Amazon is bringing the new AI-powered Alexa Plus to a wide range of its existing Echo devices — but the upgrade will skip many of the earliest models. The majority of the company’s first-generation Echos won’t get support, according to the Alexa Plus FAQ page, though Amazon says they will continue to work with the standard Alexa.

Alexa Plus is here but it's only supported by four Echo products as of now, and won't be supported by more than half a dozen Echo devices.

In roughly 24 hours, Amazon is expected to unveil its biggest Alexa update, one that's set to transform it from a relatively basic digital assistant into a true generative chatbot, one that can stand nearly toe-to-toe with ChatGPT and Google Gemini (at least when it comes it asking questions via speech).