Tool
Ecologits calculator
Edited by :
GenAI Impact
Summary
The Ecologits calculator is the public version of EcoLogits, developed by GenAI Impact for teams working on generative AI projects.
It allows users to select a language model from different providers (OpenAI, Mistral, etc.) and understand the environmental impact of various use cases, such as generating an email, summarizing an article, or creating a five-page report.
The environmental impact is detailed using four different indicators, and equivalencies are provided to help users interpret the data.
The editorial perspective
The public version of EcoLogits, developed by GenAI Impact, is fairly effective.
It quickly provides an overview of the impact of different language models based on predefined use cases.
The tool itself is lightweight, as it does not require third-party services to run—instead, the results are pre-recorded based on predefined use cases and selected language models.
It is a simple and efficient approach.
The entire system is built on the methodology developed for the EcoLogits tool.
In brief, the editorial perspective
The most
- Open-source tool hosted on Hugging Face
- Simple functionality
- Multi-criteria analysis
- Display of impact equivalences
- Very well-explained methodology
The least
- The equivalences provided for energy consumption are not always very illustrative
- The use cases could be more developed
- Attention, the resource is only available in English
Publication date
June 2024
Available in
- English
License
This tool is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0