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Ranges from $107k to $530k Hypothetical Electricity Cost to Train GPT-3 by State

• GPT-3 is estimated to have used 1,287 megawatt hours of electricity during training. • The estimated cost to train GPT-3 varies by state based on average commercial electricity rates. • Training is not latency dependent, LLM operators can harvest significant savings in low-cost energy states.

Source: Cushman & Wakefield Research, FindEnergy.com, Cornell University, 2023

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