Switching AI from GUI to CLI mysteriously tanked this Mac's battery life
DanielLockyer · x · 2026-09-09
The author's Mac battery dropped from lasting a long time to just a few hours. No rogue process found — the only change was using AI purely via CLI/TUI instead of GUI, which is counterintuitive since terminals should be lighter. A data point worth noting for anyone running AI coding agents in the terminal.
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