Organizational AI usage practices — Knowledge data 2026

Question

Which, if any, of the following has your organization done related to AI tool or model usage? Select all that apply.

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	Respondents	Percent
Set limits on AI tool or model usage or spending	4,367	38.1%
Reviewed internal usage or spending data for AI tools or models	3,240	28.3%
Approved different AI tools or models for different types of work	3,122	27.2%
Set limits on who can use certain AI tools or models	2,901	25.3%
Increased spending on AI tools or models because results justified it	2,366	20.6%
Not sure	2,043	17.8%
None of the above	2,030	17.7%
Compared buying an AI tool with building something internally	1,290	11.2%
Stopped using or reduced spending on other software tools while increasing investment in AI tools or models	992	8.7%
Negotiated shorter commitments or the ability to switch AI tools or models over time	364	3.2%

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Stack Exchange Inc. (2026). “Organizational AI usage practices”. Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026. Licensed under ODbL 1.0. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/knowledge/data/ai-token

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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Set limits on AI tool or model usage or spending | 4,367 | 38.1% |
| Reviewed internal usage or spending data for AI tools or models | 3,240 | 28.3% |
| Approved different AI tools or models for different types of work | 3,122 | 27.2% |
| Set limits on who can use certain AI tools or models | 2,901 | 25.3% |
| Increased spending on AI tools or models because results justified it | 2,366 | 20.6% |
| Not sure | 2,043 | 17.8% |
| None of the above | 2,030 | 17.7% |
| Compared buying an AI tool with building something internally | 1,290 | 11.2% |
| Stopped using or reduced spending on other software tools while increasing investment in AI tools or models | 992 | 8.7% |
| Negotiated shorter commitments or the ability to switch AI tools or models over time | 364 | 3.2% |

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