497

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

655 Broad Street, 17^th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

July 2, 2018

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: 497 Filing for PGIM Balanced Fund

     Registration numbers 33-61997 and 811-07343

Dear Sir or Madam:

We are filing today via EDGAR an exhibit under Rule 497 containing interactive data format risk/return summary information. The exhibit mirrors the risk/return summary information in a supplement, dated June 22, 2018 (SEC accession number 0000067590-18-001085), to the Prospectus, dated November 28, 2017 (as reissued June 11, 2018). The purpose of the filing is to submit the 497 filing dated June 22, 2018 in XBRL for the Fund.

Thank you for your attention to this filing. Please direct any questions regarding this filing to the undersigned at (973) 802-6469.

Sincerely,

/s/ Jonathan D. Shain

Jonathan D. Shain

Assistant Secretary

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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.
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Amendment Flag	dei_AmendmentFlag	false
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Jun. 22, 2018
Document Effective Date	dei_DocumentEffectiveDate	Jun. 22, 2018
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Nov. 28, 2017

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Nov. 28, 2017

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
PGIM Balanced Fund
Supplement dated June 22, 2018 to the Currently Effective Summary Prospectus and Prospectus

Effective as of July 1, 2018, the Fund's existing contractual cap on Fund expenses will be enhanced. To reflect these changes, the Fund's Summary Prospectus and Prospectus is hereby revised as follows, effective as of July 1, 2018:

1. In the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, in the section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table is deleted and replaced with the following new table:

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	Class Z	Class R6(1)
Management fees	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%
+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	0.30	1.00	1.00	0.75	None	None
+ Other expenses(2)	0.22	0.44	0.20	1.15	0.22	70.28
= Total annual Fund operating expenses	1.17	2.09	1.85	2.55	0.87	70.93
– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	(0.17)	(0.07)	(0.07)	(0.92)	(0.07)	(70.28)
= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(3)(4)	1.00%	2.02%	1.78%	1.63%	0.80%	0.65%

(1) Formerly known as Class Q.

(2) Expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees.

(3) PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments) has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2020, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.63% of average daily net assets for Class R shares and 0.65% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Where applicable, PGIM Investments agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives similar expenses on any other share class.  In addition, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2020 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

(4) The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed through January 31, 2019 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for the Fund's Class R shares to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares of the Fund. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2019 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

2. In the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, in the section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, the Example is deleted and replaced with the following new table:

	If Shares Are Redeemed				If Shares Are Not Redeemed
Share Class	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	$646	$886	$1,143	$1,880	$646	$886	$1,143	$1,880
Class B	705	948	1,217	2,069	205	648	1,117	2,069
Class C	281	575	994	2,163	181	575	994	2,163
Class R	166	710	1,282	2,839	166	710	1,282	2,839
Class Z	82	271	475	1,066	82	271	475	1,066
Class R6	66	6,718	7,491	7,592	66	6,718	7,491	7,592

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

dei_EntityRegistrantName

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.

Prospectus Date

rr_ProspectusDate

Nov. 28, 2017

Supplement [Text Block]

pipi_SupplementTextBlock

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
PGIM Balanced Fund
Supplement dated June 22, 2018 to the Currently Effective Summary Prospectus and Prospectus

Effective as of July 1, 2018, the Fund's existing contractual cap on Fund expenses will be enhanced. To reflect these changes, the Fund's Summary Prospectus and Prospectus is hereby revised as follows, effective as of July 1, 2018:

1. In the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, in the section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table is deleted and replaced with the following new table:

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	Class Z	Class R6(1)
Management fees	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%
+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	0.30	1.00	1.00	0.75	None	None
+ Other expenses(2)	0.22	0.44	0.20	1.15	0.22	70.28
= Total annual Fund operating expenses	1.17	2.09	1.85	2.55	0.87	70.93
– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	(0.17)	(0.07)	(0.07)	(0.92)	(0.07)	(70.28)
= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(3)(4)	1.00%	2.02%	1.78%	1.63%	0.80%	0.65%

(1) Formerly known as Class Q.

(2) Expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees.

(3) PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments) has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2020, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.63% of average daily net assets for Class R shares and 0.65% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Where applicable, PGIM Investments agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives similar expenses on any other share class.  In addition, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2020 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

(4) The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed through January 31, 2019 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for the Fund's Class R shares to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares of the Fund. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2019 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

2. In the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, in the section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, the Example is deleted and replaced with the following new table:

	If Shares Are Redeemed				If Shares Are Not Redeemed
Share Class	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	$646	$886	$1,143	$1,880	$646	$886	$1,143	$1,880
Class B	705	948	1,217	2,069	205	648	1,117	2,069
Class C	281	575	994	2,163	181	575	994	2,163
Class R	166	710	1,282	2,839	166	710	1,282	2,839
Class Z	82	271	475	1,066	82	271	475	1,066
Class R6	66	6,718	7,491	7,592	66	6,718	7,491	7,592

PGIM BALANCED FUND

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Supplement [Text Block]

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The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
PGIM Balanced Fund
Supplement dated June 22, 2018 to the Currently Effective Summary Prospectus and Prospectus

Effective as of July 1, 2018, the Fund's existing contractual cap on Fund expenses will be enhanced. To reflect these changes, the Fund's Summary Prospectus and Prospectus is hereby revised as follows, effective as of July 1, 2018:

1. In the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, in the section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table is deleted and replaced with the following new table:

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	Class Z	Class R6(1)
Management fees	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%	0.65%
+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	0.30	1.00	1.00	0.75	None	None
+ Other expenses(2)	0.22	0.44	0.20	1.15	0.22	70.28
= Total annual Fund operating expenses	1.17	2.09	1.85	2.55	0.87	70.93
– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	(0.17)	(0.07)	(0.07)	(0.92)	(0.07)	(70.28)
= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(3)(4)	1.00%	2.02%	1.78%	1.63%	0.80%	0.65%

(1) Formerly known as Class Q.

(2) Expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees.

(3) PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments) has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2020, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.63% of average daily net assets for Class R shares and 0.65% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Where applicable, PGIM Investments agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives similar expenses on any other share class.  In addition, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2020 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

(4) The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed through January 31, 2019 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for the Fund's Class R shares to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares of the Fund. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2019 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

2. In the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, in the section entitled Fund Summary—Fund Fees and Expenses, the Example is deleted and replaced with the following new table:

	If Shares Are Redeemed				If Shares Are Not Redeemed
Share Class	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	$646	$886	$1,143	$1,880	$646	$886	$1,143	$1,880
Class B	705	948	1,217	2,069	205	648	1,117	2,069
Class C	281	575	994	2,163	181	575	994	2,163
Class R	166	710	1,282	2,839	166	710	1,282	2,839
Class Z	82	271	475	1,066	82	271	475	1,066
Class R6	66	6,718	7,491	7,592	66	6,718	7,491	7,592

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

January 31, 2020

January 31, 2019

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent

Expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption

If Shares Are Redeemed

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption

If Shares Are Not Redeemed

PGIM BALANCED FUND | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.30%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

^[1]

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.17%

– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.17%)

= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.00%

^[2],[3]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 646

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

886

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,143

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,880

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

646

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

886

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,143

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 1,880

PGIM BALANCED FUND | Class B

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.44%

^[1]

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.09%

– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.07%)

= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.02%

^[2],[3]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 705

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

948

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,217

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,069

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

205

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

648

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,117

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 2,069

PGIM BALANCED FUND | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.20%

^[1]

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.85%

– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.07%)

= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.78%

^[2],[3]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 281

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

575

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

994

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,163

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

181

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

575

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

994

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 2,163

PGIM BALANCED FUND | Class R

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.75%

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

1.15%

^[1]

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.55%

– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.92%)

= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.63%

^[2],[3]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 166

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

710

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,282

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,839

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

166

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

710

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,282

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 2,839

PGIM BALANCED FUND | Class Z

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

^[1]

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.87%

– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.07%)

= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.80%

^[2],[3]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 82

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

271

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

475

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,066

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

82

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

271

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

475

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 1,066

PGIM BALANCED FUND | Class R6

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

^[4]

+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

^[4]

+ Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

70.28%

^[1],[4]

= Total annual Fund operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

70.93%

^[4]

– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(70.28%)

^[4]

= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.65%

^[2],[3],[4]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 66

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

6,718

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

7,491

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

7,592

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

66

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

6,718

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

7,491

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 7,592

[1] Expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees.

[2] PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments) has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2020, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.63% of average daily net assets for Class R shares and 0.65% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Where applicable, PGIM Investments agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives similar expenses on any other share class. In addition, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2020 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

[3] The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed through January 31, 2019 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for the Fund’s Class R shares to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares of the Fund. This waiver may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2019 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

[4] Formerly known as Class Q.

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Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Nov. 28, 2017
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Jun. 22, 2018