Mercury
Large (~1,300)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
MercuryTogether AI
4.3
4.1
Overall
3.8
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.9
3.8
Career Opps
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Mercury only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🧩 Wears Many Hats
Pros & Cons
Mercury
- Strong talent density with smart, motivated teammates and genuine autonomy and ownership
- Great Place to Work certified — product-first mindset with meaningful scope for every engineer
- Still figuring out how to scale processes — expect some ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Work-life balance rated 3.8/5 — periods of higher intensity during rapid growth phases
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
Mercury
Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Mercury — 48 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
9
🎨 Design
4
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
1
Together AI — 46 jobs
💻 Engineering
20
🧠 ML / AI
8
📊 Data
2
📣 Marketing
2
📋 Product
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1