OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors' "Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference" at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025

Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesOpenAI on Wednesday announced it will offer its ChatGPT Enterprise duct to U.S. federal agencies for $1 through the next year, making its nology available to the federal executive branch workforce at "essentially no cost."The company has been working to deepen its ties to lawmakers and regulators in recent months, and it will open its first office in Washington, D.C., early next year.OpenAI said participating agencies will get access to its frontier models through ChatGPT Enterprise, and it will also offer access to features Advanced Voice Mode for an additional 60-day period.The company has partnered with the U.S

General Services Administration to launch the initiative.Read more CNBC newsMusk says Tesla is training an upgraded Full Self-Driving model which could be released next monthU.S. charges two Chinese nationals for illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to ChinaPalo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora confronts Wall Street skeptics after company's biggest bet yetOpendoor tanks after earnings as CEO thanks new investors for 'increased visibility'"Helping government work better – making services faster, easier, and more reliable—is a key way to bring the benefits of AI to everyone," OpenAI said in a blog post

In June, OpenAI launched a new offering called OpenAI for Government and said it was awarded a contract of up to $200 million by the U.S

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