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AI Emissions CalculatorEstimates the energy, emissions and water use of your conversations with different generative AI models.
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Using AI has an energy, carbon and water cost. Calculators give a quick estimate of your own use, leaderboards compare models before you choose one, and libraries track the footprint of what you build. Most are open-source projects run by researchers.
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EcoLogitsTracks the energy and environmental impact of generative AI used through APIs, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Mistral AI.
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compar:IAFrench government tool: compare two AI answers blind and see the environmental impact of each. Mostly in French.
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AI Energy Score LeaderboardHugging Face's ranking of generative AI models by energy use, with star ratings by task.
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ML.ENERGY LeaderboardHow much energy open AI models use per answer, and the trade-offs with speed and quality.
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Green Algorithms AI CalculatorThe Green Algorithms carbon calculator, with a version for AI training jobs. From the University of Cambridge.
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ML CO2 ImpactEstimates the carbon footprint of machine learning work on GPUs, from the makers of CodeCarbon.
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CodeCarbonPython library that tracks the energy and CO2 of code you run, on your own machine or in the cloud.
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CarbontrackerPython package that measures the carbon footprint of training machine learning models.
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Eco2AIPython library that tracks CPU and GPU energy and turns it into emissions using your region's grid figures.
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AI Power MeterLibrary that monitors the energy use of machine learning programs on CPU and GPU.
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ZEUSMeasures and reduces the energy use of deep learning work. Part of the ML.ENERGY project.
Links checked 16 October 2026.