Cognition
Medium (~300)
Lovable
Medium (~300)
Best For
Cognition
Best for: Elite engineers who want to build frontier AI coding agents and own a meaningful equity stake
Lovable
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-first developer tools with extreme ownership at a fast-growing startup
Ratings
CognitionLovable
3.8
3.5
Overall
3.2
3.0
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.6
Culture & Values
3.8
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.3
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Scott Wu)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (Anton Osika)
Culture Values
Cognition only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Lovable only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Cognition
- Elite engineering team with strong equity
- Cutting-edge AI agent work
- High-intensity startup pace
- In-person SF expectations
Lovable
- High autonomy and fast-shipping culture
- Massive product impact at scale
- Intense pace with long working hours
- Benefits still maturing
Bottom Line
Cognition
Choose Cognition if you want world-class AI agent research (makers of Devin) with strong equity upside — but expect top-tier intensity and mandatory in-person in San Francisco.
Lovable
Choose Lovable if you want to shape the AI-first software creation movement with high autonomy and massive product impact — but expect intense pace and early-stage growing pains with benefits still maturing.
Open Roles
Cognition — 62 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
💼 Sales / GTM
10
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Lovable — 81 jobs
💻 Engineering
17
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📊 Data
7
📣 Marketing
7
🎨 Design
5
📋 Product
4
💰 Finance
2
⚙️ Operations
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Cognition scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Lovable scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Cognition also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity. Lovable also emphasizes Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Cognition has 62 open roles and Lovable has 81 open roles.