
OpenAI Offers ChatGPT Enterprise to US Government for $1
OpenAI has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the U.S. General Services Administration to supply ChatGPT Enterprise to every federal executive-branch agency for a nominal fee of $1 per agency during the next 12 months. The deal grants more than two million civilian employees access to the company’s frontier language models and follows the GSA’s decision this week to add OpenAI, Google and Anthropic to its pre-approved roster of artificial-intelligence vendors. Under the arrangement, agencies will receive ChatGPT Enterprise along with 60 days of unlimited use of add-ons such as Deep Research and Advanced Voice Mode. OpenAI is also creating a dedicated user community, customised training through the OpenAI Academy and on-site support in partnership with consulting firms Slalom and Boston Consulting Group. The company said it will not use federal interactions to train its models, and the GSA has issued an Authority to Use confirming compliance with federal security standards. The move aims to accelerate adoption of generative AI across government after pilot projects showed productivity gains—Pennsylvania staff reported saving an average of 95 minutes a day on routine tasks, while 85% of participants in a North Carolina trial gave positive feedback. By effectively giving its software away, OpenAI undercuts rivals Anthropic and Google, which have yet to match the $1 offer, and aligns itself with the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan that seeks to modernise federal operations and expand domestic data-centre capacity.
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- GeekWire
OpenAI to provide ChatGPT to federal agencies for $1, and Seattle’s Slalom will assist worker training https://t.co/37iXKKKazb
- Yahoo Finance
OpenAI announces its giving access to ChatGPT to US federal agencies for $1 through the next year.
- Infosec Alevski 💻🕵️♂️
OpenAI is practically giving ChatGPT to the government for free: https://t.co/EMf4rr7MOE by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
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