How We Cut AI Coding Costs 52% & Scaled 7x at Uber [Optimization Blueprint]

How We Slashed AI Coding Costs by 52% Per Session While Scaling Usage 7x at Uber By August 2026, our weekly active users for AI coding tools grew 7x, and agentic requests grew 9.4x. Yet, our total AI spend has been flat since April. The core strategy wasn’t negotiating lower API prices. It was eliminating zero-value token consumption while maintaining output quality. Here is exactly how we measured and optimized every layer of our AI Software Factory. The Four Layers of Our AI Software Factory We organize AI usage into four distinct layers. The higher the layer, the more control …