Expanding AI access and cyber defense for federal, state, local, and tribal governments

OpenAI and the U.S. General Services Administration have announced a multi-year agreement to expand AI access and cyber defense support across federal, state, local, and tribal governments. Building on a previous federal offer, the first-of-its-kind agreement eliminates the standard $15 per user per month license fee, setting it to $0 with no minimum commitment, while offering 50% off usage costs. The partnership extends eligibility across a U.S. public-sector workforce of approximately 23 million people. The agreement runs for 27 months, from October 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. Participating organizations will gain access to tools such as GPT-6 Astra and Daybreak access, which has previously aided entities like the CDC, Georgia Department of Revenue, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in improving operational efficiency, literature reviews, and research. Furthermore, every verified government entity will be approved for advanced cyber-defender Daybreak Blue access at 50% off standard commercial pricing, accompanied by scaled training and enablement. OpenAI states that ChatGPT Enterprise does not use business data, including inputs or outputs, to train or improve its models, ensuring that participating organizations retain necessary data protections.