ChatGPT now has a Wallet feature that lets AI agents shop and check out on a user's behalf, starting with a limited rollout to US Pro subscribers.
That is the full confirmed picture. Agents can browse for products and complete the purchase, and access is restricted for now to Pro subscribers in the United States. The source does not say which merchants or payment methods Wallet supports, what fees apply, or when the rollout widens.
Analysis: what the announcement leaves open
The interesting part of an agent that pays is the set of guardrails around it, and none are described. We do not know whether users approve each purchase, whether spending limits exist, or how refunds and wrong orders are handled. Those details will decide whether Wallet is a convenience or a liability.
The staged launch fits a pattern. OpenAI's earlier Operator agent also reached US Pro users first, and a narrow group of paying customers is a common way to test a feature where mistakes cost real money. That is an inference from precedent, not something the source states.
The broader shift is that the shopping agent has been a demo for a while, and checkout is where a demo has to handle money. Until the company explains how Wallet treats approval and errors, the open question is who pays when an agent buys the wrong thing.