Granola
Small (~50)
Hebbia
Small (~140)
Best For
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Hebbia
Best for: Engineers who want a famously kind, high-EQ team building cutting-edge AI for finance and legal professionals
Ratings
GranolaHebbia
4.8
4.4
Overall
4.5
3.2
Work-Life Balance
5.0
4.5
Culture & Values
4.5
4.4
Comp & Benefits
5.0
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.7
4.2
Career Opps
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (George Sivulka)
Culture Values
Granola only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Hebbia only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🧩 Wears Many Hats
Pros & Cons
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
Hebbia
- Incredible culture and smart, kind team
- Cutting-edge AI work in finance
- Very long hours expected
- Fully in-office, no flexibility
Bottom Line
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
Hebbia
Choose Hebbia if you want one of the most collegial cultures in AI (4.4 Glassdoor, 88% recommend) and direct impact in fintech — but expect very long hours and fully in-office, no remote flexibility.
Open Roles
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Hebbia — 32 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
10
💻 Engineering
8
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Granola scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Hebbia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.2 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Wears Many Hats. Granola also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity. Hebbia also emphasizes Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Granola has 16 open roles and Hebbia has 32 open roles.