AI Footprint Calculator

Impact

One typical AI query + response for the Use Case

0.648 Wh
Energy
0.096 g CO₂e
Carbon
3.25 mL
Water

Impact Over Time

⚡ Energy141 Wh
🫖 kettle boilings0.7 boilings
☁️ Carbon21.0 g CO₂e
🍌🚶 banana-powered walk0.5 km
💧 Water708 mL
🍼 water bottles1 bottles

% of Londoner Monthly Usage

⚡ Electricity consumption0.0401%
🌍 Carbon footprint0.0019%
💧 Water consumption0.0162%
Per person UK average: 351 kWh electricity, 1,083 kg CO₂e, 4,380 L water

Estimate the environmental impact of your AI usage

Based on Google's comprehensive production measurements (2024) and EPA eGRID 2022/Green-e 2024 residual data. Energy model calibrated for GPT-4o baseline, with median use case targeting ~0.03g CO2e (market-based). Includes full system overhead: AI accelerators, CPU/DRAM, idle capacity, and data center PUE.

Location-based carbon uses regional grid intensity. Market-based carbon reflects renewable energy procurement: GCP uses actual CFE% per region, Azure/AWS use residual-anchored heuristic.

Methodology references: Google AI Scale Study | Epoch AI Analysis | ClimateAligned Research