--- title: AI productivity gains are 10%, not 10x | daily.dev description: A longitudinal study by DX analyzing 40 companies from November 2024 to February 2026 found that despite a 65% increase in AI tool usage, PR throughput only... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vdhjcnh93 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI productivity gains are 10%, not 10x | daily.dev og:description: A longitudinal study by DX analyzing 40 companies from November 2024 to February 2026 found that despite a 65% increase in AI tool usage, PR throughput only... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vdhjcnh93 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vdhjcnh93.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI productivity gains are 10%, not 10x **[Testing ](https://daily.dev/sources/testingghgg)** · [@thecoverliker](https://daily.dev/thecoverliker) · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A longitudinal study by DX analyzing 40 companies from November 2024 to February 2026 found that despite a 65% increase in AI tool usage, PR throughput only improved by ~10%. This contradicts vendor claims of 2-3x productivity gains. The modest improvement is attributed to the fact that writing code was never the primary bottleneck—planning, alignment, code review, and other human-centric SDLC activities remain largely unaffected by AI tools. Engineering leaders are advised to reset internal expectations accordingly. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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