ChatGPT Captures 90% of Congressional AI Spending
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- ChatGPT received roughly 90% of all spending on AI tools by House offices, committees, and institutional accounts during the year ending March 31, with Congress spending around $100,580 across 798 transactions on the tool
- Anthropic's Claude trailed in second place at $13,160 across 37 transactions, per CNBC's review of House disbursement records
- Democratic offices accounted for $54,165 in AI purchases — three times the $15,782 spent by Republican offices
- The at-least $113,740 in total Congressional AI spending excludes free accounts and AI bundled into broader software contracts
- Congressional staffers use ChatGPT and other tools to write memos, summarize and analyze legislation, respond to constituents, prepare hearing materials, sort through policy research, and draft social media posts
Why it matters: With ChatGPT capturing roughly 90% of Congressional AI spending and Democratic offices outspending Republicans 3-to-1, OpenAI's tool has become the de facto AI for federal staff — embedding a single vendor into the daily workflow of the very body tasked with regulating the industry.
