- Prism combines Crixet’s LaTeX document preparation with GPT-5.2
- OpenAI says existing tools are highly fragmented, causing friction
- The app is free to use for personal plans; Other paid plans and features will be coming soon.
OpenAI has launched Prism, a new app that it says will do for science what coding agents did for programming, and it’s all about bringing together scientific research with quotes and figures.
Prism is based on Crixet, a cloud-based LaTeX platform that OpenAI will also acquire as part of the announcement. The AI comes from the latest GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2 thinking models, which are suitable for mathematical and scientific reasoning.
OpenAI criticized the existing scientific research pipeline for being highly fragmented, forcing developers to juggle multiple tools. “We are still in an early stage, but it is clear that AI will play a significant role in advancing science,” the company wrote.
OpenAI Prisma Launched
The creator of ChatGPT explained that Prism will replace the use of multiple applications such as PDF editors, reference managers and chat applications, ultimately increasing productivity by putting all context in one place.
Some of the use cases detailed by OpenAI include writing and revising articles, searching and incorporating relevant literature, automatically creating bibliographies, converting handwritten equations and diagrams directly to LaTeX, and real-time collaboration with co-authors and students.
“In 2026, we expect a comparable shift in science, as AI begins to significantly accelerate discoveries in several ways, one of which is reducing friction in daily research work,” the post reads, comparing the impending scientific revolution to the coding revolution we’ve already seen.
Best of all, Prism will be free to all users with a personal ChatGPT account, and OpenAI aims to make scientific research more accessible. It will also support unlimited projects and collaborators.
Although educational plans do not yet have access to Prism, the company promises to add these plans, as well as Business, Team, and Enterprise subscriptions at a later date.
However, although it is free, as the product progresses, OpenAI hopes to add more advanced features to paid plans.
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