Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
CrusoeTogether AI
4.3
4.1
Overall
3.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.3
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.8
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Crusoe only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💜 Mission-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🌱 Learning & Growth🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
🧩 Wears Many Hats⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Crusoe
- Unique mission combining AI compute with clean energy — employees feel genuine environmental impact
- Strong compensation and equity with startup energy and rapidly growing resources
- Startup pace means long hours and ambiguity — not for people who want strict 9-to-5
- Rapid scaling creates process gaps, shifting priorities, and some organizational chaos
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
Crusoe
Choose Crusoe if you want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission and strong equity — but expect startup chaos and long hours as the company scales rapidly.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Crusoe — 318 jobs
💻 Engineering
119
💼 Sales / GTM
17
⚙️ Operations
16
⚖️ Legal
8
📋 Product
8
💰 Finance
7
🎨 Design
5
👤 HR / People
5
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
3
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
Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Wears Many Hats, Engineering-Driven. Crusoe also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Mission-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Learning & Growth, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Crusoe has 318 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.