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AI Infrastructure
Our analysis and charts on the hardware behind AI: chips, data centres and supercomputers, and AI's energy, carbon and water footprint. The full set of charts is on the AI Infrastructure hub.
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AI InfrastructureA day of eight medium GPT-4o queries uses about as much energy as charging two phones19 Oct 2026 · Chart · CSVView →
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AI InfrastructureGPT-4o's inference uses an estimated 1.3–1.6 million kilolitres of water a year19 Oct 2026 · Chart · CSVView →
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AI InfrastructureAI accelerator chips sold in 2023–24 draw an estimated 5,235 MW; Nvidia's account for half19 Oct 2026 · Chart · CSVView →
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AI InfrastructureComplete AI systems shipped in 2023–24 draw an estimated 9,357 MW, more than Austria's national demand19 Oct 2026 · Chart · CSVView →
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AI InfrastructureAI hardware shipped in 2023–24 draws more power than Austria; bitcoin mining draws twice as much19 Oct 2026 · Chart · CSVView →
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AI InfrastructureGPU computation is 99.8% cheaper than in 200619 Oct 2026 · Chart · CSVView →