diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
index 07190cbb88..e633f9fd7d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ void HOT Logger::log_vprintf_(uint8_t level, const char *tag, int line, const ch
 #ifdef USE_HOST
   if (!message_sent) {
     // Host always has console output - no baud_rate check needed
-    // Use larger buffer for host since memory is plentiful
-    static const size_t MAX_CONSOLE_LOG_MSG_SIZE = 1024;
+    static const size_t MAX_CONSOLE_LOG_MSG_SIZE = 512;
 #else
   if (!message_sent && this->baud_rate_ > 0) {  // If logging is enabled, write to console
     // Maximum size for console log messages (includes null terminator)
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/task_log_buffer_host.h b/esphome/components/logger/task_log_buffer_host.h
index 8a9e9a6455..b9ada2d90d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/task_log_buffer_host.h
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/task_log_buffer_host.h
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class TaskLogBufferHost {
 
   // Structure for a log message (fixed size for lock-free operation)
   struct LogMessage {
-    // Size constants - host has plenty of memory, so use larger sizes
+    // Size constants
     static constexpr size_t MAX_THREAD_NAME_SIZE = 32;
-    static constexpr size_t MAX_TEXT_SIZE = 1024;
+    static constexpr size_t MAX_TEXT_SIZE = 512;
 
     const char *tag;                         // Pointer to static tag string
     char thread_name[MAX_THREAD_NAME_SIZE];  // Thread name (copied)