AI Electricity Cost Calculator
Estimate the electricity consumption and cost of your AI prompts across daily, monthly and annual periods, using transparent UK assumptions.
Important: These tools provide educational estimates only. Actual AI electricity use varies by model, data centre, cooling system, hardware, location and workload. Do not use these results as official energy, planning, investment or engineering advice.
Your AI usage
Plain English explanation
Based on your inputs, this AI usage could consume roughly 14.6 kWh per year, costing about £3.94. That is similar to 0× a typical UK household's annual electricity use.
How This Calculator Works
We multiply prompts per day by the number of users and a per-prompt energy assumption for your chosen model (small 0.0003 kWh, medium 0.001 kWh, large 0.005 kWh), then scale to monthly (×30) and annual (×365) totals. Cost is total kWh × your electricity price.
What The Result Means
The annual figure shows the approximate electricity behind your AI activity, and the household comparison translates it into familiar terms. Cost uses the electricity price you entered.
Limitations
Real AI energy use varies by model, data centre, cooling and hardware. These are simplified public estimates for scale, not precise metering.
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