Gartner: 40% of Enterprise Apps Will Embed Task-Specific AI Agents by End of 2026, Up From Under 5% Last Year

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Gartner projects that 40% of enterprise applications will embed task-specific AI agents by the end of 2026, an eight-fold increase from under 5% in 2025. This rapid adoption is creating infrastructure gaps: Coder's research shows 70% of companies are deploying agents on infrastructure never designed for them. The stat underscores why enterprise-focused agent platforms (Coder, Opsera, Snyk Evo) are launching in rapid succession to capture the compliance and governance layer.