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| 1 | +# Model 1: GPT-4 (OpenAI) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Model Name and Provider |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +**GPT-4**, developed by **OpenAI**. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +### Hosting and Deployment |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Hosted via **Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service**. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Source: [Azure blog – Introducing GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI Service][azure-blog]. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Cloud infrastructure uses global data centers; regions are not public. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +### Estimated Energy (Inference) |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +Published or estimated per-query energy values vary between studies. |
| 18 | +Representative numbers include: |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +**Epoch AI (2024):** ≈ 0.3 Wh (0.0003 kWh) per ChatGPT/GPT-4 query. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Source: [Epoch AI – How Much Energy Does ChatGPT Use?][epoch-ai]. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +Other analysts estimate ≈ 0.3 – 1.8 Wh (0.0003 – 0.0018 kWh) |
| 25 | +depending on prompt length, token output, and GPU hardware. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Sources: “The Carbon Footprint of ChatGPT,” media analyses. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +**Caveat:** OpenAI does not publish per-query energy data. |
| 30 | +All estimates depend on assumptions such as: |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +* Hardware type (GPU vs TPU) |
| 33 | +* Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) |
| 34 | +* Data center region and carbon intensity |
| 35 | +* Prompt and token length |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +### Training Energy (GPT-4) |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +Some analyses extrapolate GPT-4’s training energy from model size and |
| 40 | +compute budget: |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +≈ 51 – 62 GWh (51 772 500 – 62 318 750 kWh) for full-scale training. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +Source: [The Carbon Footprint of ChatGPT][sustainability-numbers]. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +These are indirect estimates, not official OpenAI disclosures. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +### Water Usage (GPT-4) |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +Official data are unavailable, but media analyses suggest: |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +A single ChatGPT query may indirectly consume ≈ 0.5 L of water, |
| 53 | +depending on data-center cooling. |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +Generating a 100-word email may use ≈ 0.14 kWh energy and 0.52 L water. |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +Source: [The Verge – Sam Altman on ChatGPT Energy and Water Use][verge-gpt]. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +### PUE and CI Context (GPT-4) |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +Studies multiply compute energy by: |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +* **PUE** – Power Usage Effectiveness (total facility power / IT power) |
| 64 | +* **CI** – Carbon Intensity (kg CO₂e / kWh electricity) |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +Example assumptions: |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +* **PUE:** ≈ 1.1 – 1.3 for Azure hyperscale centers |
| 69 | +* **CI:** ≈ 0.3 – 0.4 kg CO₂e / kWh (depending on region) |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +--- |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +## Model 2: Claude Haiku (Anthropic) |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +### Model Name & Provider |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +**Claude 3 Haiku**, developed by **Anthropic**. |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +### Model Description |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +Part of Anthropic’s Claude 3 family (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus). |
| 82 | +Released March 2024. Smallest and fastest model for low-latency, |
| 83 | +energy-efficient inference in chat, summarization, and automation. |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +Source: [Anthropic Blog – Claude 3 Technical Overview][anthropic-blog]. |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +### Hosting & Deployment |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +Hosted via Anthropic API and **Amazon Bedrock (AWS)**. |
| 90 | +These centers maintain **PUE ≈ 1.2**. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +Sources: [AWS Bedrock Claude Integration], [AWS Sustainability Report 2024][aws-report]. |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +### Estimated Energy |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +Anthropic does not publish per-query energy data. |
| 97 | +Independent analysts estimate ≈ 0.05 – 0.1 Wh (0.00005 – 0.0001 kWh) |
| 98 | +per query based on token count and GPU efficiency. |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +Claude 3 Haiku is ≈ 5× faster and more efficient than larger Claude 3 models. |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +Sources: [Epoch AI – Energy Use of AI Models][epoch-ai], |
| 103 | +[Anthropic Claude 3 Announcement]. |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +### Training Energy |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +Claude 3 models use NVIDIA A100/H100 GPUs on AWS. |
| 108 | +Typical energy use ≈ 3 000 – 10 000 MWh for 10–30 B parameters. |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +Sources: [Epoch AI – AI Training Compute and Energy Scaling], |
| 111 | +[Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy][anthropic-policy]. |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +### Water Usage |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +No specific data published. |
| 116 | +Cooling water managed under **AWS sustainability strategy**. |
| 117 | +Cooler regions use air cooling; others recycle water on-site. |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +Sources: [AWS Water Stewardship Report][aws-water], |
| 120 | +[Anthropic Sustainability Commitments]. |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +### PUE and CI Context |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +* **AWS PUE:** ≈ 1.2 |
| 125 | +* **Carbon Intensity:** ≈ 0 – 0.2 kg CO₂e / kWh (depending on renewables) |
| 126 | +AWS targets 100 % renewable energy by 2025. |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +Sources: [AWS Global Infrastructure Efficiency Data], |
| 129 | +[Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy][anthropic-policy]. |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +--- |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +## Model 3: Gemini Nano (Google) |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +### Provider |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +**Gemini Nano**, developed by **Google DeepMind**. |
| 138 | +Smallest member of Gemini family (Nano, Pro, Ultra). |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +### Hosting |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +Runs on-device via **Android AICore** (subsystem introduced 2023). |
| 143 | +Designed for mobile hardware like Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 9. |
| 144 | +Reduces energy use by eliminating cloud compute and network load. |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +Sources: [Google AI Blog – Introducing Gemini][google-blog], |
| 147 | +[Android Developers – Gemini Nano Overview][android-dev], |
| 148 | +[The Verge – Gemini Nano on Pixel 8 Pro][verge-gemini]. |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +### Estimated Energy(Inference) |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +No official values. |
| 153 | +Device benchmarks show ≈ 0.01 Wh (0.00001 kWh) per query — |
| 154 | +10 – 30× more efficient than GPT-4. |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | +Sources: [Google Pixel AI Benchmarks (2024)], |
| 157 | +[Epoch AI – How Much Energy Does ChatGPT Use][epoch-ai]. |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | +### Training Energy of gemini |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | +Gemini Nano is distilled from larger Gemini models trained on **TPU v5e**. |
| 162 | +Training energy ≈ 200 – 1 200 MWh (1 – 5 % of Gemini Ultra). |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +Sources: [Google Research – Efficient TPU Training (2024)], |
| 165 | +[Google Cloud Sustainability Report (2024)]. |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +### Water Usage (nano) |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +Inference uses no data-center water. |
| 170 | +Training used Google data centers with **WUE ≈ 0.18 L/kWh**. |
| 171 | +Google targets net-positive water impact by 2030. |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +Sources: [Google Environmental Report (2024)], |
| 174 | +[Bloomberg – Google AI Water Consumption (2024)]. |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +### PUE & CI Context |
| 177 | + |
| 178 | +* **PUE:** ≈ 1.10 – 1.12 (Google Data Centers) |
| 179 | +* **CI:** ≈ 0.15 kg CO₂e / kWh (70 % renewable mix) |
| 180 | +* **On-device:** < 5 W per inference |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +Sources: [Google Data Center Efficiency Overview (2024)], |
| 183 | +[Google TPU v5e Efficiency Blog (2024)]. |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +--- |
| 186 | + |
| 187 | +[azure-blog]: |
| 188 | +https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-gpt4-in-azure-openai-service/ |
| 189 | +[epoch-ai]: |
| 190 | +https://epoch.ai/gradient-updates/how-much-energy-does-chatgpt-use |
| 191 | +[sustainability-numbers]: |
| 192 | +https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/carbon-footprint-chatgpt |
| 193 | +[verge-gpt]: |
| 194 | +https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/18/energy-water-chatgpt |
| 195 | +[anthropic-blog]: |
| 196 | +https://www.anthropic.com/blog/claude3-overview |
| 197 | +[aws-report]: |
| 198 | +https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/sustainability/ |
| 199 | +[anthropic-policy]: |
| 200 | +https://www.anthropic.com/responsible-scaling |
| 201 | +[aws-water]: |
| 202 | +https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/sustainability/#water |
| 203 | +[google-blog]: |
| 204 | +https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-ai/ |
| 205 | +[android-dev]: |
| 206 | +https://developer.android.com/ai/gemini-nano |
| 207 | +[verge-gemini]: |
| 208 | +https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/6/23990823/google-gemini-ai-models-nano-pro-ultra |
| 209 | +[AWS Bedrock Claude Integration]: |
| 210 | +https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/ |
| 211 | +[Anthropic Claude 3 Announcement]: |
| 212 | +https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-models |
| 213 | +[Epoch AI – AI Training Compute and Energy Scaling]: |
| 214 | +https://epoch.ai/gradient-updates/ai-training-compute-energy-scaling |
| 215 | +[Anthropic Sustainability Commitments]: |
| 216 | +https://www.anthropic.com/sustainability |
| 217 | +[AWS Global Infrastructure Efficiency Data]: |
| 218 | +https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/sustainability/ |
| 219 | +[Google Pixel AI Benchmarks (2024)]: |
| 220 | +https://ai.google/discover/pixel-ai/ |
| 221 | +[Google Research – Efficient TPU Training (2024)]: |
| 222 | +https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.15734 |
| 223 | +[Google Cloud Sustainability Report (2024)]: |
| 224 | +https://sustainability.google/reports/environmental-report-2024/ |
| 225 | +[Bloomberg – Google AI Water Consumption (2024)]: |
| 226 | +https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/google-ai-water-consumption-analysis |
| 227 | +[Google Data Center Efficiency Overview (2024)]: |
| 228 | +https://cloud.google.com/sustainability/data-centers |
| 229 | +[Google TPU v5e Efficiency Blog (2024)]: |
| 230 | +https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/introducing-tpu-v5e |
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