Environmental impact tracking for AI inference providers
{
"service": "InferenceLatency.com",
"endpoint": "/efficiency",
"timestamp": "2026-08-29T05:32:43.057399Z",
"efficiency_analysis": {
"providers_analyzed": 1,
"most_efficient_provider": "OpenAI",
"least_efficient_provider": "OpenAI",
"average_energy_wh": 0.4,
"average_carbon_g": 0.128,
"grid_carbon_intensity": 320
},
"provider_efficiency": [
{
"provider": "OpenAI",
"model": "GPT-4o",
"latency_ms": 3436,
"energy_wh_est": 0.4,
"carbon_g_est": 0.128,
"carbon_per_1k_tokens": 128.0,
"efficiency_score": 0.07,
"grid_gco2_per_kwh": 320,
"methodology": "estimated"
}
],
"methodology": {
"energy_source": "vendor_disclosures_and_estimates",
"carbon_calculation": "(energy_wh / 1000) * grid_gco2_per_kwh",
"grid_intensity_source": "global_average",
"scope": "online_inference_only",
"accuracy_note": "Estimates based on available vendor data and industry benchmarks"
},
"sustainability_insights": {
"greenest_choice": "OpenAI",
"carbon_savings_potential": null,
"recommendation": "Choose providers with lower energy consumption for high-volume inference workloads"
}
}