Preferred Networks competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Preferred Networks: Getvinci, RLWRLD, Dyna Robotics, River AI, Google DeepMind, Physical Intelligence, Skild AI, StepFun, Mistral AI and X Square Robot.
- Preferred Networks itself has 58 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, StepFun is hiring the most, with 252 open roles.
- Mistral AI has raised the most venture funding on record: $6.6B.
- Open roles at River AI rose the most: from 18 on Oct 12, 2026 to 23 now.
Preferred Networks and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Lead investors | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preferred Networks
This company
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58 | – | – | – | – | 201-500 | Tokyo, Japan | LLM, Python, C++ | Japan |
Getvinci
In common: Foundation Models, AI for Science · Python, C++, GCP |
38 | +6%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | – | 201-500 | Palo Alto, United States | Python, C++, CUDA | United States, Germany, France +2 more |
RLWRLD
In common: Robotics AI, Foundation Models · Python, Java, Rust |
37 | – | $15M | Seed $15M2025 | – | 51-200 | Seoul, South Korea | Physical AI, Python, Vision-Language-Action | South Korea |
Dyna Robotics
In common: Robotics AI, Foundation Models · Python, Rust, C++ |
28 | +22%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | – | 201-500 | Redwood City, United States | Embodied AI, Python, Linux | United States |
River AI
In common: Foundation Models, AI Chips & Accelerators · Python, Rust, C++ |
23 | +28%since Oct 12, 2026 | $1.1B | Seed $1.1B2026 | General Catalyst, AMP PBC | 11-50 | Palo Alto, United States | Pre-training, CUDA, C++ | United States |
Google DeepMind
In common: Foundation Models, AI for Science · Python, Java, Rust |
143 | – | – | – | – | 5000+ | London, United Kingdom | Machine Learning, Gemini, AI Agents | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore +4 more |
Physical Intelligence
In common: Robotics AI, Foundation Models · Python, Rust, C++ |
43 | – | – | – | – | 51-200 | San Francisco, United States | Python, Kubernetes, C++ | United States |
Skild AI
In common: Robotics AI, Foundation Models · Python, Java, Rust |
56 | +24%since Oct 12, 2026 | $1.7B | Venture round $1.4B2026 | – | 201-500 | Pittsburgh, United States | Machine Learning, Python, C++ | United States, India |
StepFun
In common: Foundation Models · Python, Java, Rust |
252 | – | – | Series B2024 | – | 201-500 | Shanghai, China | Python, Java, LLM | China, United States |
Mistral AI
In common: Foundation Models · Python, Java, Rust |
237 | +12%since Oct 12, 2026 | $6.6B | Venture round $3.5B2026 | – | 1001-5000 | Paris, France | Python, Mistral SDK, Mistral | France, United Kingdom, United States +15 more |
X Square Robot
In common: Robotics AI, Foundation Models · Python, Java, Rust |
153 | – | $420M | Series C2026 | – | 201-500 | Shenzhen, China | C++, Python, ROS2 | China |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Preferred Networks's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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