Cohere
Small (~500)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
CohereTogether AI
2.9
4.1
Overall
2.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.0
4.3
Culture & Values
3.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
2.3
4.0
Senior Mgmt
2.5
3.8
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Cohere only
No unique values
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Together AI
- Open-source AI infrastructure — real mission alignment, not just marketing
- Small team with outsized research output; your work has direct impact
- Early-stage means wearing many hats constantly — not for specialists
- Limited career ladder; growth paths are still being defined
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
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
Together AI — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
19
🧠 ML / AI
9
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
3
🎧 Support
3
📣 Marketing
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 1.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 116 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.