The University of South Carolina has renewed its agreement with OpenAI for a second year, signing a $2.5 million contract to continue providing ChatGPT access across its Columbia campus.
The new agreement is $1 million larger than the university’s initial $1.5 million contract signed in June 2025.
Students, faculty and staff will continue receiving free access to ChatGPT through the university, with greater capacity for complex and computationally demanding work…