How Much Water Does ChatGPT Use?
How much water does ChatGPT use? OpenAI’s own figure, stated by CEO Sam Altman, is about 0.000085 gallons per query, roughly 0.32 mL or one fifteenth of a teaspoon, alongside 0.34 watt-hours of electricity. Independent estimates that count only data-center cooling land a little higher, around 1.5 to 4 mL per prompt. The scary viral number, about 519 mL (a full bottle) to write a 100-word email with GPT-4, is not a contradiction. It counts the entire electricity and training supply chain, which is why credible figures span more than 150x. This guide gives you a dated, sourced answer for every version of the question, so per query, per prompt, […]
