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JULY 2026

rl-institut.de Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the rl-institut.de engineering team.

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The rl-institut.de engineering team reports 26.3% AI adoption, 0.32× productivity lift, and 5.7% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

LOW

26.3%

AI assistance is present in 26.3% of recent commits for rl-institut.de.

AI Productivity Lift

LOW

0.32×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 0% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

5.7%

Review insights show 5.7% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the rl-institut.de team performing with AI?

The rl-institut.de engineering team reports 26.3% AI adoption, translating into 0.32× productivity lift while sustaining 5.7% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

rl-institut.de is at 26.3%. This is 7.1pp below the community median (33.4%)..

26.3%

Roughly in line33.4% Community Median

Spot squads sitting below the median and pair them with high-adoption champions to share workflows.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

rl-institut.de operates at 0.32×. This is 0.66× below the community median (0.98×)..

0.32×

↓0.66× below0.98× Community Median

Pilot AI-assisted grooming, ticket triage, or incident retros to create visible productivity wins.

How does AI affect code quality?

rl-institut.de holds AI-assisted quality at 5.7%. This is 13.8pp below the community median (19.5%)..

5.7%

↓13.8pp below19.5% Community Median

Add structured AI code review rubrics and require human sign-off for critical surfaces.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—98.3% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

98.3%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

To prove ROI, rl-institut.de needs steadier adoption, measurable lift, and consistent quality. The ingredients are forming but not yet executive-grade.

Start with a lighthouse project, measure cycle improvements end-to-end, and harden quality guardrails.

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How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

16

169-231-19-98.wireless.ucsb.edu

(42.0%)

HE

helfferich.net

(42.0%)

H-

h-its.org

(20.0%)

.G

.gns.cri.nz

(20.0%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

.I

.ieselrincon.es

(1.00×)

RO

rockstarwizard.ninja

(1.00×)

EB

ebay.com

(-0.30×)

SO

sourcegraph.com

(-0.23×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

H-

h-its.org

(20.0%)

LI

live.it

(-2071.3%)

LG

lgsstudent.org

(-1866.4%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

PI

pierre-francois.duc

Commits20
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.47x
Code Quality20.0%
DA

Darynarli

Commits4
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.04x
Code Quality20.0%
LH

Ludwig Hülk

Commits26
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.02x
Code Quality20.0%
SR

srhbrnds

Commits5
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.00x
Code Quality20.0%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

2

Darynarli

OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform

Bachibouzouk

oemof/oemof-solph

srhbrnds

oemof/oemof-solph

jh-RLI

No repositories listed

Ludee

OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform

Activity

241 Commits

Your Network

5 People
Darynarli
Member
jh-RLI
Member
Ludee
Member
Bachibouzouk
Member
srhbrnds
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

AI less dependency on heroes

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