Which product categories are easiest for AI agents?
In ARC's Index, how often shoppers reach the cart varies by category. This page shows, for every category, how many stores were scored, how many had all five shoppers add to cart, how many had none, and the median score. Fewer than 10 Measured scores is too few to rank.
Short answer
Easiest, on this page, means the highest share of Measured stores where all five browser shoppers added the product to the cart. Categories with fewer than 10 Measured scores are too few to rank. This is ARC's Index sample, not the whole market.
Category table
ARC open dataset snapshot 2026-10-12.r2 (2026-10-12). Measured scores only.
Highest 5-of-5 share, categories with at least 10 Measured scores: Home (6 of 11)MeasuredSnapshot 2026-10-12. A tie is listed in full. This is not a rank of the whole market.Snapshot 2026-10-12.r2, 12 October 2026.
Snapshot 2026-10-12.r2, 12 October 2026.
| Category | Measured scores | 5 of 5 | 0 of 5 | Median score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparel | 21 | 7 | 5 | 74 |
| Beauty | 15 | 7 | 4 | 83 |
| Food & drink | 13 | 5 | 3 | 79 |
| Home | 11 | 6 | 1 | 83 |
| Supplements (too few to rank) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 83 |
| Footwear (too few to rank) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 59 |
Why some categories are harder
A size or colour picker, a bundle, or an age check can stop the shopper before the cart. The stop reason is on the store, not a verdict about the category. ARC does not publish a separate cause for each category.
Small samples
Fewer than 10 Measured scores is too small to rank. The counts still show. A small category is not a zero.
Browse a category
Category lists are on the store directory and on which stores agents reach the cart at.
Frequently asked questions
- Which product categories are easiest for AI agents?
- In ARC's Index, how often shoppers reach the cart varies by category. This page shows, for every category, how many stores were scored, how many had all five shoppers add to cart, how many had none, and the median score. Fewer than 10 Measured scores is too few to rank.
- Which category is easiest?
- See the live table. Easiest here means the highest share of Measured stores where all five shoppers added to cart, among categories with at least 10 scores. Quote it with n and the snapshot date.
- Why are some categories marked too few?
- Fewer than 10 Measured scores is too small to rank. The counts are still shown. Too few is not zero.
- Are category results for the whole market?
- No. They describe ARC's Index sample.
On ARC
Cite this: ARC, arcreport.ai, accessed 2026-10-13, index snapshot 2026-10-12.r2, CC-BY-4.0. Protocol figures: Live saved checks, accessed 13 October 2026. Not a frozen snapshot. Index browser figures: Snapshot 2026-10-12.r2, 12 October 2026. Platform figures: Live saved checks, accessed 13 October 2026. Not a frozen snapshot.
Every figure is labelled Measured, Inferred or Not measured. Not measured is not zero. A missing result is not a mark against a store. ARC stops before payment.