OpenAI Offers ChatGPT To US Government Agencies for Just $1

OpenAI will offer ChatGPT Enterprise to the U.S. federal to over 2 million employees at a $1 rate.

OpenAI announced a $1 per agency pricing deal for ChatGPT Enterprise which will become available to every U.S. federal executive branch agency during the upcoming year, as first reported by CNBC.

Through this move ChatGPT becomes accessible to more than 2 million government workers at an affordable price.

ArsTechnica notes that the agreement comes shortly after the U.S. General Services Administration approved a wider deal allowing OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to supply AI tools to federal agencies.

CNBC reports that OpenAI claims that this move aims to make government “services faster, easier, and more reliable,” calling the offer a form of public service.

“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, as reported by ArsTechica.

The ChatGPT Enterprise platform will be made available to agencies through a bundle that contains advanced AI models, along with Advanced Voice Mode, Deep Research, while also providing stronger privacy safeguards than the standard version. These features will be fully available for 60 days, with no obligation to renew after the one-year trial.

This initiative follows a pilot with the Department of Defense and the June launch of “OpenAI for Government.” OpenAI also recently secured a $200 million DoD contract and is reportedly seeking new investors at a $500 billion valuation, as noted by CNBC.

Still, concerns persist. ArsTechnica notes that Trump’s executive order titled “Preventing Woke AI” bans tools that promote “ideological dogmas such as DEI.” Critics have long accused ChatGPT of left-leaning bias.

Security questions remain, too, though a GSA spokesperson insisted, “The government is taking a cautious, security-first approach to AI,” as reported by TechCrunch.

OpenAI plans to open a Washington, D.C. office in early 2026. The increasing adoption of ChatGPT by governments across the world has sparked public debate. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted using ChatGPT to generate ideas for political decisions, describing it as a “second opinion.”

However, this sparked backlash from critics who argue that relying on AI for government decisions is risky and undemocratic. Virginia Dignum, a responsible AI professor, said, “We must demand that reliability can be guaranteed. We didn’t vote for ChatGPT.”

Experts warn that AI systems can be manipulated and raise concerns about transparency, security, and the potential erosion of democratic processes.