The average energy consumption of a ChatGPT request was estimated at 2.9 watt-hours, nearly 10 times that of a regular Google search, which reportedly consumes 0.3 Wh per request. BLOOM had a similar energy consumption, at around four Wh per request.
Meanwhile, incorporating generative AI into every Google search could lead to a power consumption of 8.9 Wh per request, based on server power consumption estimations.
Estimated energy consumption per request for selected AI-powered systems as of 2023
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