchants; otherwise site referral

verified · 2026-09-28

PaymentUnknown

unknown after research · 2026-09-28

RegionsUS Pro scope in cited launch

conditional · 2026-09-28

AttributionUnknown

unknown after research · 2026-09-28

MerchantControlData submission; outcome not guaranteed

verified · 2026-09-28

Append-only history

What we observed, and when.

First house observation: 28 September 2026. Earlier dates, where known, are effective dates researched retrospectively.

First observed 28 September 2026. One baseline snapshot; no subsequent change is recorded.

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Evidence ledger

Go to the source.

Primary documentation records what is publicly stated. It does not independently prove outcomes or your account’s eligibility.

  • Shop like a Pro

    Perplexity · official primary · Checked 2026-09-28

    Claim scope: Merchant program and selective checkout

    US Pro/select merchant scope; current merchant acceptance not independently tested.

    Source ID: perplexity · Published: Not stated

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