Google Reveals Water and Energy Consumption of AI Gemini for the First Time: The Numbers Are Impressive

Google has published information regarding the energy and water consumption for processing queries in its AI Gemini, highlighting the importance of the ecological component of technology. According to Google Cloud, one query to Gemini uses only 0.0003 kWh of electricity, which is just 10% of the energy required for a regular light bulb in one hour.

On a large scale, one million queries to the AI require about 300 kWh of electricity, while one billion queries require 300,000 kWh. Each query consumes 0.002 liters of water for cooling data centers, which also requires process optimization to reduce the environmental impact.

One million queries consume 2,000 liters of water, while one billion consume 2 million liters

Google advocates for ecological responsibility in the tech field and aims to make its data centers 'water-positive', giving back more water to the ecosystem than it takes. In a context where other companies, such as Microsoft and OpenAI, have yet to publish similar data about their AIs, Google's initiative proves to be significant.

Earlier, in 2023, research showed that ChatGPT-3 consumes 0.00053 kWh per query, some indicators are comparable to Gemini

The utilization of AI appears to be less costly in terms of energy and water than expected, but it requires continuous improvement to lessen its environmental impact. Recently in Ukraine, the first state service utilizing artificial intelligence was launched. The process of obtaining a veterinary license in the electronic service 'ePermit' is now accompanied by automatic document verification using AI.