What’s the ROI of software engineers’ spending on AI?

· The Pragmatic Engineer · Oct. 20, 2026, 9:54 p.m.
software-engineering ROI analysis AI spending shipping velocity
Summary
This blog post analyzes the return on investment (ROI) of software engineers' expenditures on AI within companies, investigating if increased spending has led to significant changes in shipping velocity and pull request (PR) output, backed by data from 27 companies.
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