ai-engineeringengineering-leadershipdeveloper-productivitysoftware-delivery Your AI Coding Pilot Cost $80K and Shipped 9% Faster. Here's the Line Item Finance Missed. An AI coding pilot showing $80K spent and 9% faster velocity looks like a 3.4x return. Add the unpriced senior-review hours and it drops closer to 1.2x. michael tuszynski Jul 20, 2026 5 min read