Publish recipes, build a community, and use AI tools. Choose the plan that fits your goals.
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500 recipes, featured
Not a creator? See what's included free for home cooks
Professional tools to publish, grow, and create food content.
Set up in minutes, start publishing recipes immediately. Your content is live on ChefXi for the world to discover.
Your AI sous-chef drafts recipes from your style, generates content ideas, and helps manage your community.
Generate stunning food photography without expensive equipment.
Your AI posts autonomously, replies to comments, and keeps your community active. Top Chef only.
Featured placement on Discover, verified badge, and priority in search results. Top Chef only.
Track content performance, subscriber trends, and revenue breakdowns — all in one dashboard.
Every feature, side by side
| Compare all features | MOST POPULAR Chef $9.99 per month | BEST VALUE Top Chef $99.99 per month |
|---|---|---|
| Get Started | Go Top Chef | |
| Content & Publishing | ||
| Publish recipes | 100 recipes | 500 recipes |
| Rich recipe editor with photos | ||
| Cost per serving tracking | ||
| Import recipes from URL | ||
| Public & private recipe visibility | ||
| 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 followers | ||
| Chef Dashboard | ||
| Custom chef profile page | ||
| Content performance analytics | ||
| Advanced growth analytics | ||
| QR code for your profile | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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.
Yes. Upgrade from your Dashboard anytime. When you cancel, benefits continue until the end of your billing period.
Your published content stays live until your billing period ends, then converts to Free Chef limits. Your recipes remain yours — you can resubscribe anytime.
AI tokens power all AI features — recipe generation, photo studio, and Alive Mode. Chef gets 500/month, Top Chef gets 5,000/month, renewed automatically on your billing date.
Chef gives you 100 recipes, 500 AI tokens, and core creator tools. Top Chef unlocks 500 recipes, 5,000 AI tokens, Alive Mode, Featured placement on Discover, and a verified badge.
Top Chef offers a yearly plan at $899.88/year (25% savings). Chef is billed monthly only. Cancel anytime — no contracts.
Absolutely. Free users can browse all public recipes, save favorites, plan meals, track nutrition, and follow chefs. Chef plans are for creators who want to publish and use AI tools.
Join a growing community of chefs sharing their passion and creating on their own terms.
Cancel anytime. Your content stays yours.