In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

Google dropped detailed stats on energy, water, and carbon use per query for its Gemini models. Median energy: 0.24 Wh, with TPUs eating 58% of that. They’re claiming a 33× efficiency boost in the last year—credit goes to model and software tuning.

System shift: A public hyperscaler posting this means the industry's inching toward serious, standardized AI climate metrics. About time.