What is the carbon footprint of ChatGPT?

Using ChatGPT for just one hour generates approximately 150g of CO2. This is equivalent to charging your smartphone 3,300 times.

How many trees do I need to plant to offset ChatGPT?

To offset a year of typical usage of ChatGPT (approx. 27.3kg of CO2), you would need to plant about 2 trees.

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Carbon Footprint of ChatGPT

Did you know that using ChatGPT for just one hour generates 150g of CO2? That's equivalent to charging your smartphone 3,300 times.

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Yearly CO2 Emissions

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Needed to Offset

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Yearly Impact Comparison

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*IdleForest offsets ~200kg CO2/year on average per user.

Sources & Methodology

LLM Inference Studies

Research indicates ~4-5g CO2 per query for large models.

IdleForest Calculation

Offset calculations assume an average mature tree absorbs ~20kg CO2 per year. Usage hours are based on typical user averages.

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IdleForest is a passive browser extension that plants trees while you browse, game, or stream. It uses your unused internet bandwidth to fund reforestation projects.

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