tech
January 27, 2026
Introducing Prism
Accelerating science writing and collaboration with AI.

TL;DR
- Prism is a new, free, AI-powered workspace for scientific writing and collaboration.
- It is powered by GPT-5.2, OpenAI's advanced model for mathematical and scientific reasoning.
- Prism integrates drafting, revision, collaboration, and publication preparation into a single cloud-based, LaTeX-native environment.
- The workspace allows researchers to chat with GPT-5.2 in context, draft and revise papers with full document awareness, search and incorporate literature, and manage equations, citations, and figures.
- It enables real-time collaboration with unlimited collaborators and simplifies workflow by eliminating the need for separate tools and local installations.
- Prism aims to expand access to scientific tools, making them broadly available and easier to adopt.
- OpenAI anticipates a significant shift in science due to AI acceleration, with Prism being an early step towards this future.