Grok AI Emerges As The Greenest Chatbot, Leaving ChatGPT & Gemini In The Dust

As AI chatbots become an integral part of digital life, their environmental impact is coming under scrutiny. Grok AI Tops the Sustainability Charts According to the study, Grok AI registers a minuscule carbon footprint of just 0.17 grams of CO₂ per query, making it the most environmentally responsible chatbot in the industry. AI Model Estimated Inference CO₂ per Query Grok AI 0.17 Google Gemini 1.6 LLaMA 3.2 Claude AI 3.5 Perplexity AI 4 ChatGPT 4.32 Claude AI, ranking fourth, records 3.5g CO₂ per query. Perplexity AI takes the fifth spot with 4g CO₂ per query, largely due to its integrated search functionalities that require additional processing power. GPT-4: The Biggest Polluter in the AI Race At the bottom of the sustainability rankings sits GPT-4, which emits a staggering 4.32g CO₂ per query—25 times more than Grok AI.