Competitors responded with a paper version and a cheaper base price, although GED Testing Service said its price includes services the other two test makers don't.
Texas has decided to use the new GED for now because its Board of Education believed there wasn't enough time to create a new test, spokeswoman Debbie Ratcliffe said.
But that could soon change: Dozens of states are considering whether to jettison the GED, which is now going through the biggest overhaul in its 70-year history, and many are already hunting for alternatives among a growing list of new competitors.