Variant merge

Variant merge identifies near-duplicate product variants and suggests merging them into a single canonical variant. Duplicate variants waste listing space, split customer reviews, and complicate inventory management.

How it works

1. Detection — the engine scans your product catalog and groups variants with:
   • Same or very similar titles (text similarity).
   • Matching product images or very similar images (image similarity).
   • Nearly identical descriptions or specs (description similarity).
2. Clustering — when confidence is high (text + image + description similarity all agree), the engine flags the group as a merge candidate.
3. Review & merge — you see the cluster, the confidence score, and the suggested canonical variant. Merging consolidates them under one SKU and keeps reviews/ratings unified.
4. Cross-platform — variant merge works across Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok — so you can consolidate the same product listed separately on each platform.

When it fires

Variant merge appears when:

• You have product variants that are textually, visually, or informationally redundant.
• The engine has high confidence they're duplicates (not intentional variants like colors or sizes).
• Merging would simplify your catalog without losing distinct product variants.