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California state agencies and local governments can access Anthropic's Claude intelligence platform at a 50% discount, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said Monday.
“Through the agreement, federal agencies may access Anthropic's AI production assistant, Claude, at a 50% discounted price, along with free staff training and GenAI technical assistance and workflow installation from Anthropic developers. The agreement also provides a similar discounted offer to California's local governments, including cities and counties,” the press release announced.
“Claude is the first AI productivity tool that will be available to all State agencies though the California Department of Technology's new Statewide Information Technology Shared Services (SITeS) portal. The portal centralizes AI tools in one place with transparent values for key business use cases – such as improving operational efficiency, improving data security, and improving ongoing public employee experience,” the announcement continued.
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Gavin Newsom, Governor of the US state of California, participates in the 62nd Munich Security Conference. (Marijan Murat / photo alliance via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Newsom, in office since early 2019, is up for re-election this year — he won re-election in 2022 after surviving a reelection bid in 2021.
“This partnership is about using technology the California way: responsibly, transparently, and in the service of the people. AI should not replace the human work of government; it should help our employees to move faster, solve problems more effectively, and deliver better results for the people of California,” the governor said in a statement.
“As a California company, we feel a real responsibility to our state. We are honored to expand our partnership with California agencies and put Claude to work for the people who keep this state running,” said Head of Anthropic of the Americas Kate Jensen. “Building AI responsibly and to help people has been our approach from the beginning, and that's exactly what this partnership is about.”
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei attends a lunch with G7 leaders, G7 partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photos by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The governor's office revealed that the state is already using Claude.
“California has already implemented some of Claude's uses in state government, including using the tool to help Engaged California, the nation's first democratic platform announced by Governor Newsom last year, which helps give Californians a stronger voice in policymaking,” the office noted. “Claude was also involved in the development of Poppy State – a simple AI tool designed by public servants for public servants using pre-built, easy-to-use queries to meet common government business needs, promoting more reliable, trustworthy results.
“As a California company, we feel a real responsibility to our state. We are honored to expand our partnership with California agencies and put Claude to work for the people who keep this state running,” said Anthropic of Americas CEO Kate Jensen in a statement. “Building AI responsibly and to help people has been our approach from the beginning, and that's exactly what this partnership is about.”
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“CDT and CalOES are partnering to use Claude for cyber protection – Claude Security and Claude Code for scanning, checking, and pasting the state code. Among the largest agencies, CA DMV uses Claude to improve customer service and lower wait times, and CA Dept of Healthcare Services, the largest Medicaid Agency in the country, uses Claude to issue internal Mepidiciid internal news releases.
