r/PromptEngineering

Community Overview
r/PromptEngineering logo
reddit.com/r/PromptEngineering/
Go to community
→

About r/PromptEngineering

Prompt engineering is the application of engineering practices to the development of prompts - i.e., inputs into generative models like GPT or Midjourney.

The community at a glance

r/PromptEngineering is a Subreddit for GPT and Prompt Engineers with roughly 414K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the GPT communities list. It is the 6th largest community in the Prompt Engineering topic page.

Roughly 189K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Prompt, Ai, and Chatgpt. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention prompt engineering courses.

On Reddit
414K Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +189K members
Growth: +84.4% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2023: 12K members
  • 2024: 41K members
  • 2025: 249K members
  • 2026: 113K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 20K members
  • Nov: 23K members
  • Dec: 19K members
  • Jan: 15K members
  • Feb: 17K members
  • Mar: 19K members
  • Apr: 16K members
  • May: 13K members
  • Jun: 11K members
  • Jul: 12K members
  • Aug: 8K members
  • Sep: 2K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. PromptBar - a tiny menu bar app to edit and copy your daily prompts
    2. Looking for a workspace-app alternative to store your prompts? I moved mine to plain text and stopped losing them
    3. Looking for help creating a specific system!!
    #1
    Solution Requests
    PromptBar - a tiny menu bar app to edit and copy your daily prompts · Looking for a workspace-app alternative to store your prompts? I moved mine to plain text and stopped losing them · Looking for help creating a specific system!!
    5
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. How's your relationship with prompting going? Wins, frustrations, and everything in between
    2. I have reached a wall.
    3. I fed my landlord dispute into Use AI. Five models gave me five different lawyers in my head.
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    How's your relationship with prompting going? Wins, frustrations, and everything in between · I have reached a wall. · I fed my landlord dispute into Use AI. Five models gave me five different lawyers in my head.
    3
  • Advice Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Need help crafting a Claude Project prompt for ADHD & Autism + Legal Work
    #3
    Advice Requests
    Need help crafting a Claude Project prompt for ADHD & Autism + Legal Work
    1
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. Honest breakdown — "Prompt Engineer" job postings are down 30-40% since 2023, but here's why the skill is more valuable than ever
    #4
    News
    Honest breakdown — "Prompt Engineer" job postings are down 30-40% since 2023, but here's why the skill is more valuable than ever
    1
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. Built a VS Code extension for managing prompts to fix my mess
    #5
    Self-Promotion
    Built a VS Code extension for managing prompts to fix my mess
    1

Topics

  • Prompt
    39 posts in the past month
    #1
    Prompt
    39
  • Ai
    33 posts in the past month
    1. I fed my landlord dispute into Use AI. Five models gave me five different lawyers in my head.
    #2
    Ai
    I fed my landlord dispute into Use AI. Five models gave me five different lawyers in my head.
    33
  • Chatgpt
    11 posts in the past month
    #3
    Chatgpt
    11
  • Tool
    10 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tool
    10
  • Tired
    7 posts in the past month
    #5
    Tired
    7

Flair

  • General Discussion
    76 posts in the past month
    1. i stopped asking AI to write stuff. i make it choose instead. the difference is wild.
    2. If you didn't have 2.5 hours to watch Andrej Karpathy on Dwarkesh, here are the 7 biggest takeaways on AI agents, RL limits, and Eureka Labs
    3. Stop asking AI to "make slides." Give it this structure instead and the outline actually holds up
    #1
    General Discussion
    i stopped asking AI to write stuff. i make it choose instead. the difference is wild. · If you didn't have 2.5 hours to watch Andrej Karpathy on Dwarkesh, here are the 7 biggest takeaways on AI agents, RL limits, and Eureka Labs · Stop asking AI to "make slides." Give it this structure instead and the outline actually holds up
    76
  • Prompt Text / Showcase
    41 posts in the past month
    1. Copy-paste this prompt to compress any report into a one-page brief someone will actually read
    2. claude can now run tasks on a schedule in the cloud with your laptop shut. i have one that catches every follow-up i said i'd do and forgot
    3. i've been using 3 one-word codes instead of writing full prompts. AUTOPSY has talked me out of two bad ideas already
    #2
    Prompt Text / Showcase
    Copy-paste this prompt to compress any report into a one-page brief someone will actually read · claude can now run tasks on a schedule in the cloud with your laptop shut. i have one that catches every follow-up i said i'd do and forgot · i've been using 3 one-word codes instead of writing full prompts. AUTOPSY has talked me out of two bad ideas already
    41
  • Tips and Tricks
    28 posts in the past month
    1. I wanted ChatGPT to prioritise accuracy over giving me an answer — here’s the process I used
    2. Best AI Humanizer of 2026 (Tested Against GPTZero, Turnitin & More)
    3. The prompt I paste before I trust any AI report generator with a messy spreadsheet
    #3
    Tips and Tricks
    I wanted ChatGPT to prioritise accuracy over giving me an answer — here’s the process I used · Best AI Humanizer of 2026 (Tested Against GPTZero, Turnitin & More) · The prompt I paste before I trust any AI report generator with a messy spreadsheet
    28
  • Quick Question
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Tell me your shortest prompt lines that literally 10x your results.
    2. Do you still write long prompts?
    3. Do people still bother writing detailed prompts?
    #4
    Quick Question
    Tell me your shortest prompt lines that literally 10x your results. · Do you still write long prompts? · Do people still bother writing detailed prompts?
    16
  • Tools and Projects
    9 posts in the past month
    1. PromptBar - a tiny menu bar app to edit and copy your daily prompts
    2. Custom Prompt Engineering Framework
    3. Convey v0.1.0: A TUI for composing reusable prompts from YAML and sending them to another terminal pane
    #5
    Tools and Projects
    PromptBar - a tiny menu bar app to edit and copy your daily prompts · Custom Prompt Engineering Framework · Convey v0.1.0: A TUI for composing reusable prompts from YAML and sending them to another terminal pane
    9

Product recommendations

  • prompt engineering courses
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend best prompt engineering courses
    2. Recommend best prompt engineering courses
    #1
    prompt engineering courses
    Recommend best prompt engineering courses · Recommend best prompt engineering courses
    2
View full analysis on GummySearchSynced 9/1/2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/PromptEngineering for?
Best for GPT and Prompt Engineers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/PromptEngineering free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/PromptEngineering have?
Roughly 414K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/PromptEngineering on?
r/PromptEngineering runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/PromptEngineering cover?
On the Hive Index, r/PromptEngineering is organized under GPT, Prompt Engineers.
How do I join r/PromptEngineering?
You can join r/PromptEngineering by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the GPT communities like?
Communities centered on using and understanding GPT and other large language models. Reddit and Discord both have active spaces for prompt design, model comparisons, and discussions on where LLM capabilities are heading, serving everyone from developers to curious non-technical users.
Go to communitySuggest an editReport communityClaim community

Added 5/25/2023

Monthly Stats

21
Views /mo
(+31%)
18
Visitors /mo
(+38%)
2
Referrals /mo
(-33%)

Similar Communities

12
reddit.com/r/PromptEngineering/
Go to community
→