AI coding tools are extremely cheap and make any developer — onshore, offshore, or in-house — faster. They don't replace the need for someone to own architecture, review output, and handle what AI can't. Comparing "AI tools" to "offshore developers" is comparing a tool to a person; the more useful comparison is offshore developer cost vs. onshore developer cost.
A senior full stack developer runs $130-180k/year in the US versus roughly $45-65/hr (about $90-130k/year) for an equivalent India-based contract hire — a $40-60k+ annual saving. An AI/ML engineer runs $150-200k/year in the US versus roughly $50-68/hr (about $100-140k/year) in India, a $50-70k+ saving.
If you're a solo founder validating an idea, AI tools alone might get you to a prototype. The moment you need someone to own a product, debug production issues, or build something customers depend on, you need a developer — and an offshore developer using AI tools is usually the most cost-effective version of that.
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