{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "surface_type": "guide_answer",
  "guide_id": "ai-coding-agent-cost-per-developer",
  "question": "How do I estimate AI coding agent cost per developer?",
  "canonical_url": "https://www.unitcostai.com/guides/ai-coding-agent-cost-per-developer",
  "related_tool_url": "https://www.unitcostai.com/tools/ai-coding-agent-cost-per-developer",
  "formula": "blended_cost_per_request = premium_share * premium_request_cost + fallback_share * fallback_request_cost; cost_per_developer_month = requests_per_developer_month * blended_cost_per_request",
  "assumptions": [
    "Premium share and fallback share sum to one under the intended routing pattern",
    "Per-request costs include code retrieval, tool traces, and generation under the same workflow assumptions",
    "Model comparisons should hold prompt shape and request volume constant"
  ],
  "example": "If 30 percent of requests cost 0.09 and 70 percent cost 0.024, blended cost per request is 0.044; at 110 requests per developer-month, cost is 4.84."
}