Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI's $1 federal government contracts expire this month
LuizaJarovsky · x · 2026-09-07
AI policy researcher Luiza Jarovsky highlights that the U.S. federal government officially uses models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI — all previously offered at a symbolic $1 price. With contracts up for renewal this month, it's unclear whether they'll be renewed and whether the $1 pricing will hold, making this a bellwether for how labs price government business.
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