Compare AI startups side by side
Pick two to four companies from the directory and the page lays their profiles side by side on scores, funding, valuation, headcount, founding, headquarters, sectors and domain data.
OpenAI
Mistral AI
Perplexity AIUp to 4 companies. The address of the result is shareable.
OpenAI vs Mistral AI vs Perplexity AI
In each row the leading company is marked and every company's funding rounds appear under the table with dates and sources. Funding figures come from the rounds on file from a news article, a press release or a filing and scores are StartupHub.ai measurements explained on each profile.
| Metric | OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. | Mistral AI Mistral AI develops and deploys frontier AI models, assistants, and agents, providing organizations with tailored AI systems. | Perplexity AI AI-powered search engine that delivers real-time, cited answers to complex questions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| StartupHub scoreMeasured on the profile, 0 to 100 | 83 | 73 | 72 |
| Community ratingReader stars, owners excluded | 5.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | - |
| Total funding | $357B | $17B | $817M |
| Latest valuation | $852B | $20B | $2.5B |
| Employees | 11,490 | 1,671 | 1,477 |
| Headcount growth, yearly | +89% | +232% | +4% |
| Founded | 2015 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | Paris, France | San Francisco, United States |
| Sectors | Frontier AI Lab, AGI Research, Foundation Model | Frontier AI Lab, Foundation Model, Large Language Model | Search Engine, Large Language Model, AI Search Engine |
| Domain ratingAhrefs DR, 0 to 100 | 93 | 88 | 91 |
| Agent readinessOur scanner, 0 to 100 | 39 | 54 | 45 |
| Referring domains | 2 | - | - |
| LinkedIn followers | 12,016,610 | 718,825 | 1,637,139 |
A check marks the company leading a row. A dash means the figure is not on file; the profile says why.
Rounds on file
Newest first, up to eight per company; each links to its round page with the source.
OpenAI
- Funding RoundSep 2026Undisclosed
- Credit LineJul 2026$520M
- Series G (final)Mar 2026$122B
- UnattributedFeb 2026$110B
- Pre-SeedFeb 2026Undisclosed
- Credit LineJan 2026$520M
- Strategic InvestmentDec 2025$1.0B
- Secondary Market (Employee Share Sale)Oct 2025$6.6B
Mistral AI
- Funding RoundSep 2026Undisclosed
- Series DSep 2026$3.5B
- SeedSep 2026$3.1M
- GrowthJun 2026$3.5B
- debt financingMar 2026$830M
- RoundSep 2025$2.0B
- Series ESep 2025$1.7B
- RoundSep 2025Undisclosed
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