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Why AI-assisted PRs merge at half the rate of human code | LinearBs 2026 Benchmarks thumbnail

Why AI-assisted PRs merge at half the rate of human code | LinearBs 2026 Benchmarks

24 Mar 2026

The 2026 Engineering Benchmark Report reveals that while 88.3% of developers use AI regularly, AI-generated pull requests face low merge rates (32.7%), larger sizes, and prolonged reviews due to systemic issues like poor data quality, inadequate policies, and organizational gaps, emphasizing the need for governance, smaller focused PRs, and foundational practices to optimize AI's potential in engineering workflows.

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