Perplexity Announces Partnership With US Government and Agentic Shopping for Consumers | PYMNTS.com

The new shopping experience will be rolled out to U.S. users next week, Perplexity Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko told CNBC in a report posted Wednesday.

In this experience, users will do their own research, because most people want to do that, and then the “agentic part is the seamless purchase right from the answer,” Shevelenko said.

Over time, this experience will enable users to buy items from 5,000 merchants through Perplexity’s search engine, according to the report.

It was also announced Wednesday that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has formed what it calls a first-of-its-kind agreement with Perplexity.

The new “OneGov” agreement is designed to provide federal agencies with “secure, enterprise-grade” AI research and drafting capabilities at deeply discounted pricing, according to a Wednesday news release.

The agreement lets agencies access Perplexity Enterprise Pro for Government for 25 cents per agency over an 18-month term, the GSA said in a news release.

“Access to cutting-edge AI models is essential for integrating AI into federal government operations and modernizing inefficient processes, aligning with the White House’s AI Action Plan,” said Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh…