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arxivcs.LGcs.AI2026-06-26

WattLayer: Get Layers Right to Estimate Inference Energy of Neural Networks

Adrien Sardi, Marie-Line Alberi Morel, Sara Alouf, Frédéric Giroire, Joanna Moulierac

The widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has led to increasing concerns about energy consumption, yet there is a lack of standardized methodologies to accurately estimate AI inference energy consumption, particularly across various tasks and architectures. In this study, we propose a task independent, layer-wise energy estimation model for AI architectures. Our model is evaluated on a large dataset of more than 100,000 layers for 295 neural network architectures across 3 widely-used tasks and 3 distinct hardware platforms. Our approach achieves a median error of 19.6%, outperforming state-of-the-art methods. We further show that layer-wise decomposition generalize to new tasks without complete retraining, by leveraging shared layers across architectures. It offer tools, insights and a precise methodology to empower stakeholders in designing energy-efficient AI systems.

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