Luka Jagor | Blogger :: Digital Artist | 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 · #𝘥𝘫 · 𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘺𝘪𝘴𝘵

ᴵⁿ ᵗᶦᵐᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᶜˡᶦᵐᵃᵗᵉ ᵉᵐᵉʳᵍᵉⁿᶜʸ https://climateclock.world/ In recent discussions it’s been claimed that “people send over 2.5 billion messages to ChatGPT every day.” That level of usage raises a natural question: what is the environmental cost? Let’s break it down and compare ChatGPT, Bitcoin, and Ethereum in terms of energy use and carbon footprint . ChatGPT Energy per prompt : estimates vary, but a typical query may consume around 0.3 to 0.34 watt-hours of electricity— a small amount , comparable to an LED bulb for a minute or two. ( Epoch AI , Dev Sustainability , DEV Community ) Scaling up : one source estimated total daily consumption could be tens of millions of kWh per day , but this depends on model efficiency and usage patterns. ( Business Energy UK , Best Brokers ) If there are indeed 2.5 billion prompts per day , even at 0.3 Wh each , that’s ~750 million watt-hours → 750,000 kWh per day , or about 0.75 GWh/day . That would scale to roughly 270 GWh/year . Compa...