AI Coding Costs Predicted to Surpass Human Developers by 2028
Gartner forecasts that generative AI coding will become more expensive than the average global developer salary by 2028, driven by rising token consumption and consumption-based billing.
According to Gartner's market researchers, increasing token consumption and the shift to consumption-based billing models will make coding with generative AI increasingly expensive. By 2028, costs are expected to exceed the global average developer salary; the forecast is based on a worldwide average of around US$2,000 per month.
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