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You don't need "AI" for that. All you would need is some standardized APIs for the various shops, and you could easily solve this with computer technology from 20 years ago.
The reality is, though, that there are no such APIs. LLMs on the other hand could be a valid tool for the use case.
It's not that there's no API. It's that there's probably a different API for every single grocery store. And they make random changes and don't have public documentation. That's why we need the AI.
Actually, you'd be surprised. Instacart has up-to-date price and product data for TONS of grocery stores. And while their API likely isn't public, they MUST have one in order for their smartphone apps to work.