Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Vast AI
Small (~30)
Best For
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Vast AI
Best for: Scrappy generalists who want a front-row seat to the AI compute revolution
Ratings
CrusoeVast AI
4.3
5.0
Overall
3.5
4.5
Work-Life Balance
4.5
5.0
Culture & Values
4.2
5.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
5.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
5.0
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Jake Cannell)
Culture Values
Crusoe only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💜 Mission-Driven
Vast AI only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Vast AI
- Front-row seat to the AI compute revolution — demand for GPU cloud is surging
- Strong compensation and generous equity stakes for a bootstrapped startup
- Processes are still being defined — expect ad hoc workflows
- Intense workload — the team explicitly values high output
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.
Vast AI
Choose Vast AI if you want perfect Glassdoor scores and generous equity at a tiny GPU marketplace — but expect startup chaos.
Open Roles
Crusoe — 330 jobs
💻 Engineering
98
⚙️ Operations
22
📋 Product
18
💼 Sales / GTM
16
💰 Finance
11
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
7
⚖️ Legal
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
Vast AI — 10 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
2
📊 Data
1
Summary
Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Vast AI scores 5.0/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats, Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity. Crusoe also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Mission-Driven. Vast AI also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Crusoe has 330 open roles and Vast AI has 10 open roles.