Anthropic offers Claude AI to federal agencies for $1
Earlier this month, OpenAI announced that it was offering ChatGPT Enterprise to US federal agencies for $1 in a yearlong deal with the General Services Administration.
Today, Anthropic is following suit with a similar deal. Claude for Enterprise and Claude for Government will be made available through the General Services Administration for $1 per agency across all three branches of government for “sensitive unclassified work.”
The Financial Times is reporting that Google was in talks to mint a similar deal.
Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and Google have all received contracts from the Department of Defense for up to $200 million each to use those companies’ AI for national security and defense applications. Late last year, Anthropic announced a partnership with Palantir to deploy the company’s Claude tool to the “defense and intelligence communities” inside the US government.
The low, low price that these companies are offering government agencies seems intended to induce workers to rely on AI tools before converting that reliance to juicy federal contracts when the limited-time offer expires. The promotional strategies with federal agencies come as tech companies and startups are desperately seeking a path to profitable AI while they burn piles of cash building infrastructure.
The Financial Times is reporting that Google was in talks to mint a similar deal.
Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and Google have all received contracts from the Department of Defense for up to $200 million each to use those companies’ AI for national security and defense applications. Late last year, Anthropic announced a partnership with Palantir to deploy the company’s Claude tool to the “defense and intelligence communities” inside the US government.
The low, low price that these companies are offering government agencies seems intended to induce workers to rely on AI tools before converting that reliance to juicy federal contracts when the limited-time offer expires. The promotional strategies with federal agencies come as tech companies and startups are desperately seeking a path to profitable AI while they burn piles of cash building infrastructure.
