Hebbia
Small (~140)
Runway
Mid (~420)
Best For
Hebbia
Best for: Engineers who want a famously kind, high-EQ team building cutting-edge AI for finance and legal professionals
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
HebbiaRunway
4.4
4.5
Overall
3.2
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.6
Culture & Values
4.4
4.3
Comp & Benefits
4.2
4.4
Senior Mgmt
4.2
4.2
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (George Sivulka)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Hebbia only
🧩 Wears Many Hats
Runway only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Hebbia
- Incredible culture and smart, kind team
- Cutting-edge AI work in finance
- Very long hours expected
- Fully in-office, no flexibility
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
Bottom Line
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.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Open Roles
Hebbia — 32 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
10
💻 Engineering
8
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Runway
No open roles currently listed
Summary
Hebbia scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Runway scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Hebbia also emphasizes Wears Many Hats. Runway also emphasizes Remote-Friendly.
On the hiring front, Hebbia has 32 open roles and Runway has 0 open roles.