Runway
Mid (~420)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
RunwayTogether AI
4.5
4.1
Overall
4.0
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.3
Culture & Values
4.3
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.4
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.2
3.8
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Runway only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌐 Remote-Friendly🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
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
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
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Runway
No open roles currently listed
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
Runway scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Runway also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Remote-Friendly, Ship Fast & Iterate. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Runway has 0 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.