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Anthropic Offering AI Model to All Three Government Branches for $1
Anthropic offers Claude AI at $1 per agency for a year to compete for U.S. government contracts amid growing AI industry rivalry, including $200 million in recent Defense awards.
- On Tuesday, Anthropic announced it will offer Claude for Enterprise and Claude for Government to all three government branches for $1 per agency for a year.
- Amid fierce competition, AI firms have in recent months sought to deepen ties to policymakers, with Anthropic and OpenAI offering federal agencies their chatbots for $1 for a year.
- It partnered with the U.S. General Services Administration to provide technical support and access to frontier models for federal agencies.
- Intensifying the race, the $1 offers have raised the stakes in federal AI competition, directly challenging OpenAI’s foothold, within the last week.
- As AI firms vie for influence, the 'dollar war' signals a long-term game centered on trust, security, and adaptability, with federal AI contracts poised to reshape public service.
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