OpenAI and the U.S. General Services Administration are replacing the OneGov $1-per-year pilot with a consumption-based deal that cuts token usage 50% and drops the standard ChatGPT seat fee to $0. Bloomberg reported the shift on September 10; GSA and OpenAI posted matching announcements the same day. The 27-month agreement is slated to run from October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028.
GSA said the new OneGov offer covers ChatGPT models, including FedRAMP-authorized environments, with no platform-access fee, no minimum orders, and no spend commitment. Eligibility expands beyond the federal executive branch to legislative and judicial buyers plus state, local, and tribal governments, with ordering through GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule, resellers, and supported cloud marketplaces. OpenAI said more than one million government employees already use ChatGPT under prior deals and framed the expansion as reaching a U.S. public-sector workforce of about 23 million people.
OpenAI is also tying government cyber access to the package: every verified government entity will be approved for Daybreak Blue at 50% off standard commercial pricing, with training support; Daybreak Red for advanced vulnerability research stays at commercial rates on request. GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst cast the deal as part of OneGov’s AI strategy and Americas AI Action Plan; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said secure public-servant access can improve efficiency and cybersecurity. This brief covers the September 10 pricing and eligibility change; it does not audit agency AI governance or score competing OneGov vendor deals.