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Alexa+ vs Meta Muse
Facts only, side by side. Listed as alternatives to each other. No winner: which one fits depends on your country, plan and what you need it to do.
Facts checked up to
Alexa+ : Available in 12 countries, not in 14 of the 25 countries we track , Free , Device, Web, iOS, Android
Meta Muse : Limited rollout in the US, Canada and Japan , Free , iOS, Android, Web, macOS, WhatsApp
Main differences (from vendor pages)
| Fact | Alexa+ | Meta Muse |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Available in 12 countries, not in 14 of the 25 countries we track | Limited rollout in the US, Canada and Japan |
| Platforms | Device, Web, iOS, Android | iOS, Android, Web, macOS, WhatsApp |
| Voice | Yes | — |
| Smart home | Yes | — |
| Partly | Yes | |
| Browses the web | Partly | Yes |
Access
10 rows| Fact | Alexa+ | Meta Muse |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Alexa+: Amazon aboutamazon.com | Meta Muse: Meta about.meta.com |
| Kind | Alexa+: Voice / device | Meta Muse: Always-on agent |
| Status | Alexa+: Available "Alexa+ is now available to all customers in the U.S. and Canada"; Early Access in other countries. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Limited rollout "Muse and Muse subscriptions are in limited testing and aren't available in all locations yet." Announced as "rolling out" in the US. meta.com · checked |
| Launched | Alexa+: Feb 4, 2026 aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Sep 8, 2026 about.fb.com · checked |
| Where | Alexa+: 12 countries, not in 14 of the 25 countries we track See all 12Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States | Meta Muse: The US, Canada and Japan Sources disagree about.fb.com · checked |
| Excluded | Alexa+: None stated | Meta Muse: None stated |
| Platforms | Alexa+: Device, Web, iOS, Android aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: iOS, Android, Web, macOS, WhatsApp about.fb.com · checked |
| Requires | Alexa+: Amazon account; full Alexa+ needs Prime (US) or a $19.99/month subscription aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Meta account meta.com · checked |
| Minimum age | Alexa+: Not stated | Meta Muse: Not stated |
| Price from | Alexa+: Free Alexa+ chat (free) aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Free Free meta.com · checked |
What it can do
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| Fact | Alexa+ | Meta Muse |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa+: Partly You can forward emails to Alexa+ to remember, summarize or act on; Amazon does not describe inbox management. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes Sends email (asks first); you choose read-only or send access. about.fb.com · checked | |
| Calendar | Alexa+: Yes Manage the family calendar; turns emails, invites and school flyers into calendar events and reminders. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes Calendar connectors let Muse see your calendar and send invites; can be limited to read-only. meta.com · checked |
| Browses the web | Alexa+: Partly Amazon says agentic capabilities let Alexa+ navigate the web to finish tasks, e.g. booking an oven repair through Thumbtack. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes Opens a browser, fills out forms; can book travel. about.fb.com · checked |
| Makes purchases | Alexa+: Yes Shop Amazon.com, watch for deals and complete the purchase, order groceries (Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods) and takeout via Grubhub or Uber Eats. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes Checkout with Link by Stripe using a one-time-use card; asks approval before purchases. Can work on lowering a bill. about.fb.com · checked |
| Files | Alexa+: Yes Share documents, emails, photos and messages for Alexa+ to remember, summarize or act on. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes Stores uploaded and created files in its VM (Library > System Files); you can edit or delete them. meta.com · checked |
| Writes / runs code | Alexa+: Not stated | Meta Muse: Yes Its VM can compile code the agent writes and build custom skills/tools. research.meta.ai · checked |
| Messages you first | Alexa+: Yes Sends real-time notifications for things you care about, like concert tickets you've been eyeing or a deal alert you set, and can notify you when a watched item goes on sale. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes Keeps working after you close the app and comes back when something changes or when it needs your approval; it also suggests ideas proactively. about.fb.com · checked |
| Memory | Alexa+: Yes Remembers details you ask it to (e.g. frequent flyer number, recipes) and conversation context. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes Remembers what matters; you can tell it to "forget" things. about.fb.com · checked |
| Multiple agents | Alexa+: Not stated | Meta Muse: Yes Runs concurrent sub-agents, including a browser sub-agent. research.meta.ai · checked |
| Runs when app is closed | Alexa+: Not stated | Meta Muse: Yes Keeps working after you close the app. about.fb.com · checked |
| App connectors | Alexa+: Yes Orchestrates tens of thousands of services and devices via "experts": smart home (Philips Hue, Roborock), OpenTable, Vagaro, Uber, music services. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes Asana, Box, Canva, Dropbox, Figma, Granola, HighLevel, QuickBooks, Klaviyo, Lovable, Notion, Shopify, Slack, Stripe, Zoom, Facebook/Instagram business accounts, plus custom connectors. about.fb.com · checked |
| Voice | Alexa+: Yes Voice on Alexa-enabled devices (Echo, Fire TV, Alexa Tablets), plus text chat at Alexa.com and in the Alexa app. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not stated |
| Books travel | Alexa+: Not stated | Meta Muse: Yes Meta lists booking travel among the tasks Muse can handle. about.fb.com · checked |
| Runs an online store | Alexa+: Not stated | Meta Muse: Partly Muse for Small Business connects to the tools a business runs on, including its storefront; no store-setup workflow is described. about.fb.com · checked |
| Smart home | Alexa+: Yes Controls your smart home with products from Philips Hue, Roborock and more. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not stated |
Safety (as stated by the vendor)
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| Fact | Alexa+ | Meta Muse |
|---|---|---|
| Data it can access | Alexa+: Alexa+ uses your Amazon purchase history, listening and viewing, shipping address and payment preferences, plus documents, emails, photos and messages you share and connected smart-home devices and services. Review your interactions and settings in the Alexa Privacy dashboard. aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: You choose which connectors Muse uses and how much access (e.g. read-only email vs send); many connectors can be read-only. Disconnect any time in Settings > Connectors; data already used may remain in memories and chat history. meta.com · checked |
| Asks before sensitive actions | Alexa+: Not stated | Meta Muse: Yes Checks before sending an email or making a purchase. about.fb.com · checked |
| Sees your passwords | Alexa+: Not stated | Meta Muse: No Credentials go to secure storage; Muse "has no visibility into people’s passwords or payment methods". about.fb.com · checked |
| Trains on your data | Alexa+: Yes Amazon uses Alexa interactions "to train Amazon's machine learning models", with humans reviewing a small sample. You can manage the use of voice recordings to improve services in Alexa Privacy settings. amazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Yes, unless you opt out Training setting "is on when you first use Muse"; turn off in Settings > Data controls. Also applies to previous interactions. meta.com · checked |
| Isolation | Alexa+: Cloud service: requests are streamed to Amazon's cloud after the wake word (a visual indicator shows when audio goes to the cloud). Echo devices have a microphone-off button. amazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Dedicated cloud VM (Muse Secure VM) per person: the agent runs in an isolated container, credentials are stored outside it, and a separate Sentinel agent must approve connector actions and all network egress. research.meta.ai · checked |
| Retention | Alexa+: Voice recordings, transcripts and typed requests are kept until you delete them, or auto-deleted after 3 or 18 months if you choose. With "don't save recordings", transcripts and typed requests are still kept 30 days. Some records (actions taken, orders, notes) may be kept after deletion. amazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Chats, files, memories, goals and reminders are kept in your VM until you delete them; Reset Muse permanently deletes all of it. After deletion Muse may still remember what it learned. You can download your Muse data. meta.com · checked |
By country
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| Fact | Alexa+ | Meta Muse |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Available about.fb.com · checked |
| Canada | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Available about.fb.com · checked |
| United Kingdom | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Ireland | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Australia | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| New Zealand | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Germany | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| France | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Spain | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Italy | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Netherlands | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Switzerland | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| India | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Pakistan | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| United Arab Emirates | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| South Africa | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Philippines | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Vietnam | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Indonesia | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Malaysia | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Hong Kong | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Singapore | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Japan | Alexa+: Not listed aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Available about.fb.com · checked |
| Brazil | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
| Mexico | Alexa+: Available aboutamazon.com · checked | Meta Muse: Not listed about.fb.com · checked |
Freshness
1 row
| Fact | Alexa+ | Meta Muse |
|---|---|---|
| Last fact checked | Alexa+: Oct 23, 2026 | Meta Muse: Oct 23, 2026 |
Full details, FAQ and change history: Alexa+ · Meta Muse. Where sources disagree, both claims are on the agent page.