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When a full Visual Studio Pro 2026 license with AI-assisted coding is selling for $29.97, AI dev tooling is effectively being bundled into the baseline cost of software work. If you're charging a premium for “AI-powered” developer productivity, assume your price umbrella just collapsed and compete on workflow depth, not features.
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