The rise in price of tokens will lead AI coding to become more expensive than an average developer’s salary by 2028, according to a Gartner report released Wednesday. The shift will happen as consumption-based pricing overtakes subscription models among key providers.

Adopting AI into software workflows has become the default, leading employees to spend less time writing code and more time managing AI outputs.

As AI use proliferates the enterprise, the cost is adding up, especially in engineering departments, Gartner found. Token overspending was linked to how software engineering leaders govern usage, with many using ungoverned, autonomous agents in their workflows.  — Read More