AI Usage Environmental Impact Calculator
Adjust sliders to match your daily habits. Estimate your average monthly water and energy consumption resulting from AI usage. Totals calculated over 30 days.
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Monthly totals
Real-world equivalents — monthly total
Water footprint breakdown
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Video
Energy footprint breakdown
Water rates: Google search ~0.5 ml · AI text prompt ~15 ml (inclusive est.) · AI image ~150 ml · AI video ~1,000 ml/min.
Energy rates: Search ~0.0003 kWh · Text ~0.00042 kWh · Image ~0.003 kWh · Video ~0.02 kWh/min.
Sources: Google Gemini disclosure (Aug 2025), UC Riverside / OECD inclusive methodology, Profolus / de Vries-Gao (Dec 2025).
Figures are mid-range inclusive estimates and vary by model, datacenter location, and methodology.
Energy rates: Search ~0.0003 kWh · Text ~0.00042 kWh · Image ~0.003 kWh · Video ~0.02 kWh/min.
Sources: Google Gemini disclosure (Aug 2025), UC Riverside / OECD inclusive methodology, Profolus / de Vries-Gao (Dec 2025).
Figures are mid-range inclusive estimates and vary by model, datacenter location, and methodology.