ChefGPT is an AI recipe and meal-planning assistant founded in Singapore in 2023 by Stefano Cantù. The company grew to more than 100,000 app downloads and a 4.6-star rating on a bootstrapped basis, building a mobile app alongside its web platform at chefgpt.xyz.
The product is organized around named AI 'chefs' for different jobs: PantryChef generates a recipe from ingredients a user already has on hand, including a camera mode that identifies ingredients from a photo; MacrosChef builds meals around specific protein, carb, and fat targets; and MealPlanChef assembles a week of meals with an auto-generated grocery list. A separate calorie-tracking mode logs meals from photos and estimates nutritional breakdowns.
ChefGPT suits home cooks who want less trial-and-error around what to make with what's already in the fridge, plus fitness-focused users tracking macros. The app is free for 10 recipe generations a month; a Pro subscription at $2.99 a month (or $29.99 a year) removes the cap and unlocks extended meal planning.
Key features
PantryChef: recipes generated from ingredients on hand, including photo-based ingredient detection
MacrosChef: recipes built around specific macronutrient targets
MealPlanChef: full week meal plans with auto-generated shopping lists
AI calorie tracking from meal photos
MixologyMaestro cocktail and drink recipe generation
Recipe and dish image generation
Screenshots & demo
Demo video
Screenshots
Pricing
ChefGPT has a free plan, and paid plans start at $2.99/mo.
Pricing is provided as a guide. Check the official site for the latest plans.
Is ChefGPT expensive?
ChefGPT starts at $2.99, which is 72% below the Fitness & Wellness AI median of $10.5 a month across the 14 priced tools we list in that category.
The cheapest paid option in Fitness & Wellness AI starts at $2.99 and the most expensive at $199.
68% of Fitness & Wellness AI tools in the directory offer a free tier, and this is one of them.
Compared against every priced listing in Fitness & Wellness AI, recalculated as the catalogue changes. Method and the full market breakdown are in our AI tool pricing study.
Pros & cons
Pros
Free tier is usable on its own, not a crippled trial
Macro-targeted recipe generation is a differentiator over generic recipe generators
Mobile app plus web platform gives flexibility in how it's used
Low $2.99 entry price for the Pro tier versus most subscription food apps
Cons
Bootstrapped, single-founder company with no disclosed outside funding
Recipe accuracy and nutrition estimates depend on AI-generated content, not dietitian-verified
A separate, near-identical ChefGPT-branded calorie-tracker app listing can confuse which product a user is downloading
Free tier's 10-generation monthly cap is restrictive for daily cooking use
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