Key Questions Answered
How has engagement with AI changed amongst professional developers over the past 2 years?
Where do open and open-source models stand when it comes to embedding AI functionality into applications?
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Methodology
The 31st edition of the Developer Nation survey reached more than 11,500 respondents from 95 countries around the world. This research report series delves into key developer trends for Q1 2026 and beyond.
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About this Report
This report examines how professional software developers’ engagement with artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved between Q1 2024 and Q1 2026. We first look at the overall state of AI engagement in Q1 2026 and then assess how that picture has changed over time. We then focus on developers who are adding AI functionality to applications to understand what types of models they are using and what this may indicate about the direction of the market.
Results are based on data collected from a combined pool of over 47,000 professional developers over six waves of our global Developer Nation survey1. More information about how the survey was conducted can be found in the Methodology section at the end of this report.
1Sample sizes per wave: 7,380 (Q1 2024); 7,567 (Q3 2024); 4,933 (Q4 2024); 8,175 (Q1 2025); 9,540 (Q3 2025); 10,278 (Q1 2026).