GSA inks another $1 OneGov vendor deal, this time with Anthropic

Anthropic has become the latest company to benefit from the US government's frenetic AI adoption pace, inking a deal to get its software into the hands of federal agencies at a deep discount.

The General Services Administration on Tuesday announced an agreement with Anthropic that will see the Claude maker open its Enterprise and Government variants to agencies across all three branches of government for just $1 for a year of access. Because this is yet another OneGov deal, agencies interested in trying out Claude products will be able to buy it without needing to establish their own individual purchasing agreement with Anthropic. 

"OneGov is revolutionizing how the federal government acquires AI technology," GSA federal acquisition service commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said in a statement. "This agreement with Anthropic is another major step in the AI-driven transformation of government." 

Anthropic will also provide support to government agencies to help them ...