Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Vast AI
Small (~30)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Vast AI
Best for: Scrappy generalists who want a front-row seat to the AI compute revolution
Ratings
Cursor (Anysphere)Vast AI
4.0
5.0
Overall
3.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
5.0
Culture & Values
4.2
5.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.5
5.0
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Jake Cannell)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
Vast AI only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ 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
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
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
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
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
Vast AI — 9 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
2
Summary
Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Vast AI scores 5.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 1.0-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Direct Product Impact. Vast AI also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles and Vast AI has 9 open roles.