ChatGPT app is leaking like hell
A user reported that the ChatGPT app is consuming an excessive amount of memory, significantly more than all other applications combined. This observation was made after returning from lunch, noting a substantial memory footprint. The user speculated that this might be due to the app being built on Electron, which is known for higher memory usage, but expressed surprise at the extent of the memory consumption.
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PublishedOffset at this time: UTC+0Sep 9, 2026, 20:49 UTC
IngestedOffset at this time: UTC+0Sep 9, 2026, 23:00 UTC
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- Sep 9, 2026, 20:49
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- Sep 9, 2026, 23:00
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I went out for lunch and came back saw this, ChatGPT app is using more memory than all other apps combined, by a lot! I heard that it's built on Electron? So I was expecting it to have a bigger memory footprint, but never this big :(