AI environmental footprint
Six variables make the impact vary by a factor of up to 1000. See which ones matter for you.
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The calculator first shows how six variables (model size, context length, reasoning, agentic use, hosting region and the data center's PUE) make the impact of the same query vary by a factor of up to 1000. It then calculates your company's annual footprint in electricity, CO2 and water, always given as ranges, with concrete equivalents such as kettles or seconds of microwave use. The calculation happens 100% in your browser: nothing is sent, and no email address is requested.
What you get
- 6 variables that make the impact vary by a factor of up to 1000
- An annual footprint in electricity, CO2 and water
- Results always given as ranges
- Concrete equivalents (kettles, seconds of microwave use)
- 100% calculated in the browser, no email address requested
Frequently Asked Questions
From six variables that weigh on each query: model size, context length, reasoning, agentic use, hosting region and the data center's PUE. Your usage volumes then turn this unit cost into an annual footprint, given as ranges.
No. The calculation happens entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent and no email address is requested.
Between the leanest and the heaviest configuration, the impact of the same query can vary by a factor of up to 1000. In other words, the question is not just how much you use AI, but how.
Three: electricity consumed, CO2 emissions and water used. Each is given as a range and comes with concrete equivalents.
How it works
Play with the six variables
Model size, context length, reasoning, agentic use, hosting region and PUE: watch the gap widen live.
Scale up to your annual volume
The calculator turns the cost of a single query into an annual footprint for your company.
Read the ranges
Electricity, CO2 and water, always given as ranges, with everyday equivalents to give a sense of scale.