Pricing
Every recipe on Umami Guru is free to read — all 199 of them, with every step and every photo. A paid plan removes advertising and lifts the limits on our AI cooking tools.
Free
$0
No account needed to browse.
- All 199 recipes, every step, every photo
- Step-by-step cooking mode
- 3 AI actions per month
- Supported by advertising
Premium
$4.99 / month
or $29.99 / year — $2.50 a month, save 50%
- No advertising anywhere
- Unlimited AI kitchen assistant*
- Unlimited shopping baskets and substitutions*
- Works on the website and in the app
- 7-day free trial · cancel any time
Lifetime
$79.00 once
One-time payment. Not a subscription.
- No advertising, forever
- All recipes, including future ones
- No renewals, no price changes
- AI assistant stays on the free monthly allowance
* Fair use applies. See our Terms of Service, section 5.
Compare plans
| Feature | Free | Lifetime | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| All 199 recipes, every step, every photo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| New recipes as we publish them | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Step-by-step cooking mode | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooking challenges | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| "Cook later" saved recipes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advertising | Shown | No | No |
| AI kitchen assistant | 3 / month | 3 / month | Unlimited* |
| AI shopping basket & ingredient substitutions | 3 / month | 3 / month | Unlimited* |
* Unlimited AI is subject to fair use, described in section 5 of our Terms of Service. It exists to stop automated abuse, not to limit normal cooking.
Common questions
Are the recipes really free?
Yes. All 199 recipes are fully readable without paying and without an account, including every step and every photograph. We do not put recipes behind a paywall.
Why does Lifetime not include unlimited AI?
The AI features run on a metered third-party service that costs us money on every single request. A one-time payment cannot fund an unlimited ongoing cost, so unlimited AI stays with the Premium subscription. Lifetime removes advertising permanently and keeps the same free monthly AI allowance everyone gets.
Can I cancel?
Any time, from your profile. You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for, and we never charge a cancellation fee.
What if I change my mind?
Write to us within 14 days of any purchase and we refund it in full, no questions asked. See the Refund Policy.
Does Premium work on both the website and the app?
Yes. Your plan is tied to your account, not to a device, so it applies everywhere you sign in.
What does "fair use" mean for unlimited AI?
It is there to stop automated abuse, not to limit normal cooking. If you somehow reach the threshold we will contact you first — we never cut access off silently.