Anthropic
Mid (~1,500)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Anthropic
Best for: Safety-minded researchers who want mission-driven work with top-tier comp
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
AnthropicTogether AI
4.4
4.1
Overall
3.7
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.3
Culture & Values
4.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.2
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.8
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 93% CEO Approval (Dario Amodei)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Anthropic only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💎 Strong Comp & Equity💜 Mission-Driven
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Together AI
- Open-source AI infrastructure — real mission alignment, not just marketing
- Small team with outsized research output; your work has direct impact
- Early-stage means wearing many hats constantly — not for specialists
- Limited career ladder; growth paths are still being defined
Bottom Line
Anthropic
Choose Anthropic if you want genuine AI safety mission, elite comp, and high autonomy — but expect intense hours.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Anthropic — 447 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
122
💻 Engineering
119
🧠 ML / AI
49
📣 Marketing
24
📋 Product
19
⚙️ Operations
17
⚖️ Legal
12
💰 Finance
7
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🎧 Support
2
Together AI — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
19
🧠 ML / AI
9
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
3
🎧 Support
3
📣 Marketing
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Anthropic scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.3-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. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Anthropic has 447 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.