OpenAI and GSA Cut ChatGPT License Fees to $0 for U.S. Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Governments
OpenAI for Government and the U.S. General Services Administration announced a multi-year agreement expanding subsidized ChatGPT and GPT-6 Astra access to federal, state, local, and tribal governments.
Details
- Who’s eligible: federal, state, local, and tribal government entities, covering roughly 23 million public-sector workers; over one million government employees already use ChatGPT under existing agreements
- Pricing: the standard $15-per-month per-user license fee drops to $0, with a 50% discount on usage costs and no commitment required
- Cyber defense access: verified government entities get automatic approval for Daybreak Blue at 50% off commercial pricing, while Daybreak Red — for advanced vulnerability research — remains at standard commercial pricing; OpenAI also provides scaled training to help government cyber defenders use the models effectively
- Focus areas: the partnership emphasizes protecting critical infrastructure across emergency response, transportation, public health, and utilities
- Timeline: the agreement runs 27 months, from October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028
What happened next
The deal extends the subsidized cyber-defense access OpenAI outlined in its earlier $1 billion Daybreak for Frontline Defenders commitment into a formal, multi-year GSA agreement, giving nearly all levels of U.S. government a stable, low-cost path to both consumer ChatGPT and cyber-focused Daybreak tools through the end of 2028.