Anthropic is offering the Claude family of large language models (LLMs) to the US government for just one dollar, allowing it to speed up its adoption of the technology.

The company said that the offer is available to all three branches of government, including federal civilian executive branch agencies, as well as legislative and judiciary branches of government.

Anthropic said that as AI adoption leads to transformation across industries, the company wants to ensure that federal workers can fully harness these capabilities to better serve the American people.

By removing cost barriers, the company said it is enabling the government to access the same advanced AI that is already providing value in the private sector.

To ensure successful adoption, Anthropic is also providing technical support to help agencies rapidly implement AI into their productivity and mission workflows.

The package will be available to the US government for one year.

Anthropic claims its models are secure and are certified for FedRAMP High, the most stringent requirement for handling unclassified sensitive government data.

Through partnerships with AWS, Google Cloud, and Palantir, Anthropic said agencies can access Claude through their existing secure infrastructure while maintaining complete control over their data.

Anthropic added that government partners are already using Claude to improve and accelerate their work, ranging from “groundbreaking” scientific breakthroughs to “mission-critical” national security operations.

The Department of Defense selected Claude advance U.S. national security capabilities.
At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 10,000 scientists and researchers use Claude daily to accelerate scientific discoveries.

The District of Columbia Department of Health has also deployed Claude to help residents access health services in multiple languages.

“We believe the US public sector should have access to the most advanced AI capabilities to tackle complex challenges, from scientific research to constituent services,” Anthropic said. “By combining broad accessibility with uncompromising security standards, we're helping ensure AI serves the public interest.”

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