How do I reduce how much Energy I use?

There are a few ways to reduce Energy consumption:

Choose a more efficient AI model: Go to Chat Settings > Custom to browse available models. Models with fewer Energy bolts consume less Energy. In the mobile app, you can tap the Energy bolts to see exact input and output costs.

Lower the Thinking Effort: If you're using Thinking or Custom mode, reducing the Thinking Effort from Deep to Standard or Quick will use less Energy. Learn more about Thinking Effort.

Compact your conversation: Long conversations can use more Energy because Phi has more context to keep track of. Compacting creates a summary of your current conversation and starts a new one with that summary, so you can continue with less Energy and often get faster responses.

To compact a conversation, tap the + icon and choose Compact Conversation. Your original conversation will still be saved, so you can always return to it if the summarized version is missing something.

Keep messages concise: Shorter inputs and outputs use less Energy, so being direct with your questions can help.