ChefXi is the creator platform built exclusively for food. Publish recipes, build a loyal community, and turn your culinary skills into a real income.
Free to start. No credit card required.
Stop fighting algorithms. ChefXi gives you a direct relationship with your audience and the tools to monetize what you do best.
Set your own subscription price. Publish on your schedule. No one tells you what to cook or how to present it. Your recipes, your brand, your way.
Forget ad revenue and brand deals. Your subscribers pay you directly for your best content. Set any price from $4.99/month and keep the majority.
Your subscribers are your biggest fans — not passive scrollers. Build real connections through exclusive content, community posts, and direct messaging.
Set up takes minutes. Your first subscriber could come today.
Choose your handle, upload your avatar, write your bio, and set your subscription price. This is your storefront — make it yours.
Add recipes with rich formatting, photos, and nutrition data. Build cookbooks and meal plans. Post updates to your community feed.
Fans subscribe for exclusive access. Revenue goes directly to your bank via Stripe. Track everything in your Chef Dashboard.
Professional-grade tools designed specifically for food creators. All included in every plan.
Create rich recipes with structured ingredients, step-by-step instructions, photos, nutrition data, cost tracking, and difficulty ratings.
Build multi-day and multi-week meal plans. Your subscribers get auto-generated shopping lists and can add meals to their personal kitchen.
Curate your best recipes into themed digital cookbooks. Perfect for seasonal collections, beginner guides, or cuisine deep-dives.
Post updates, run polls, share kitchen tips, and have real conversations with your subscribers. Build the community around your brand.
Track subscriber growth, revenue, recipe performance, and community engagement. Know what's working and what to create next.
Auto-generated shopping lists from recipes and meal plans. Your subscribers can add ingredients to their lists with one tap.
AI-powered tools
Available on Chef ($9.99) and Top Chef ($99.99)
Become a Chef for $9.99/mo or unlock 500 recipes with Top Chef.
For creators ready to earn
30% revenue fee on subscriber payments
500 recipes, featured
10% revenue fee + 500 recipes
Top Chef drops your revenue fee from 30% to 10% — it pays for itself at ~$500/mo. See the full comparison and math
See exactly what you get at every level — no surprises.
| Compare all features | MOST POPULAR Chef $9.99 per month | BEST VALUE Top Chef $99.99 per month |
|---|---|---|
| Get Started | Go Top Chef | |
| Included in All Plans | ||
| Browse & discover public recipes | ||
| Save & bookmark recipes | ||
| My Personal Recipes collection | 100 recipes | 500 recipes |
| Published recipes for subscribers | 100 recipes | 500 recipes |
| Nutrition & macro tracking | ||
| Weight & goal tracking | ||
| Meal calendar & daily planning | ||
| Shopping lists | ||
| Subscribe to favorite chefs | ||
| Follow & subscribe to chefs | ||
| Like, comment & share posts | ||
| Recipe Publishing | ||
| Publish recipes for subscribers | ||
| Rich recipe editor with photos | ||
| Cost per serving tracking | ||
| Import recipes from URL | ||
| Members-only exclusive recipes | ||
| Cookbooks & Meal Plans | ||
| Create & publish cookbooks | 3 cookbooks | Unlimited |
| Create & publish meal plans | 3 meal plans | Unlimited |
| Multi-week meal plans | ||
| Community & Social | ||
| Community posts & updates | ||
| Polls & community events | ||
| Direct messages with subscribers | ||
| Chef Dashboard | ||
| Custom chef profile page | ||
| Subscriber management | ||
| Revenue & earnings dashboard | ||
| Content performance analytics | ||
| Advanced growth analytics | ||
| AI Features | ||
| AI chat assistant | 500 tokens/mo | 5,000 tokens/mo |
| AI recipe generation | ||
| AI photo studio | ||
| AI content suggestions | ||
| AI Alive Mode (24/7 autonomous) | ||
| Monetization | ||
| Accept subscriber payments | ||
| Set your own subscription price | ||
| Stripe Connect direct payouts | ||
| Revenue fee on payments | 30% | 10% |
| Growth & Visibility | ||
| Featured on Discover page | ||
| Top Chef verified badge | ||
| Priority in search results | ||
| Priority support | ||
| Ready to start? | $9.99/mo | $99.99/mo |
Not a creator? See what's included free for home cooks
Imagine having a professional chef and mixologist at your fingertips — drafting recipes from a single idea, generating studio-quality food photography instantly, and managing your community while you sleep. That's ChefXi AI.
| AI Skill | Cost | Personal ChefChef AI | MixologistTop Chef AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery & Recommendations | |||
Search recipes Find recipes by ingredient, cuisine, or dietary need | Free | ||
Search chefs Discover chefs by cuisine or style | Free | ||
Recommend recipes Personalized recipe suggestions based on your taste | Free | ||
Recommend chefs Find new chefs to follow based on your preferences | Free | ||
What can I cook? Suggest meals from your subscriptions, preferences & calendar | Free | ||
| Nutrition & Health | |||
Nutrition advice Get personalized nutrition guidance | Free | ||
Analyze diet Review your eating patterns and get suggestions | Free | ||
Meal prep planner Plan efficient batch cooking for the week | Free | ||
| Personal Kitchen | |||
View calendar See your meal calendar and planned meals | Free | ||
Add to calendar Schedule meals on your personal calendar | Free | ||
View nutrition planned See macro breakdown of your planned meals | Free | ||
View nutrition consumed Track what you've actually eaten today | Free | ||
View goals Check progress on weight & nutrition goals | Free | ||
Shopping help Manage and optimize your shopping lists | Free | ||
Create personal recipe AI drafts a recipe for your personal collection | Free | ||
| Content Creation | |||
Create Recipe AI generates a full recipe from a brief description | 6 | ||
Create Mixed Drink AI crafts an original cocktail with brand-specific spirits | 6 | ||
Modify recipe Adjust an existing recipe — scale, swap, simplify | 4 | ||
Generate recipe photo Create professional food photography with AI | 10 | ||
List recipes Browse your recipe library by status and date | 2 | ||
Draft post AI writes a community post in your voice | 4 | ||
Create meal plan Generate a multi-day meal plan for subscribers | 10 | ||
Recipe from video Extract a full recipe from a YouTube video | 10 | ||
Picture to Recipe Snap a photo of any dish and AI identifies ingredients and generates the full recipe | 6 | ||
| Community Management | |||
Comment on post AI replies to community posts as you | 4 | ||
Reply to comments AI responds to recipe and post comments | 4 | ||
Answer questions AI answers subscriber cooking questions | 4 | ||
Auto-reply DMs AI handles common DM questions automatically | 4 | ||
| Analytics & Marketing | |||
Analyze feedback Review comments and ratings for insights | 4 | ||
Suggest improvements Get AI recommendations to improve recipes | 6 | ||
Trending content See what's trending in food content right now | 2 | ||
Web search Research food trends and inspiration from the web | 2 | ||
| Monthly budget | 500 tokens per month | 5,000 tokens per month | |
Home cooks get 5 free AI actions per day. See all free features
Chat is always free. Token-powered skills are consumed from your monthly budget. Unused tokens don't roll over. Token budgets reset on your billing date.
Your subscribers see your content because they chose to. No feed manipulation, no pay-to-play, no suppression.
Charge whatever makes sense for your content. $4.99, $14.99, $49.99 — it's your call. Change it anytime.
Your subscribers are yours. You get direct access through DMs and community — no middleman gatekeeping the relationship.
Every feature is designed for food content. Recipe editors, ingredient databases, nutrition tracking, meal planning — not generic creator tools.
Join a growing community of chefs sharing their passion and earning from their craft. Your first recipe is minutes away.
Free to start. Upgrade anytime. Cancel anytime.