# The Agentic Commerce Gauntlet: Why AI Agents Fail at Checkout

> Source: <https://skyfire.xyz/the-agentic-commerce-gauntlet-why-ai-agents-fail-at-checkout/>
> Published: 2026-10-16 20:05:05+00:00

Why is an agentic commerce transaction still so difficult? Agentic commerce success rates are all over the map. In our own testing at Skyfire, we’ve seen merchants where AI agents successfully complete more than 90% of attempted transactions. At others, success rates hover between 30% and 40%. And at some merchants, agents fail 100% of […]

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