- Prism combines Crixet’s LaTeX document preparation with GPT-5.2
- OpenAI says existing tools are highly fragmented, causing friction
- The app is free for personal plans – other paid plans and features will be available soon.
OpenAI has launched Prism, a new app that it says will do for science what coding agents did for programming, bringing together scientific research with quotes and numbers.
Prism is built on Crixet, a cloud-based LaTeX platform that OpenAI is also acquiring as part of the announcement. The AI comes from the latest GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2 thinking models, suitable for mathematical and scientific reasoning.
OpenAI has criticized the existing stream of scientific research as highly fragmented, forcing developers to juggle multiple tools. “We are still early, but it is clear that AI will play a significant role in how science advances,” the company wrote.
Launch of OpenAI Prism
The creator of ChatGPT explained that Prism will replace the use of multiple applications, such as PDF editors, reference managers and chat applications, which will ultimately increase productivity by putting all context in one place.
Some of the use cases detailed by OpenAI include writing and reviewing 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 discovery in several ways, one of which is to reduce friction in everyday research work,” the post reads, comparing the impending scientific revolution to the coding revolution we’ve already witnessed.
Best of all, Prism should be free for all users with a personal ChatGPT account, with OpenAI targeting making scientific research more accessible. It will also support an unlimited number of projects and collaborators.
Although Education plans don’t 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 plans to add more advanced features to paid plans.
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