Advancing the next era of national science

OpenAI announced on July 22, 2026 that it is advancing the next era of national science through its collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission. The company will provide $4 million in Codex access to approximately 2,000 Genesis researchers at National Laboratories and universities. OpenAI also committed $3 million in API support to two large-scale scientific campaigns testing frontier models against major scientific challenges. Additionally, participating researchers will receive up to $10 million in API usage for $2.5 million spent. OpenAI will provide selected national-laboratory researchers working on eligible biology projects access to GPT-Rosalind's specialized bioscience capabilities. Trusted national-laboratory leaders will receive early access to selected models and features to prepare workflows and infrastructure. The company will expand trusted access to advanced cyber capabilities for selected national-laboratory cybersecurity researchers. These efforts build on prior work, including an AI Jam Session with nine National Laboratories where over 1,000 scientists tested frontier models. OpenAI also deployed advanced reasoning models on Venado, the supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a shared resource across the National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories. In bioscience, OpenAI and Los Alamos developed evaluations to study how multimodal AI systems can be used safely by scientists in realistic laboratory environments. The Genesis Mission aims to integrate AI with federal scientific data, advanced computing, experimental facilities, and expert teams to double the productivity and impact of American research and innovation within a decade. OpenAI's support combines broad access for researchers to develop practical uses for frontier models with concentrated resources for ambitious challenges. The initial large-scale campaigns include breakthroughs for high-temperature superconductors and an Atlas of the Machine-Accessible Frontier. OpenAI emphasized that no single entity can realize this opportunity alone and reiterated its commitment to working with scientists, National Laboratories, universities, and government to build national capacity for applying frontier intelligence to important problems.