Cohere
Small (~500)
Granola
Small (~50)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Ratings
CohereGranola
2.9
4.8
Overall
2.5
4.5
Work-Life Balance
3.0
5.0
Culture & Values
3.2
4.5
Comp & Benefits
2.3
5.0
Senior Mgmt
2.5
4.7
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
Culture Values
Cohere only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Granola only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
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
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. Granola scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 1.9-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Cohere also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Granola also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 116 open roles and Granola has 16 open roles.