SILICON CARBONTM

Track the True Cost of AI Workloads — in Carbon Emissions

Silicon Carbon™ by Silicon Data® is the first tool built to estimate, benchmark, and optimize the carbon footprint of GPU-intensive workloads across regions, chip types, and infrastructure providers

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SILICON CARBON HELPS YOU

Why Silicon Carbon?

Carbon isn't just a sustainability metric. It's a cost.

As AI infrastructure grows, so does scrutiny. Carbon-aware compute is fast becoming a board-level priority — with financial, regulatory, and reputational stakes.

Estimate carbon footprint per job, chip, hour, or region.

Estimate carbon footprint per job, chip, hour, or region.

Optimize infrastructure with carbon-aware deployment strategies.

Optimize infrastructure with carbon-aware deployment strategies.

Benchmark workloads across vendors, clusters, and chip types.

Benchmark workloads across vendors, clusters, and chip types.

Model the financial impact of potential carbon pricing scenarios.

Model the financial impact of potential carbon pricing scenarios.

Understand your environmental cost

Whether you're training LLMs, deploying inference at scale, or renting a multi-node cluster, Silicon Carbon helps you understand the environmental impact — and how to optimize it.

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Workflow-Based Carbon Calculator

Workflow-Based Carbon Calculator

Input chip type, duration, and geo — get carbon footprint in kgCO₂e.

Location-Specific Emissions Factors

Location-Specific Emissions Factors

Built on regional grid intensity data and datacenter-specific mappings.

Chip-Aware Energy Modeling

Chip-Aware Energy Modeling

Adjusted for GPU architecture, TDP and power draw.

Benchmarking Across Providers

Benchmarking Across Providers

Compare same job’s carbon footprint across AWS, Azure, Colocation, and more.

API + Web Tool Access

API + Web Tool Access

Query estimates via REST API or use our self-serve UI.

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USE CASES

Compute Smarter. Invest Cleaner. Build Responsibly

For Infra Buyers & Engineers

For Infra Buyers & Engineers

  • Choose lower-emission regions for training jobs
  • Shift workloads to more carbon-efficient chips or clusters
  • Benchmark suppliers on both price and sustainability
For Sustainability & ESG Teams

For Sustainability & ESG Teams

  • Track emissions from AI infrastructure with workforce logs
  • Report to investors, regulators, and internal sustainability committees
For Financial Institutions & Insurers

For Financial Institutions & Insurers

  • Assess hidden carbon liabilities in AI infrastructure portfolios
  • Stress test investments against rising carbon prices
  • Build stronger ESG-aligned capital deployment strategies
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Built for Transparency, Designed for Action

"Running a 10-hour training job on H100s in Virginia emits 13.6 kgCO₂e —5x higher than the same job in Norway."

GPU + region-specific modelingGPU + region-specific modeling
Powered by open energy datasets + proprietary benchmarksPowered by open energy datasets + proprietary benchmarks
Enterprise-ready API and reporting outputsEnterprise-ready API and reporting outputs
Integrated with Silicon Data's full suiteIntegrated with Silicon Data's full suite

Understand the true cost of compute. Act on carbon intelligence.