By 2028 the AI tools developers could cost more than the developers themselves?
By 2028 the AI tools developers could cost more than the developers themselves?  
Podcast: MarTech Podcast ™ // Marketing + Technology = Business Growth
Published On: Tue Aug 18 2026
Description: AI development costs won't outpace developer salaries by 2028. Katrina Wong, Chief Marketing Officer at New Relic, brings 20+ years of enterprise marketing leadership and AI-driven go-to-market expertise. She predicts market competition and open models will keep AI tooling affordable, while token costs won't scale to $250,000 per developer per year. Wong also points to one-to-one personalized marketing and selling as the next frontier AI will unlock.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.