Muse Meta AI agent price leaks online ahead of launch in India, details here

As the global AI race heats up, all eyes are now on Meta to see when Muse will finally drop the waitlist and officially say 'hello' to Indian users.

In Short

• Meta Muse AI base subscription is expected to cost Rs 1799 in India.
• The smart agent works inside WhatsApp to autonomously finish tasks like booking tickets.
• Indian users can currently join the waitlist ahead of the official launch.

Meta is reportedly planning to bring its highly awaited personal AI companion, Muse, to users in India soon. While the Mark Zuckerberg-led company has not yet announced an official release date, a newly surfaced report has revealed how much the subscription plans could cost when the service finally arrives in the country.

Expected Muse AI price in India

According to a recent report by The Hindu, Meta will offer the Muse AI agent in premium subscription tiers. The base Power subscription is expected to start at Rs 1,799. For users with heavier requirements, the top-tier Max plan is said to cost Rs 8,999.

The report does not clarify whether these leaked prices are for monthly or yearly billing cycles. However, in the US market, the company offers these plans on a monthly basis. The US pricing is quite similar, with the Power tier costing $20 (roughly Rs 1,900) and the Max tier priced at $100 (roughly Rs 9,400) per month.

While the exact benefits for the Indian market have not been officially confirmed, Meta's global website gives a clear idea of what to expect. The standard Power tier provides users with 500 million Muse tokens every week. Meanwhile, the premium Max plan offers a massive 3 billion Muse tokens weekly.

What is Meta Muse, and why does it matter?

Announced earlier this year, Muse is designed to take actions for you. You can ask it to draft emails, plan travel itineraries, book flight tickets, manage customer-service chats, and fill out long online forms. It lives directly inside familiar apps like WhatsApp.

Muse is already a massive hit globally, crossing 10 million downloads within just two months of its availability. It competes with other upcoming AI agents like OpenAI's Dots, Anthropic's Claude Duet, Grok Bot, and Instinct.

How to get Muse in India and the challenges ahead

Currently, Muse is officially available only in places like the US, Canada, Japan and Singapore. If you try to sign up from India through the regular route, you will be put on a waitlist. However, Muse will face some big local hurdles before a full rollout. The biggest issue is payments. Right now, Muse cannot independently make card transactions for Indian users because it is not integrated with domestic payment gateways.

Another challenge is bot detection. Indian websites heavily rely on CAPTCHAs to block automated bots. While smart agents like Muse and Instinct can solve these tests, this could make existing website security less effective.

This raises a big question for the future: when software independently navigates websites to do chores, should platforms treat it like an ordinary human user or block it?

For now, Indian users can visit the official Muse website to create an account and join the waitlist. This will ensure they are among the first to get access when the AI agent officially launches in the country.

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