Name: 56% average security pass rate of AI-written code across more than 100 models tested since 2023, so about 4 in 10 tasks fail (vendor test) (2023 to 2026)
Creator: Veracode
License: Cite with attribution

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56% average security pass rate of AI-written code across more than 100 models tested since 2023, so about 4 in 10 tasks fail (vendor test) (2023 to 2026).

56%

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Why you can trust it. Veracode, GenAI Code Security Report: vendor data, a company measuring its own customers or panel.

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Period 2023 to 2026
Region Global
Company size All sizes
Next data Yearly with updates

Source: Veracode, GenAI Code Security Report, 2023 to 2026

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Publisher: Veracode, GenAI Code Security Report
Source type: Vendor data: A company measuring its own customers or panel
What it measures: 56% average security pass rate of AI-written code across more than 100 models tested since 2023, so about 4 in 10 tasks fail (vendor test)
Data period: 2023 to 2026 (ends 11 Aug 2026)
Published by the source: 11 Aug 2026
In the source's words: Across more than 100 models tested since 2023, the average security pass rate remains stuck at 56%, even as syntax performance approaches perfection.
Checked at source: 23 Oct 2026: Read on veracode.com 2026 report page (dated 11 Aug 2026). Vendor test; Veracode's July 2025 report gave 45% of samples failing.
Reuse: Cite with attribution. Vendor test of 100+ models on its own task set; Veracode sells code security tools.
Next expected update: Yearly with updates (Veracode, yearly with updates)
Original page: www.veracode.com: GenAI Code Security Report
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Veracode. (2026). 56% average security pass rate of AI-written code across more than 100 models tested since 2023, so about 4 in 10 tasks fail (vendor test). Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/web-development/ai-generated-code-security-pass-rate

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"56% average security pass rate of AI-written code across more than 100 models tested since 2023, so about 4 in 10 tasks fail (vendor test)." Veracode, GenAI Code Security Report, 2023 to 2026. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/web-development/ai-generated-code-security-pass-rate.

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What is the latest figure for AI tools (Global)?

56% average security pass rate of AI-written code across more than 100 models tested since 2023, so about 4 in 10 tasks fail (vendor test), for 2023 to 2026, according to Veracode, GenAI Code Security Report. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.

65.9%

of developers use AI coding assistants or coding agents at work (Stack Overflow 2026 survey)

Sample: 30,903 valid responses from 169 countries, fielded 23 Jun to 5 Aug 2026; self-selected online survey. Each question has its own n.

Stack Overflow, Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Jun to Aug 2026

SurveyAll sizesGlobal

57.8%

of developers with 1 to 5 years of work experience use AI coding assistants or agents, the lowest of any experience group

Sample: n = 4,094 respondents with 1 to 5 years of work experience.

Stack Overflow, Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Jun to Aug 2026

SurveyAll sizesGlobal

73%

of developers who use AI coding assistants or agents use them every day

Sample: 30,903 valid responses from 169 countries, fielded 23 Jun to 5 Aug 2026; self-selected online survey. Each question has its own n.

Stack Overflow, Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Jun to Aug 2026

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