Make an Informed Decision about Using AI

We aren't pro-AI; we're pro-mission. AI has complex risks. There's no easy answers, but we help uncover:

Environmental Costs: Get CO2, water, and electricity estimates based on your real life AI use.

Environmental Costs: Get CO2, water, and electricity estimates based on your real life AI use.

Risk Indices: Understand how much risk an AI task may pose along based on task and system complexity (coming soon).

Risk Indices: Understand how much risk an AI task may pose along based on task and system complexity (coming soon).

Tactical Guidance: Learn how to minimize negative impacts and design around unavoidable risks through real-life strategies.

Tactical Guidance: Learn how to minimize negative impacts and design around unavoidable risks through real-life strategies.

Calculate Environmental Impact

Calculate Environmental Impact

Calculate Environmental Impact

Environmental Impact

Ai usage consumes more than just money, it consumes significant energy. High environmental costs discourage use, especially in the social sector. We hope to provide transparency through estimates to help you determine if AI usage aligns with your sustainability goals.

Read Our Methodology

Read Our Methodology

Read Our Methodology

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Environmental Cost Estimator

This tool provides energy consumption estimates for AI use. Actual consumption varies based on data center location, hardware, and many other factors.

Intelligence Tier
Electricity Consumption
0.000 Wh
📱 0.00% of a charge or 🎬 0.00 min of 4K video.
Water Footprint
0.000 mL
💧 0.00 bottles (500ml) or 🚿 0.0000 min of shower time.
Carbon Footprint
0.000 grams CO₂
🛍️ 0.00 grocery bags or 🔍 0.0 Google searches.

Accuracy Calculator
(Coming Soon)

How this is calculated

Environmental Impacts are just one of many considerations that mission driven organizations should think through when considering AI. Stay tuned for resources to help you understand the level of hallucination risk your system may pose..

This model uses estimates for average energy for it's calculation. Actual energy consumption varies based on data center location, hardware, and many other factors. To see our methodology (and sources) check out our methodology below!