GhostChef.ai — Pricing
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👨🍳 GhostChef.ai Pricing
Done-for-you cloud-kitchen AI ops. Three plans + a 30% perpetual rev-share that keeps us in the boat with you. 14-day pilot.
- 1 virtual brand
- Direct order page
- Menu management
- Basic analytics
- 100 included deliveries (orchestrated via third-party driver network)
- Per-extra delivery: $4.50
- Up to 3 virtual brands
- AI Command Center
- Direct + DoorDash + UberEats integration
- Brand performance comparison
- 500 included deliveries
- Per-extra delivery: $3.95
- Third-party driver network (multi-courier delivery)
- Everything in Professional
- Unlimited virtual brands
- Multi-location franchise model
- Full POS sync (2-way menu & inventory)
- 1,500 included deliveries
- Per-extra delivery: $3.50
- Dedicated CSM
How GhostChef is priced
GhostChef is a done-for-you AI operations platform, not just software you log into. The model has three stacked layers — and the rev-share is what keeps our incentives locked to yours:
Two of these are separate things people sometimes confuse: the card fee is the cost of moving money; the rev-share is your platform partnership with CloudFran. Both are spelled out below.
Pricing FAQ
What's "included delivery"?
Each plan ships with a delivery allotment. CloudFran doesn't own trucks or drivers — we orchestrate delivery, routing each order to our third-party driver network (national & local courier partners) or to your own drivers, whichever is fastest and cheapest for that drop. Deliveries inside your monthly allotment carry zero per-delivery cost; beyond the included count, a flat per-delivery fee passes through. Higher tiers add multi-courier price-shopping and full POS sync.
Can I run multiple cuisine brands from one kitchen?
Yes — that's exactly the GhostChef use case. One physical kitchen, 3-10 virtual brands on delivery apps, AI Command Center decides which menu to feature based on weather + day-part + competitor signals.
How does the 30% CloudFran rev-share work — and why?
GhostChef isn't a tool you operate alone; it's a done-for-you AI operations platform we run for you — proprietary AI Command Center, brand orchestration, demand sensing, and the cross-merchant learning network. The 30% perpetual rev-share is how that partnership is structured: we only make money when you make money, for as long as you grow. That alignment is the point — our exclusive technology is pointed at one goal, lifting your revenue. It's applied to your GhostChef order revenue and is separate from the card-transaction fee below.
What about the card-transaction fee — is that the same as the rev-share?
No — they're two different things. The card-transaction fee is 3.75% + $0.75 per order, the standard cost of accepting a card payment (it's the same universal fee on every CloudFran product). The 30% rev-share is your platform partnership with CloudFran. One moves the money; the other runs the operation.
How do the economics compare to delivery-app-only kitchens?
Delivery apps like DoorDash/UberEats typically take ~30% on every order and own the customer relationship — you never get the data, the repeat orders, or the brand. With GhostChef you keep your direct channel: your own order pages, your customer list, multiple virtual brands from one kitchen, and an AI platform actively working to grow that revenue. The CloudFran rev-share is a partnership pointed at growing your top line, not a tax on a transaction you'd have given away anyway.
Buildara micro-partner option?
If you want to run a single virtual brand under a CloudFran-managed kitchen, Buildara is the $999 one-time + 12-month rev-share path. Lower entry, less control.