Cohere
Small (~500)
Hebbia
Small (~140)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Hebbia
Best for: Engineers who want a famously kind, high-EQ team building cutting-edge AI for finance and legal professionals
Ratings
CohereHebbia
2.9
4.4
Overall
2.5
3.2
Work-Life Balance
3.0
4.5
Culture & Values
3.2
4.4
Comp & Benefits
2.3
4.2
Senior Mgmt
2.5
4.2
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (George Sivulka)
Culture Values
Cohere only
No unique values
Hebbia only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ 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
Hebbia
- Incredible culture and smart, kind team
- Cutting-edge AI work in finance
- Very long hours expected
- Fully in-office, no flexibility
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Hebbia
Choose Hebbia if you want one of the most collegial cultures in AI (4.4 Glassdoor, 88% recommend) and direct impact in fintech — but expect very long hours and fully in-office, no remote flexibility.
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
Hebbia — 32 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
10
💻 Engineering
8
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. Hebbia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.2 WLB. That’s a 1.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Hebbia also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 116 open roles and Hebbia has 32 open roles.