Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
Scale AITogether AI
3.5
4.1
Overall
2.7
3.8
Work-Life Balance
2.9
4.3
Culture & Values
3.5
4.0
Comp & Benefits
2.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Scale AI only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
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
Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.7 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. Scale AI also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Scale AI has 175 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.