Anthropic Offers Claude to All Three Branches of US Government for $1

Anthropic says it is offering Claude for Enterprise and Claude for Government to all three branches of the US federal government for $1, expanding access beyond the executive branch to include the legislative and judicial branches as well.

The company says the offer covers federal civilian executive branch agencies along with legislative and judiciary bodies. Anthropic frames the move as an effort to remove cost barriers so federal workers can use the same AI capabilities it says are already being adopted in the private sector.

What is included

According to Anthropic, the $1 package includes two products:

• Claude for Government, which the company says supports FedRAMP High workloads, allowing federal workers to use Claude for sensitive unclassified work.
• Claude for Enterprise, which Anthropic says gives agencies access to its frontier models with continuous updates as new capabilities are released.

Anthropic says it will also provide technical support to help agencies implement the tools into their workflows, and that this package will be available for one year.

Procurement background

Anthropic says the offer builds on Claude's addition to the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule the prior week, which it describes as having streamlined procurement for federal agencies. The company credits its partnership with the GSA as instrumental in making Claude accessible to federal agencies.

Security standards cited

Anthropic says Claude meets the government's highest security standards, stating that models offered through Claude for Government are certified for FedRAMP High, which it describes as the most stringent requirement for handling unclassified sensitive government data. The company says agencies can access Claude through existing secure infrastructure via partnerships with AWS, Google Cloud, and Palantir, while maintaining control over their data.

Existing government deployments cited

Anthropic points to several examples it says demonstrate Claude's use within government:

• The Department of Defense selected Claude through an agreement with a $200 million ceiling with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, according to Anthropic.
• At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Anthropic says 10,000 scientists and researchers use Claude daily.
• The District of Columbia Department of Health deployed Claude to help residents access health services in multiple languages, the company says.

How agencies can access the offer

Anthropic says department or agency leadership at eligible organizations should contact the company at pubsec@anthropic.com to gain access, and points to Claude for Government documentation for further details. The company says it is coordinating with the GSA and other government partners to implement the initiative.

Source: Anthropic, "Offering expanded Claude access across all three branches of the U.S. government," published August 12, 2025.