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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | $ 509,505 | $ 488,964
Unrealized Gain | 509 | 308
Unrealized Loss | (189) | (78)
Fair Value | 509,825 | 489,194
Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 193,481 | 18,737
Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 316,344 | 470,457
Level I |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 357,128 | 322,606
Unrealized Gain | 62 | 112
Unrealized Loss | (33) | (18)
Fair Value | 357,157 | 322,700
Level I | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 193,481 | 18,737
Level I | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 163,676 | 303,963
Level II |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 152,377 | 166,358
Unrealized Gain | 447 | 196
Unrealized Loss | (156) | (60)
Fair Value | 152,668 | 166,494
Level II | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
Level II | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 152,668 | 166,494
Money market funds | Level I |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 193,481 | 4,782
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 193,481 | 4,782
Money market funds | Level I | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 193,481 | 4,782
Money market funds | Level I | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
Treasury bills | Level I |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 131,022 | 291,611
Unrealized Gain | 40 | 109
Unrealized Loss | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 131,062 | 291,720
Treasury bills | Level I | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 13,955
Treasury bills | Level I | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 131,062 | 277,765
U.S. government securities | Level I |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 32,625 | 26,213
Unrealized Gain | 22 | 3
Unrealized Loss | (33) | (18)
Fair Value | 32,614 | 26,198
U.S. government securities | Level I | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
U.S. government securities | Level I | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 32,614 | 26,198
Commercial paper | Level II |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 16,233 | 35,699
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 16,233 | 35,699
Commercial paper | Level II | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
Commercial paper | Level II | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 16,233 | 35,699
Corporate bonds | Level II |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 126,395 | 92,979
Unrealized Gain | 431 | 189
Unrealized Loss | (144) | (12)
Fair Value | 126,682 | 93,156
Corporate bonds | Level II | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
Corporate bonds | Level II | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 126,682 | 93,156
Commercial deposits | Level II |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 4,121 | 15,371
Unrealized Gain | 0 | 0
Unrealized Loss | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 4,121 | 15,371
Commercial deposits | Level II | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
Commercial deposits | Level II | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 4,121 | 15,371
Asset-backed securities | Level II |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 592 | 14,728
Unrealized Gain | 2 | 2
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (42)
Fair Value | 594 | 14,688
Asset-backed securities | Level II | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
Asset-backed securities | Level II | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 594 | 14,688
Foreign government and agency securities | Level II |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost | 5,036 | 3,075
Unrealized Gain | 14 | 5
Unrealized Loss | (12) | 0
Fair Value | 5,038 | 3,080
Foreign government and agency securities | Level II | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
Foreign government and agency securities | Level II | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | $ 5,038 | 3,080
U.S. agency securities | Level II |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Amortized Cost |  | 4,506
Unrealized Gain |  | 0
Unrealized Loss |  | (6)
Fair Value |  | 4,500
U.S. agency securities | Level II | Cash Equivalents |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value |  | 0
U.S. agency securities | Level II | Marketable Securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 4,500

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