Cerebras Systems
Large (~700)
Cohere
Small (~500)
Best For
Cerebras Systems
Best for: Hardware and systems engineers who want to build the world's fastest AI chip at a newly public company
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Ratings
Cerebras SystemsCohere
4.0
2.9
Overall
3.8
2.5
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.0
Culture & Values
4.0
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
2.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
2.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Andrew Feldman)
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
Culture Values
Cerebras Systems only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
Cohere only
No unique values
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Cerebras Systems
- Collaborative culture with strong mentorship
- Autonomy in small self-managed teams
- Top-down decisions with aggressive timelines
- Recent layoffs and workload concerns
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
Cerebras Systems
Choose Cerebras if you want to work on wafer-scale AI chips with collaborative mentorship and autonomy — but expect aggressive timelines driven from the top and recent organizational instability post-IPO.
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Open Roles
Cerebras Systems — 93 jobs
💻 Engineering
58
🧠 ML / AI
10
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
5
📣 Marketing
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Cohere — 116 jobs
💻 Engineering
36
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
📋 Product
8
📣 Marketing
7
💰 Finance
4
👤 HR / People
4
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Cerebras Systems scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 overall with a 2.5 WLB. That’s a 1.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Cerebras Systems also emphasizes Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Cerebras Systems has 93 open roles and Cohere has 116 open roles.