AnalysisDevelopersNovember 2, 2026

HPE-sponsored piece urges cost-per-merged-PR over token counting

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A single agentic coding task can burn 10-50x more tokens than a basic chat prompt, and Gartner predicts AI coding token costs will surpass average developer salaries by 2028. The piece argues blanket usage caps optimize the wrong number and recommends tracking cost per merged pull request plus rework and defects.

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