Perplexity AI
Mid (~500)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Perplexity AI
Best for: Builders who thrive on speed and want massive user-facing impact at a rocketship
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
Perplexity AITogether AI
4.7
4.1
Overall
3.3
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.8
4.3
Culture & Values
4.5
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.5
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.2
3.8
Career Opps
👍 92% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Aravind Srinivas)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Perplexity AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source Culture🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Perplexity AI
- Fastest-growing AI product — real users, real revenue, genuine product-market fit
- Small team, massive impact per engineer — your work ships to millions quickly
- Startup intensity — expect long hours and high expectations
- Growing pains as the team scales — roles and responsibilities shift frequently
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
Perplexity AI
Choose Perplexity if you want the fastest-growing AI product and huge per-engineer impact — but expect startup intensity.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Perplexity AI — 81 jobs
💻 Engineering
44
🧠 ML / AI
7
📊 Data
5
⚖️ Legal
5
💼 Sales / GTM
4
📣 Marketing
3
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
🎧 Support
1
Together AI — 48 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
🧠 ML / AI
8
📊 Data
2
📣 Marketing
2
📋 Product
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1