Cohere
Small (~500)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
CohereScale AI
2.9
3.5
Overall
2.5
2.7
Work-Life Balance
3.0
2.9
Culture & Values
3.2
3.5
Comp & Benefits
2.3
2.8
Senior Mgmt
2.5
3.6
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Cohere only
No unique values
Scale AI only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
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
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Scale AI also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 116 open roles and Scale AI has 175 open roles.