Licensing2026-05-27confirmed
OpenAI × The Associated Press
The Associated Press announced on May 27, 2026, that it will provide its U.S. election results data to OpenAI. The agreement covers vote counts for national, state, and local races from the announcement date through the 2028 general election, making AP's data available to users of ChatGPT and other OpenAI services.
Price paid
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Not disclosed
Losing bid
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Per unit
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no meaningful ratio
The asset
A license for OpenAI to receive and use U.S. election vote count results data for national, state, and local races.
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- News agency
- Modalities
- text, data
- Jurisdiction
- US
What it means if you hold data
This deal positions AP's election data as a standard of truth for AI platforms, ensuring that factual, nonpartisan information is used by large language models to inform users about U.S. election outcomes.