{"id":2490968,"date":"2025-09-25T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gsa-announces-deal-with-musks-xai-for-heavily-discounted-access\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:56:31","slug":"gsa-announces-deal-with-musks-xai-for-heavily-discounted-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gsa-announces-deal-with-musks-xai-for-heavily-discounted-access\/","title":{"rendered":"GSA announces deal with Musk&#8217;s xAI for heavily discounted access"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgsa-announces-deal-with-musks-xai-for-heavily-discounted-access%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2490968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the General Services Management (GSA) has reached an agreement with Elon Musk&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commerce-secretarys-husband-is-top-executive-at-tech-firm-funded-by-chinese-government\/\" title=\"Commerce Secretary\u2019s Husband Is Top Executive at Tech Firm Funded by Chinese ...\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">artificial intelligence<\/a> company<\/a>,xAI,to provide heavily discounted access to its Grok chatbot models for all federal agencies. The deal offers 18 months of unlimited access at a substantially reduced rate of $0.42, marking the lowest price and longest contract term the GSA has secured for AI technology. this partnership comes shortly after Musk and former President Donald Trump publicly reconciled following previous disagreements. The move is part of the Trump administration&#8217;s broader initiative to promote U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >facilitating widespread government access<\/a> to advanced AI tools. alongside xAI, similar agreements have been made with other tech giants like amazon, OpenAI, and Google. Elon Musk highlighted the deal as an prospect to accelerate AI adoption throughout the government to improve efficiency and innovation. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GSA announces deal with Musk&rsquo;s xAI for heavily discounted access<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2239973\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI has made a deal with President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s administration<\/a> to employ its Grok artificial intelligence models in every federal agency at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mobs-of-thieves-loot-multiple-best-buy-stores-in-twin-cities-on-black-friday\/\" title=\"Mobs of Thieves Loot Multiple Best Buy Stores in Twin Cities on Black Friday\">discounted rate<\/a>, days after Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Musk<\/a> publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817614\/trump-musk-shake-hands-charlie-kirk-memorial-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shook hands<\/a> for the first time since their fallout.<\/p>\n<p>The General Services Administration cut a deal with xAI, which Musk is CEO of, to give each federal agency 18 months of access to the company&rsquo;s advanced Grok chatbot models for $0.42. This is the lowest rate and longest-term contract the GSA has secured since it announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3494932\/big-tech-discounts-federal-government-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">series of discounts from technology companies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3823256\/eli-lilly-investment-texas-us-manufacturing\/\">Eli Lilly announces second major investment in US manufacturing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3823329\/megyn-kelly-torches-jimmy-kimmels-return-and-his-self-pity\/\">Megyn Kelly torches Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s return and his &#8216;self-pity&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3822997\/piers-morgan-shreds-jimmy-kimmel-crocodile-tears\/\">Piers Morgan shreds Jimmy Kimmel: &lsquo;Hard to feel sympathy for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-to-give-remarks-at-virginia-tech-in-turning-point-tour\/\" title=\"Youngkin to give remarks at Virginia Tech in Turning Point tour\">crocodile tears&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Previously, agencies could purchase xAI access for $25.67 per person if they bought between 501 and 750 licenses. Now, each agency will get unlimited access for $0.42, according to a GSA spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;xAI has the most powerful AI compute and most capable AI models in the world. Thanks to President Trump and his administration, xAI&rsquo;s frontier AI is now unlocked for every federal agency empowering the U.S. Government to innovate faster and accomplish its mission more effectively than ever before,&rdquo; Musk said in a statement. &ldquo;We look forward to continuing to work with President Trump and his team to rapidly deploy AI throughout the government for the benefit of the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The GSA said the xAI announcement would be the &ldquo;final frontier model&rdquo; added to its AI offering portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>The GSA&rsquo;s series of chatbot deal announcements is part of the Trump administration&rsquo;s push to make the United States a &ldquo;winner&rdquo; in the AI field. David Sacks, the White House special adviser for AI and crypto, has helped lead the administration in implementing its &ldquo;AI Action Plan,&rdquo; announced in late July.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Widespread access to advanced AI models is essential to building the efficient, accountable government that taxpayers deserve&mdash;and to fulfilling President Trump&rsquo;s promise that America will win the global AI race,&rdquo;<strong> <\/strong>Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said in a statement. &ldquo;We value xAI for partnering with GSA&mdash;and dedicating engineers&mdash;to accelerate the adoption of Grok to transform government operations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The administration has also cut similar deals with Amazon, OpenAI, and Google.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3820077\/doge-struggles-without-elon-musk-at-helm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOGE STRUGGLES WITHOUT ELON MUSK AT THE HELM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several of Musk&rsquo;s companies have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/interactive\/2025\/elon-musk-business-government-contracts-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contracts with the federal government<\/a>, including his spacecraft manufacturing company SpaceX, totaling at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3459454\/trump-threat-end-musk-contracts-fraught-legal-national-security-implications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$38 billion<\/a>, according to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. The xAI deal is the latest contract between the federal government and one of Musk&rsquo;s companies since Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3459454\/trump-threat-end-musk-contracts-fraught-legal-national-security-implications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatened<\/a> Musk&rsquo;s contracts earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The former Department of Government Efficiency head was seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817614\/trump-musk-shake-hands-charlie-kirk-memorial-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shaking hands<\/a> with Trump at Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s funeral on Sunday in the duo&rsquo;s first public reconciliation since their fallout over disagreements on Trump&rsquo;s hallmark legislation of his second term, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GSA inks discounted deal with Musk&#8217;s xAI for federal AI access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2490969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trump-elon-charlie-kirk-funeral-e1758809140228.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3715,64042,45895,4250,58830],"class_list":["post-2490968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deal","tag-discounted-access","tag-gsa","tag-musk","tag-xai"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trump-elon-charlie-kirk-funeral-e1758809140228.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2490968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2490972,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490968\/revisions\/2490972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2490969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2490968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2490968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}