Cohere
Small (~500)
GitLab
Large (~2,500)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
Ratings
CohereGitLab
2.9
3.9
Overall
2.5
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.0
4.0
Culture & Values
3.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
2.3
3.5
Senior Mgmt
2.5
3.7
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
Culture Values
Cohere only
🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
GitLab only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🪟 Transparent🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
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
GitLab
- Best-in-class all-remote culture — truly async-first with genuine flexibility
- Radically transparent company with a public handbook and open processes
- Revenue organization has seen quota chaos and low morale
- Some leadership instability at the C-suite level
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
GitLab
Choose GitLab if you want the gold standard of all-remote work with public handbook and async processes — but expect bureaucracy at scale and comp below top-tier.
Open Roles
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
GitLab — 195 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📋 Product
10
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
4
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚙️ Operations
2
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 1.0-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 116 open roles and GitLab has 195 open roles.