Google's per-prompt water-use figure for Gemini (0.26 ml) understates total water impact by excluding off-site water used for electricity generation and related cooling.
OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5's energy use. It could be higher than past models
In mid-2023, querying GPT-5 for a recipe could consume several to 20 times more energy than previous models, indicating increased resource demands for advanced AI responses.