Software engineer

Typical monthly AI spend per seat.

Reference band

seeded

p25

$100

p50 (median)

$250

p75

$600

p90

$1,500

DX: $150–250/dev/mo Claude Code avg, $200–600 blended seat+tokens; Microsoft/Uber reported $500–2,000/eng/mo; Uber cap $1,500 (2026)

From approved monthly period reports only — day/week reports are counted but not converted in v1.

0 community period reports yet — seeded reference only.

Model a team with this role mixed in, with sources on every band.