Aspects of the disclosure include methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In a method for video decoding in a decoder, prediction information for a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video sequence is decoded. The prediction information indicates whether the current block is coded in matrix based intra prediction (MIP). Responsive to the prediction information indicating that the current block is coded in MIP, an MIP mode index is determined. The MIP mode index indicates one of a plurality of MIP modes. The current block is reconstructed according to the one of the plurality of MIP modes.