Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
Cursor (Anysphere)Together AI
4.0
4.1
Overall
3.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.3
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.8
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Pros & Cons
Cursor (Anysphere)
- Building the most-loved AI code editor — massive developer love and daily impact
- Tiny team, extreme ownership — every person shapes the product directly
- Extremely small team = no specialists; everyone does everything
- Intense pace — the speed of shipping can be relentless
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
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Cursor (Anysphere) — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
19
📊 Data
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
🎨 Design
2
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📣 Marketing
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
Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 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 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.