Simon Willison • 1/21/2026

Electricity use of AI coding agents

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This article examines the significant electricity use of AI coding agents, which process far more tokens than typical LLM queries. It cites a user's estimate that daily usage equates to thousands of standard prompts, costing $15-$20 in API tokens and consuming energy comparable to a dishwasher or refrigerator.

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