AI Spend IndexStanford Computer Science

AI Spend IndexStanford Computer Science

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140 companies113,616 developers15 industries6 company sizes4 regions

Monthly AI spend per developer

Across all companies in the index.

140 companies

Min

$9

25th

$53

Median

$86

Mean

$392

75th

$195

Max

$28,355

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Industries

15 segments

Technology & SoftwareFinancial ServicesHealthcare & Life Sciences

Company sizes

6 segments

100–500 engineers500–2,000 engineers2,000–10,000 engineers

Regions

4 segments

North AmericaEuropeAPAC

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Technology & Software100-500 engineersNorth America

Your spend

$72/dev/mo

Peer median

$58/dev/mo

Gap

+$14 (+24%)

Percentile

68th

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