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Title: Google is selling a version of Gemini for government agencies

Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:42:21 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-is-selling...

Google has announced plans to sell a custom version of its Gemini AI models
for government agencies. "Gemini for Government" includes access to existing
tools like NotebookLM, and "Google-quality enterprise search, video and image
generation capabilities." The AI platform is in direct competition with
similar offerings from OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI.

A big focus of Google's pitch for Gemini for Government is the idea of
automating administrative tasks with AI agents. The company touts pre-built
Deep Research and Idea Generation agents that will be available to government
agencies from the jump, but anyone who invests in the new AI platform will
also get the ability to build custom agents of their own. Gemini for
Government will also offer threat protection and data privacy features, and
will be compliant with cloud security standards like Sec4 and FedRAMP.

Google's offering its AI platform for $0.50 per year for government agencies,
with the option to pay more for extra security features. The low price is as
much an enticement as it is a jab at OpenAI and Anthropic, who both announced
$1 government AI deals in the last few months.

These attempts to become government AI contractors are happening in the
shadow of the AI Action Plan President Donald Trump announced in July. The
Trump administration's stated goal is to spur development, turn AI into an
American export and remove "idealogical bias" from AI models, but the
specifics of the plan are concerningly open to interpretation. Trump's
proposal asks federal agencies to withhold "AI-related" funding from states
with "burdensome" AI regulations. It also directs the Federal Communications
Commission to assume a role in regulating AI, placing even more theoretical
power in the executive branch.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-is-selling...
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