Harvey
Medium (~350)
Vast AI
Small (~30)
Best For
Harvey
Best for: Engineers who want to transform legal work with AI at a well-funded unicorn with exceptional comp
Vast AI
Best for: Scrappy generalists who want a front-row seat to the AI compute revolution
Ratings
HarveyVast AI
3.9
5.0
Overall
3.4
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
5.0
Culture & Values
3.9
5.0
Comp & Benefits
3.7
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.7
5.0
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Winston Weinberg)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Jake Cannell)
Culture Values
Harvey only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Vast AI only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Harvey
- Exceptional comp and equity packages
- Smart, driven colleagues who support each other
- Intense pace with long hours
- Growing pains and internal politics
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
Harvey
Choose Harvey if you want exceptional equity, smart colleagues, and the chance to reshape the legal industry with AI — but expect relentless pace, long hours, and growing-company politics.
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
Harvey — 230 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
47
⚙️ Operations
21
📋 Product
18
⚖️ Legal
17
📣 Marketing
13
🎨 Design
10
👤 HR / People
9
📊 Data
2
Vast AI — 9 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
2
Summary
Harvey scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.4 work-life balance rating. Vast AI scores 5.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 1.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. Harvey also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Vast AI also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Harvey has 230 open roles and Vast AI has 9 open roles.