Anthropic and GSA offer 40% off Claude to federal, state and local governments

Government AI buying is moving to pay-as-you-go. On Oct. 27, 2026 the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) said it expanded its OneGov agreement with Anthropic, giving government buyers a 40% discount on token-based usage across the Claude models available to the government, including FedRAMP-authorized environments for sensitive unclassified work.

What the deal includes

• Discount: 40% on Claude Enterprise, Claude for Government and the Claude API, per Anthropic.
• No minimums: agencies pay only for what they use.
• Who can buy: federal, state, local and tribal governments, directly, through resellers and on major cloud platforms, GSA said. Anthropic says the discount applies to direct purchases now and to purchases through cloud providers later.
• Where to order: through GSA's Multiple Award Schedule.

Adoption numbers from Anthropic

Anthropic said approximately 500 U.S. federal, state and local government organizations now use Claude. Weekly Claude for Government active users are up about eightfold since February, and usage across federal civilian agencies has grown about 20-fold in a year. The company estimates the discounts will save the government $1 billion. Claude for Government, which runs at a FedRAMP High authorization level, became generally available on Sept. 30, 2026.

Context

Nextgov/FCW reported that the new deal arrives before an earlier Claude OneGov agreement expires on Oct. 31, 2026; under that deal federal agencies had access to Claude for Enterprise and Government for $1 per user. OpenAI brokered a similar 50% discount on token-based usage through a 27-month OneGov agreement that began in October 2026. GSA says OneGov has generated more than $1.8 billion in savings since inception, about $1.6 billion of it through its super intelligence agreements.