More than 10 microwave-seconds?

Question

You ask ChatGPT one question. Somewhere, a data center hums. In microwave terms: is one ChatGPT question more or less electricity than running your microwave for ten seconds?

Accepted Answer

About ONE second of microwave (~0.3 Wh, per Epoch AI). The viral “10x a Google search” stat was a 2023 estimate that stuck around after it stopped being true. Most people miss this one high. (75% of Americans answer "More" — floor est.)