3/31/2026 at 9:35:54 PM
by daniele_dll
4/2/2026 at 10:00:43 AM
I noticed chatGPT using 1.4GB in a single chat the other day and affecting performance. Don't get me wrong it was a long one, but it's all text, so I still don't think I understand why it uses so much memory. A novel should only take up a few MBs of memory. I assume it's a ton of backend context, but feel like someone should look into that. No wonder all the robots are greedy for memory.by lyfeninja
4/1/2026 at 9:05:23 PM
Before I deleted my account in November, I have reported to them a very severe form of memory leak that was caused by ad blocker(s).When you disabled your ad blocker, things became normal...but the background services they run via websockets was just insane lol.
As soon as you re-enabled your ad blocker, the same original memory usage returned.
Another memory leakage can be found via their message app; the more characters you type after a while, the more memory it would devour! I just couldn't continue my discussion with an HR during discussion about arranging an interview; we had to switch to email as it led both of us to extreme frustration!
It just not worth the effort anymore...not to mention the HR scammers that compete between them who's going to get your info or what other data they can extract from you.
Just delete your account; it's not worth it anymore...whatever Microsoft touches, it kills it in no time.
by stefanos82
4/1/2026 at 10:55:34 AM
Three days ago someone posted - LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561489
What next, a new post with the RAM value when 12 tabs are open?
by chistev
4/1/2026 at 11:12:18 AM
Well if you check the screenshot you will notice that LinkedIn was using about 10x more memory for a few tabs ;) The most insane one is at +15GB lolI felt "reductive" reading that LinkedIn was using <3GB for 2 tabs given my experience.
by daniele_dll
3/31/2026 at 10:14:47 PM
95% of it: Negative Mental Vibes.by elzbardico
3/31/2026 at 9:46:08 PM
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561489by ChrisArchitect
3/31/2026 at 9:48:49 PM
I posted because I saw that a few days ago but 2.4GB felt "reductive" considering what I experienced on my machine ;)by daniele_dll
3/31/2026 at 10:01:34 PM
All this engineering and they still have these basic sub-optimal memory leaks with just a few tabs.Makes me wonder that they don't even do performance tests at all.
by rvz