David Mytton • 8/23/2025

The environmental impact of Google Gemini AI text prompts

This article analyzes Google's technical report on the environmental footprint of its Gemini AI, providing real-world metrics per text prompt. It details the system boundaries, methodology, and findings, including energy use (0.24 Wh), emissions (0.03 gCO2e), and water consumption (0.26 mL) per prompt, with a breakdown of energy consumption across hardware components.

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#AI Inference #Green Computing #Google Gemini