Glean
Large (~1,475)
Vast AI
Small (~30)
Best For
Glean
Best for: AI engineers who want to work on enterprise search with ex-Google leadership and don't mind below-market base pay offset by strong equity upside
Vast AI
Best for: Scrappy generalists who want a front-row seat to the AI compute revolution
Ratings
GleanVast AI
4.2
5.0
Overall
3.8
4.5
Work-Life Balance
4.3
5.0
Culture & Values
4.2
5.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
5.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
5.0
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Jake Cannell)
Culture Values
Glean only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🪟 Transparent
Vast AI only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Glean
- World-class AI talent — learn from ex-Google leadership on cutting-edge enterprise search
- Transparent collaborative culture with strong career growth
- Below-market compensation — comp rated only 3.6/5
- Sales org has high churn and toxicity problems in EMEA and US
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
Glean
Top-tier AI engineering talent and explosive growth, but comp lags peers and the sales org has churn problems — the engineering side is the real draw.
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
Glean — 196 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
68
💻 Engineering
42
📋 Product
16
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
6
🎨 Design
5
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
3
Vast AI — 10 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
2
📊 Data
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Vast AI scores 5.0/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. Glean also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Transparent. Vast AI also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Glean has 196 open roles and Vast AI has 10 open roles.