ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 — research institute estimates medium-sized GPT-5 response can consume up to 40 watt-hours of electricity
ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 — research institute estimates medium-sized GPT-5 response can consume up to 40 watt-hours of electricity

ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 — research institute estimates medium-sized GPT-5 response can consume up to 40 watt-hours of electricity

Remember when they told you a google query uses the power of a light bulb burning for an hour? We've come to a full circle guys.
I wonder if that was meant to be interpreted as a large or small amount of power. Back then I thought it's a somewhat significant amount but now it seems tiny.
A lightbulb for an hour is about 60 Wh, assuming you're talking about an incandescent one.