Anthropic
Mid (~1,500)
Cohere
Small (~500)
Best For
Anthropic
Best for: Safety-minded researchers who want mission-driven work with top-tier comp
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Ratings
AnthropicCohere
4.4
2.9
Overall
3.7
2.5
Work-Life Balance
4.5
3.0
Culture & Values
4.8
3.2
Comp & Benefits
4.2
2.3
Senior Mgmt
4.0
2.5
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 93% CEO Approval (Dario Amodei)
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
Culture Values
Anthropic only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💎 Strong Comp & Equity💜 Mission-Driven
Cohere only
No unique values
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Anthropic
- Mission-driven to the core — the safety focus is genuine and deeply embedded
- Incredible autonomy and ownership, even for mid-level engineers
- High-intensity environment — extended work hours are common during peak periods
- Processes still catching up to hypergrowth; some things feel ad-hoc
Cohere
- Cutting-edge NLP research from Transformer co-author
- Enterprise AI focus gives real customer impact
- Frequent organizational restructuring has led to notable team turnover
- Internal communication from leadership could be more transparent
Bottom Line
Anthropic
Choose Anthropic if you want genuine AI safety mission, elite comp, and high autonomy — but expect intense hours.
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Open Roles
Anthropic — 428 jobs
💻 Engineering
120
💼 Sales / GTM
117
🧠 ML / AI
46
📣 Marketing
27
📋 Product
20
⚙️ Operations
16
⚖️ Legal
10
📊 Data
8
💰 Finance
7
🎨 Design
4
🎧 Support
3
👤 HR / People
2
Cohere — 123 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
17
📋 Product
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
📣 Marketing
7
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Anthropic scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 overall with a 2.5 WLB. That’s a 1.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Anthropic also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Strong Comp & Equity, Mission-Driven.
On the hiring front, Anthropic has 428 open roles and Cohere has 123 open roles.