USAi No Longer Free for Federal Agencies: GSA Confirms

Federal agencies now have to pay to use the government's artificial intelligence platform, USAi. A website update from the General Services Administration confirms this change. USAi was previously free for government employees. Now, agencies will face a "platform fee plus passthrough usage costs." The GSA has not yet provided specific details on this new pricing. What's more, other GSA AI offerings, including those from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, are expiring at the end of this month. There is no clear public plan for their future. A GSA official noted that some manufacturers are looking at extending limited-time offers or creating new ones. The agency is working to secure extensions or new offers that benefit federal agencies. This change means federal agencies will need to factor new costs into their AI utilization plans.