Granola
Small (~50)
Together AI
Small (~150)
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
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
GranolaTogether AI
4.8
4.1
Overall
4.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
5.0
4.3
Culture & Values
4.5
4.0
Comp & Benefits
5.0
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.7
3.8
Career Opps
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Granola only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🌱 Learning & Growth🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 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
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
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.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
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
Granola scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats. Granola also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Learning & Growth, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Granola has 16 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.