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🤝 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 — 74 jobs
💻 Engineering
37
🧠 ML / AI
8
📊 Data
5
⚖️ Legal
4
📣 Marketing
3
⚙️ Operations
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎧 Support
2
👤 HR / People
1
📋 Product
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
Perplexity AI scores 4.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.3 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Perplexity AI also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Strong Comp & Equity. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Perplexity AI has 74 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.