Amazon will let you use Alexa+ from the web without a dedicated device

Amazon's new AI-powered version of Alexa just got more useful.

Amazon announced during CES 2026 that Alexa+, the souped up version of Alexa that launched last year, is now usable via a web browser, negating the need for an external smart home device. You can access Alexa+ from the Alexa website, but only if you have an Alexa+ Early Access subscription at the moment.

From there, you can type in text prompts and have the newer, allegedly smarter version of Alexa answer them for you without needing to spend a couple hundred dollars on an Echo device.

This is nifty not just because it cuts down costs for people who don't want to buy an Echo or Ring device, but because it also supplements people who already own them. You can use Alexa+ from a web browser to control your smart home devices, as well as do anything else you'd ask an AI assistant to do.