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MARCH 2026

together.ai Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the together.ai engineering team.

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The together.ai engineering team reports 67.0% AI adoption, 1.25× productivity lift, and 22.8% 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

MODERATE

67.0%

AI assistance is present in 67.0% of recent commits for together.ai.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.25×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 25% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

22.8%

Review insights show 22.8% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the together.ai team performing with AI?

The together.ai engineering team reports 67.0% AI adoption, translating into 1.25× productivity lift while sustaining 22.8% 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?

together.ai is at 67.0%. This is 23.3pp above the community median (43.7%)..

67.0%

Roughly in line43.7% Community Median

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

Does AI actually make developers faster?

together.ai operates at 1.25×. This is 0.12× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.25×

Roughly in line1.13× Community Median

Instrument reviewer assignment and AI summaries to trim the slowest merge steps and edge past the median.

How does AI affect code quality?

together.ai holds AI-assisted quality at 22.8%. This is 0.4pp below the community median (23.2%)..

22.8%

Roughly in line23.2% Community Median

Invest in AI-specific test checklists and shadow reviews to keep quality slightly ahead of peers.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—81.3% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

81.3%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

together.ai has a solid ROI signal with room to strengthen either adoption, lift, or quality before presenting to executives.

Document case studies where AI accelerates delivery while maintaining quality, and expand playbooks across teams.

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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:

CA

cancun.tecnm.mx

(87.3%)

MO

momentohq.com

(87.3%)

UB

ub.edu

(21.2%)

RO

rossabaker.com

(21.2%)

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

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

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:

IN

inngest.com

(701.7%)

ID

idesie.com

(649.2%)

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

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.

GD

gdhanania

Commits3
AI Usage34.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality96.0%
JD

Justin Driemeyer

Commits21
AI Usage84.0%
Productivity Lift1.42x
Code Quality20.0%
RK

Ruslan Khaidurov

Commits3
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.26x
Code Quality20.0%
SH

shirley

Commits14
AI Usage56.0%
Productivity Lift1.08x
Code Quality20.0%
RB

Rajas Bansal

Commits3
AI Usage25.8%
Productivity Lift1.05x
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

4

xwuShirley

HazyResearch/ThunderKittens

timofeev1995

togethercomputer/openapi

Together-Jonathan

togethercomputer/together-python

gdhanania

togethercomputer/together-python

jdreamerz

togethercomputer/openapi

tuxracer

togethercomputer/openapi

Activity

61 Commits

Your Network

15 People
alaydshah
Member
arsh@together.ai
Member
artek0chumak
Member
tuxracer
Member
timofeev1995
Member
gdhanania
Member
CompuIves
Member
Together-Jonathan
Member
jdreamerz
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

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