Two German cooking services, two fundamentally different philosophies. We show honestly where Chefkoch Plus is stronger — and why KI-Kochhilfe is the better choice for many modern households.
| Feature | KI-Kochhilfe | Chefkoch Plus |
|---|---|---|
AI-generated recipes (on-demand) ↳ KI-Kochhilfe: Every recipe unique, adapted to your ingredients. | ||
Recipe database (community) ↳ KI-Kochhilfe: Public recipe gallery with AI recipes — much smaller, grows with every shared recipe. ↳ Chefkoch: 360,000+ user-submitted recipes. | partial | |
Air fryer mode with device-specific cooking times | ||
Allergen detection (automatic) ↳ KI-Kochhilfe: In Premium — the AI detects + replaces allergenic ingredients automatically. ↳ Chefkoch: Tag filters only, you have to check yourself. | partial | |
Diet profiles per family member (up to 6) | ||
AI-generated photo guide per recipe | ||
Weekly menu planner + shopping list | ||
Ad-free on all plans | ||
Community ratings + Q&A ↳ KI-Kochhilfe: Ratings yes (recipe gallery + user reviews) — Q&A forum no. | partial | |
Mobile app (iOS + Android) ↳ KI-Kochhilfe: PWA + native app in preparation. | partial | |
Made in Germany, GDPR, EU hosting | ||
Cancel monthly ↳ Chefkoch: Plus billed primarily annually. | partial |
This is the biggest difference — and the reason the two services solve different problems.
On Chefkoch you find recipes that other people have uploaded, commented on and rated over the past 25 years. That has clear advantages: a classic carbonara recipe often has thousands of ratings there. So you know before you cook whether the result tastes good. The downsides: you have to search, compare, scroll — and finding the right recipe for exactly the ingredients in your fridge often takes 15–20 minutes of research, if at all.
With us there's no database to click through. You enter what you have (“chicken breast, sweet potato, rosemary”), optionally choose your device (air fryer, oven, pan) and your diet — and the AI generates a complete recipe in about a minute with quantities, cooking times, calories and step-by-step instructions. Every recipe is new. There are no “top-rated” recipes, because every result is tailored individually to your input.
Air fryers are now in over 40% of German households — and this is exactly where Chefkoch shows a real gap. There are air fryer recipes, but no structured air fryer mode: no device-specific cooking times, no temperature table, no way to convert an existing recipe to be “air-fryer-ready”.
KI-Kochhilfe has a dedicated air fryer section: every recipe can be switched to air fryer mode with one click, cooking times and temperatures are adjusted automatically, and a separate temperature table helps you look things up for your own experiments.
Chefkoch offers tag-based filters (“lactose-free”, “gluten-free”, “vegan”). That helps narrow things down, but the tags are user-generated and not always reliable. There is no real allergen engine that checks a recipe line by line and replaces problematic ingredients automatically.
KI-Kochhilfe Premium automatically detects the 14 EU-mandatory allergen groups during generation and replaces them with suitable alternatives. Up to 6 family members can create their own profiles (e.g. “child, 8 years, no nuts” + “partner, lactose-free”), and the recipe is generated so that it's safe for everyone.
~€29.99 / year
equals ~€2.50 / month · billed annually
€7.99 / month
or €79.90/year (2 months free) · cancel monthly
*On the Basis plan. Standard: 45, Premium: 60 recipes/month — details on the pricing page.
Honest note: Chefkoch Plus is nominally cheaper. But: at its core it's an ad-free version of the existing database. KI-Kochhilfe is a fundamentally different class of service — the price-per-feature is barely comparable at first glance.
Chefkoch Plus is a community database with over 360,000 user-submitted recipes. KI-Kochhilfe, by contrast, generates every recipe fresh with AI — adapted to your ingredients, your device (e.g. air fryer), your diet and your allergies. Both have their place, but they solve different problems.
Chefkoch Plus costs around €29.99 per year (≈ €2.50 per month) and is billed primarily annually. KI-Kochhilfe starts at €7.99/month (Basis), with quarterly and yearly options — yearly Basis is €79.90. At first glance Chefkoch Plus is significantly cheaper, but the feature scope isn't directly comparable.
Yes. KI-Kochhilfe has a dedicated air fryer mode with device-specific cooking times and temperatures. On Chefkoch you'll find air fryer recipes as ordinary community posts, but no structured air fryer workflow.
Yes, KI-Kochhilfe automatically detects and replaces allergens on the Premium plan. You can create a separate diet profile for up to 6 family members. Chefkoch Plus only offers tag-based filters — you have to check yourself whether a recipe is really allergen-free.
Yes, that's one of Chefkoch Plus's main selling points: ad-free browsing on web and in the app. KI-Kochhilfe is ad-free by default on all plans — including the Basis tier.
Chefkoch Plus suits you if you enjoy browsing classic, community-proven recipes and need a recipe archive. KI-Kochhilfe is the better choice if you regularly want to use up leftovers, own an air fryer, need to watch for allergies, or simply no longer want to spend 20 minutes searching the recipe pool.
Your first 2 recipes are free — just a free registration, no credit card. You'll see right away whether AI generation is right for you.
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