Launch · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Meesho launches AI system PRISM to drive 75% of orders via discovery-based feed
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Meesho
- What it does
- social commerce platform
- Kind
- Launch
- Based in
- Bengaluru
What they do
Meesho uses an AI system called PRISM to recommend products to its 264 million transacting users each year
What happened
PRISM handles 75% of orders by predicting user intent through real-time behavior, not just text searches
Why it matters
The system processes 6 trillion daily inferences and uses 100 AI models trained on 400 trillion signals
The details
- Meesho launched PRISM, an AI system that drives 75% of its orders through a discovery-based feed.
- PRISM uses real-time user behavior to predict intent, unlike traditional e-commerce search bars.
- The system processes 6 trillion daily inferences and uses 100 AI ranking models trained on 400 trillion input signals.
- During peak traffic, PRISM handles 100 million inferences per second.
- Meesho built BharatMLStack, an in-house machine learning infrastructure to reduce data processing costs.
- PRISM includes Trendpulse, an LLM that tracks regional purchase patterns and matches inventory to local demand.
- The system supports 10 languages, focusing on voice-led navigation and regional dialects.
- PRISM manages product recommendations, trend analysis, and seller distribution metrics.
- It operates on data from 263 million monthly active users, 17 billion daily product views, and 2 billion user ratings and reviews.
The bigger picture
- Meesho’s PRISM system reflects a shift from keyword-based search to intent-driven discovery in e-commerce.
- The system’s ability to handle 6 trillion daily inferences highlights the scale of Meesho’s user activity.
- BharatMLStack was developed to cut costs compared to standard cloud solutions.
- Trendpulse helps align inventory with local demand, improving relevance for users in different regions.
About the business
- It focuses on India’s growing internet user base, many of whom prefer voice commands and browsing over text search.
- The platform processes 17 billion daily product views and 2 billion user ratings and reviews.
- Meesho’s Net Merchandise Value (NMV) reached ₹11,371 crore in Q4 FY26, up 43% year-on-year.
- The company reported a 66% reduction in losses, with contribution margins rebounding to 4.0% of NMV.
The deal
- Type
- launch
Founders
- Debdoot Mukherjee, Chief Data Scientist
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