OpenAI Frees Several Gigabytes of RAM in ChatGPT App
A ChatGPT app update reduces memory use in long local sessions: after 32,000 responses, RAM consumption stays around 1.7 GB instead of up to 6 GB.
OpenAI has freed several gigabytes of RAM for users of the ChatGPT app.
- Previously, long local sessions in ChatGPT could consume up to 6 GB of RAM, and memory usage kept growing as the conversation continued.
- Now, even after 32,000 responses in a single session, the app keeps memory consumption at approximately 1.7 GB.
- This is especially useful for users running long AI-agent sessions on laptops, where stability and low memory pressure matter.
Why it matters
AnalysisLower memory pressure makes long ChatGPT and AI-agent sessions more stable, especially on laptops with limited RAM.
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