Pricing
The full database. Fair prices.
No small print.
All nutrition data from BLS + USDA is included in every plan. Only what you create yourself is capped — recipes and your own ingredients.
🎁 Yearly = 2 months free · 17 % cheaper than monthly
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Add as you go
Need more? Two simple upgrades.
For any paid plan — without switching plan.
AI credit pack
Monthly allowance used up? Add extra extractions — they do not expire.
+25 for 4.90 € · +100 for 14.90 €Additional user
One more person on the team? Add a single seat instead of changing plan.
+7 € / month per personIn every plan — including Free
The foundation is always included
No surcharge on the basics. Only what you create yourself is capped, depending on the plan.
For comparison
More recipes. Fairer limits.
Against the closest comparable provider we track, Foodlex gives you roughly twice the recipe volume at each level — and at the top level four times, with more users included.
| For whom | Comparable provider | Foodlex | Your gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting started | 50 recipes 150 €/year = 12.50 €/month |
100 recipes Starter · 9 €/month |
twice the volume, 28 % less |
| Growing | 250 recipes 290 €/year = 24.17 €/month |
500 recipes Pro · 19 €/month |
twice the volume, 21 % less |
| Team | 500 recipes 500 €/year = 41.67 €/month · 2 users |
2,000 recipes Team · 39 €/month · 5 users |
4× the volume · more users |
Two differences that do not fit in the table. Annual commitment: the comparable provider bills yearly only; Foodlex can be paid monthly and cancelled at the end of any month. Extra users: 19 € per person per month there, 7 € here. VAT: their prices are quoted net, plus statutory VAT; the Foodlex figures above are final prices with no VAT added — and none to reclaim (§ 19 UStG). The comparison above is therefore net against net.
Figures for the comparable provider checked against its public pricing page on 24 September 2026. Prices elsewhere can change at any time — please check for yourself before you decide.
Good to know
Two things before you sign up
🎓 Students of nutrition science and dietetics: free with a university email address → (page in German)
All prices are final prices. Foodlex invoices under the German small-business rule (§ 19 UStG), so no VAT is shown and none can be deducted. Paid plans can be cancelled at any time, effective at the end of the month.