Chef pricing

Keep 100% of what you earn.

ChefLynk takes 0% commission — now and forever. Your clients cover a small service fee; you keep every dollar of your rate. Pick a plan that scales with you, not one that skims off the top.

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Free

Everything you need to run — nothing that gets in your way.

$0free, forever
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Tables up to 25 guests0% commission, alwaysEscrow-protected payoutsYour own public profileFair, in-area lead accessInstant-book & custom quotesRecipe & menu builderssoonIn-app messagingsoonYour earnings, broken down to net
100 chefs only
Founding

$19 for the first 100 founding chefs — then $29 for the Pro plan.

$16/mo · billed $190/yr
Locked forever — even after Founding retires.
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Insights — what your history is telling youCost calculator — price a job before you quote itPrice an assistant into your quote — you pay them directlyFind & hire chefs nearby when an event is too big for one pair of handsEvery other Pro scaling tool, as each one landsA Founding badge on your profileA capped founding cohortPriority support while we grow
Coming soon
Teams

Everything in Pro, plus a crew to cook the big events.

$66/mo · billed $790/yr
For chefs who staff and lead a team.
Not open yet
Everything in Pro, plusWeddings & events past one kitchensoonInvite & manage team memberssoonAssign members to eventssoonFixed / hourly pay routingsoonAutomatic team payoutssoon

Tools marked “soon” are rolling out through launch. The rate you lock today — and 0% commission — are forever.

We gate scale, not survival. Every chef-protective tool — 0% commission, escrow-protected payouts, fair lead access, and net-revenue, COGS & messaging as they land — is free forever. You only ever pay to grow.

See what 0% commission is worth

Most marketplaces take a cut of every booking — or charge you per lead with no guarantees. Drag the sliders to see what you’d keep on ChefLynk instead.

Events per month6
130
Average booking value$600
$200$2,000
You’d book $43,200 a year.
A 15% commission marketplace
takes a cut of every booking
−$6,480
ChefLynk commission
now and forever
$0
Your Founding plan
billed annually
−$190
You keep
$6,290 more a year

Illustrative. Commission marketplaces commonly charge 15–30% of the chef’s fee; ChefLynk charges chefs nothing.

Compare every plan

Compare plansFreeFoundingTeams
Run your business — free, forever
0% commission, always
Escrow-protected payouts
Your own public profile
Fair, in-area lead access
Instant-book & custom quotes
Recipe & menu builderssoon
In-app messagingsoon
Your earnings, broken down to net
Scale up
Parties up to 60 guests
Insights — margins, funnel, six-month net
Cost calculator
Price an assistant into your quote
Find & hire chefs nearby for big events
Demand heatmapsoon
AI price & gas analysissoon
Publish public pop-upssoon
Upcoming local eventssoon
Run a crew
Invite & manage team memberssoon
Assign members to eventssoon
Pay your crew through the platformsoon
Team payoutssoon
Founder perks
Founding badge on your profile
Rate locked forever

Questions, answered

Yes. Chefs keep 100% of their rate. ChefLynk earns from a small service fee the client pays on each booking, plus your subscription — never a cut of your work.

Cook for yourself, not a commission.

Set up your studio free in minutes. Lock the Founding rate while there are spots left.