{"id":765032,"date":"2026-06-16T00:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T05:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/?post_type=research-and-insight&#038;p=765032"},"modified":"2026-06-16T00:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T05:38:04","slug":"rightsizing-llms-the-pathway-to-more-sustainable-ai","status":"publish","type":"research-and-insight","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/insights\/research-library\/rightsizing-llms-the-pathway-to-more-sustainable-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Rightsizing LLMs: the pathway to more sustainable AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg?w=1440&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_web-banner-2026.jpg\" class=\"header-img header-img-d\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:49% 73%\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"heroPictureCardHeaderShape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"boxTagWrapper\"><div class=\"tagInfo\"><div><span class=\"box-tag\">Sustainability<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"box-title\"><h1 data-maxlength=\"34\">Rightsizing LLMs: the pathway to more sustainable AI<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"inner-row-insight download-btn\"><div class=\"col-md-4 downloadFiles addPadding\"><a class=\"button-download--small\" type=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rightsizing-LLMs_PoVs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><span>Download the PoV<\/span><span class=\"type\">3 MB pdf<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-2\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=research-and-insight&amp;p=1226289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=research-and-insight&amp;p=1226289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-optimized-models-with-a-smaller-footprint-will-define-the-next-phase-of-enterprise-ai\">Why optimized models with a smaller footprint will define the next phase of enterprise AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Is your AI strategy scaling at the expense of sustainability?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As organizations accelerate from pilots to enterprise-wide AI adoption, many are facing rising energy consumption, increasing infrastructure demands, and growing regulatory scrutiny. Larger models are often deployed by default, yet they frequently exceed what use cases actually require, driving unnecessary cost, complexity, and environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A different approach is emerging. Instead of scaling infrastructure indefinitely, leading organizations are rethinking the models themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rightsizing large language models enables enterprises to reduce compute requirements, lower emissions, and maintain strong performance. This shift is becoming essential to achieving sustainable, cost-effective AI at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this point of view, you will discover:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why AI economics become unsustainable at scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How model compression reduces cost, energy use, and resource demand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical ways to balance performance, sustainability, and data sovereignty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Capgemini and its ecosystem are enabling efficient, production-ready AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explore the full PoV or connect with the authors to start building sustainable AI at scale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\" section section--expert-slider wrapper-people-slider wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-people-slider\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"content-title col-12 col-md-8\"><h2 data-maxlength=\"34\" class=\"people-heading-title\">Meet our experts<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slider slider-boxed\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"slider-window\"><div class=\"slider-list\">\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4 box-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/11\/Maik-schwalm_headshot.webp\" alt=\"Maik Schwalm\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-8 box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row title-social-media-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 mbl-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 box-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"people-profile-title\">Maik Schwalm<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Sustainability Lead, Cloud Infrastructure Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 social-box-container dkt-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-info\">As an expert on sustainability in the field of cloud infrastructure services, I work with my team to advise companies on digital transformation with a focus on decarbonization in IT, achieving cost and sustainability goals in the process. 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