No contracts - free to start - built by operators

AIR includes the revenue work other platforms sell separately.

AI-R. Built by restaurants.

Pricing

Free

Get on AIR. Run service. No commitment.

Start with POS, a free AIR website, menu SEO, and online ordering. Pay only when a direct online order comes through. Upgrade when you want to remove the ordering fee and turn on guest tools.

$0/mo

Online ordering included.

Start free
What is included in Free?Expand
  • -Full POS, KDS, table map, modifiers, coursing, tips, receipts
  • -Free website with the AIR Website Builder (watermark on footer)
  • -Online ordering with a 3% per-order fee on subtotal
  • -Built-in menu SEO, schema, and ranking baseline
  • -SEO grade + 90-day Plan email every two weeks
  • -Square or Stripe processing with no AIR markup

When to upgrade

Core removes the 3% ordering fee and website watermark, then adds reservations, waitlist, loyalty, reviews, and Maestro. Around $3,300/month in direct orders, Core usually pays for itself.

Run the restaurant

AI-R Core

Run service and own direct orders.

For restaurants replacing POS, direct ordering, loyalty, reservations, and basic labor tools without signing another long contract.

$99/mo

$84/mo annual

Billed annually - save 15%

Included AI: $10/mo Maestro AI included

Replaces

POS + ordering + reservations + loyalty + timeclock

Start side-by-side beta
  • -Zero-commission direct ordering
  • -Built-in menu SEO and ranking tracking
  • -POS, KDS, table map, coursing, and expo
  • -Reservations, waitlist, and loyalty
  • -Maestro AI restaurant operator
  • -Square or Stripe processing with no AIR markup

Why it matters

  • Take dine-in, pickup, phone, and online orders in one system.
  • Use AIR ordering pages and item-level SEO instead of paying per direct order.
  • Start collecting loyalty, reviews, and reorder data on day one.

Control margins

AI-R Pro

Control delivery, margins, and food cost.

For operators using DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, or trying to get real plate-cost discipline without spreadsheet archaeology.

$199/mo

$169/mo annual

Billed annually - save 15%

Included AI: $25/mo Maestro AI included

Replaces

Delivery aggregator + food-cost system + inventory tools

Start side-by-side beta
  • -Everything in Core
  • -DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub integration
  • -Channel pricing and menu sync
  • -Recipes, invoice OCR, and plate costing
  • -Inventory, waste, and smart shopping lists

Why it matters

  • Protect margins with channel-specific pricing and visibility.
  • Treat DoorDash like customer acquisition, then pull repeat guests direct.
  • Turn invoices and recipes into food-cost intelligence over the first 30 days.
MOST VALUABLE

Optimize and grow

AI-R Premium

Add AI-R Host, growth automation, and deeper reporting.

For restaurants that want AIR to answer calls, improve search visibility, prepare growth work, and keep the owner loop moving.

$299/mo

$254/mo annual

Billed annually - save 15%

Included AI: $50/mo Maestro AI + 200 AI-R Host calls included

Replaces

AI receptionist + website/SEO agency + review platform + growth workflows

Start side-by-side beta
  • -Everything in Pro
  • -AI-R Host for calls, orders, and reservations
  • -Done-for-you website enhancement
  • -7/30/90-day SEO and ranking reports
  • -Review workflows and marketing automation roadmap

Why it matters

  • Forward calls to AI-R Host so the restaurant stops missing orders and reservations.
  • Infuse the website with direct ordering, menu SEO, schema, and conversion paths.
  • Track rankings over time so SEO promises become visible work.

Fees and AI usage

Free keeps the door open. Usage stays visible.

Free includes online ordering with a 3% fee on the subtotal of each direct order. AI usage is metered separately: Free uses pay-as-you-go AI packs, and paid plans include a monthly AI allowance.

AI spend is tracked

AIR records usage for Maestro, website work, image generation, AI-R Host, and other AI features so owners can see what the restaurant is using.

Packs cover extra usage

Core includes $10/mo of Maestro AI, Pro includes $25/mo, and Premium includes $50/mo plus a separate AI-R Host call bucket. Extra usage is handled with pay-as-you-go packs.

Maestro and AI-R Host, in restaurant language

The POS is familiar. These are the new parts.

Owners will understand POS, ordering, loyalty, and reservations immediately. This section explains Maestro, the unified AI surface, and AI-R Host, the call-taking feature.

MaestroIncluded in CoreDetails

The unified AI surface inside AIR. Ask about sales, labor, menu changes, staff clocks, delivery issues, reviews, or what needs attention today.

Ask: What happened during service yesterday, and what should I fix before tonight? Inside the widget, Maestro can focus on CFO, Ops, or Marketing questions.

AI-R HostPremiumDetails

The phone-facing part of Maestro. AI-R Host answers calls, takes pickup orders, books reservations, sends links, and hands off to staff when a human should take over.

Great for missed calls, busy service, repeat menu questions, reservations, and after-hours orders.

Website and SEO AIPremiumDetails

AIR audits the current site, adds direct ordering and menu SEO, then tracks rankings over time so owners can see the work.

We show the current grade, what we changed, and whether Google visibility improves.

Master feature map

The feature list, organized the way owners think.

Core is day-one operations. Pro is margin control. Premium is growth automation.

Category
Free
Core
Pro
Premium
Service and POS
Full POS, table map, KDS, expo, modifiers, coursing, tips, receipts
POS, table map, floor plan, KDS, expo, modifiers, coursing, bar tabs, receipts, tips
Manager service pace controls and delivery order routing
AI-assisted service insights and multi-location benchmarking
Direct Orders and SEO
Direct ordering, menu SEO baseline, ranking tracking
Direct ordering, no commissions, item SEO foundation, baseline grade, ranking tracking
Marketplace-to-direct conversion reporting and automated Smart Receipt campaigns
Done-for-you SEO loop, Search Console and GBP reports, 7/30/90-day growth tracking
Guests
Available on AI-R Core
Reservations, waitlist, QR waitlist, loyalty, review and reorder receipt flows
Delivery guest conversion and customer acquisition reporting
Review management, SMS/email campaigns, reputation alerts
Delivery Channels
Direct pickup ordering only
Direct pickup ordering
DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, KitchenHub sync, channel pricing, pause and timing controls
Chargeback Fighter, delivery intelligence, channel strategy reporting
Food Cost and Inventory
Basic menu management and pricing visibility
Basic menu management and pricing visibility
Recipes, invoice OCR, plate costs, inventory, waste, low-stock alerts, shopping lists
CFO recommendations tied to sales mix, vendor movement, and campaign planning
AI and Automation
AI Web Builder edits available as PAYG packs
Maestro unified AI surface with CFO, Ops, and Marketing modes inside the widget
Maestro margin, delivery, inventory, and menu engineering workflows
AI-R Host, ambient menu learning, marketing automation, operator playbooks

POS pricing reality check

The listed POS price is rarely the restaurant bill.

Owners compare what they actually pay: software, stations, hardware, KDS, online ordering, loyalty, delivery, implementation, and processing rules. These are the working assumptions behind the calculator below.

Vendor
Published / advertised
Better restaurant comp
What to watch
Toast
$0 starter / $69+ POS / custom
$165-$465+ is the safer restaurant-stack range depending on whether you are comparing POS-only or POS plus KDS, online ordering, loyalty, marketing, delivery, and extra devices.
The headline number is not the all-in restaurant bill. Hardware, implementation, processing, and add-ons drive the real cost.
Square
$0 / $49 / $149 per location
$149 Premium is the real comp for restaurants already using the serious tier; KDS can add $20-$30 per screen.
Excellent payments product, but restaurant operations, marketing, payroll, and KDS can become separate lines.
Clover
Restaurant Growth / bundle-driven pricing
$89.95 base software plus additional-device software and hardware/bundle terms. $110-$250+ is a better restaurant range than our old $90 placeholder.
Hardware subscription, processing, app-market add-ons, and non-cancelable terms matter more than the teaser number.
SpotOn
$0 quick start / $55 per station
$55-$255+ depending on stations, volume, and the Core bundle at $50 + 20 bps capped at $200.
The $0 plan pushes cost into processing. Proprietary hardware and add-on bundle choices change the comparison.
Lightspeed
$69 / $189 / $399
$189 Essential is the fair restaurant comp; $399 Premium for deeper or multi-location workflows.
Several restaurant workflows stay as add-ons. Starter is not always the plan an owner actually grows into.
TouchBistro
$69 POS / $119 essentials bundle
$119+ is a better working number once hardware and the practical starter bundle are considered.
Core POS starts low, but FOH, BOH, guest engagement, and add-ons become quote-driven.
Revel
$99 per terminal est.
$198+ minimum if two terminals are required, before hardware and onboarding.
Good enterprise-iPad POS history, but contract and acquisition uncertainty make it a less clean independent comparison.

Compare AIR to the stack

Good tools solve one slice. AIR connects the restaurant.

We are more aggressive here because the economics matter. If AIR does the website, ordering, SEO, ranking reports, POS workflow, and data loop, restaurants should not keep paying five vendors to make those pieces barely talk to each other.

AI-R vs SpotOn

SpotOn advertised / estimated

$0 or $55/station mo.

AIR comparable

AIR Core $99

SpotOn advertises Quick Start and POS Essentials; processing, proprietary hardware, and bundled software choices affect the final price.

How they charge

Restaurant POS with station pricing, processing economics, implementation, and proprietary hardware requirements.

Where they are strong

Strong POS implementation and restaurant support motion.

Why AIR is better

AIR is built for BYO iPad and faster iteration. We include direct ordering, SEO tracking, reservations, loyalty, and AI operations in the platform instead of treating restaurant growth as a separate vendor relationship.

Best fit

SpotOn is a traditional POS replacement. AIR is better when the owner wants POS plus growth and automation.

See the savings

The wedge

Direct ordering is the foundation. Marketplace conversion is the Pro layer.

Every AIR plan gives the restaurant its own zero-commission ordering path, menu SEO, reorder links, loyalty, and POS connection. Pro adds the DD/UE/GH conversion system once those integrations are connected: marketplace attribution, bag-insert paths, channel reporting, and margin controls.

Core promise

$0 commission

On direct orders. No platform tax on customers who already wanted to order from you.

Pro channel capture

DD / UE / GH → direct

Once integrations are live, AIR can measure marketplace guests and help pull repeat orders back to the restaurant.

AI-R Pro unlocks the Vacation Challenge

Take 90 days off. Earn a month free.

AIR runs the automation layer while you measure the upside. When the upsells we drive during your 90-day window cover your subscription, your next month is on us. We win when you grow.

See how it works

Want the upside math?

Pricing tells you what AIR costs. Revenue Generators shows why it can pay for itself.

To keep this page readable, the detailed growth story lives on its own page: missed calls, direct ordering, SEO, loyalty, delivery conversion, and the calculator.

View revenue generatorsOpen the calculator

What AIR replaces now, and what stays connected.

Same pricing logic as the comparison chart above: replace what AIR can actually own today, keep the rest connected until it is ready.

POS System

Toast / Square / Clover / SpotOn / Lightspeed

Core $99

Competitor: Toast $69+/quote · Square $0/$49/$149/location · Clover $89.95+ software plus devices · Lightspeed $69/$189/$399

AIR can run service, table flow, KDS, receipts, and owner reporting.

Direct Ordering

Owner.com / Popmenu / ChowNow

Core $99

Competitor: Owner $249 + 5% or $499 · Popmenu $179-$499 · ChowNow $249-$449

AIR includes direct ordering with no commission on owned orders.

Menu SEO + Ranking Tracking

SEO agency / website vendor

Core $99

Competitor: Usually quote-based

AIR includes menu SEO structure, baseline grade, and tracking loop.

Reservations + Waitlist

OpenTable / Resy / host app

Core $99

Competitor: OpenTable $149-$299+ · Resy $249-$399

AIR can handle owned reservations and embed outside widgets when needed.

Labor Scheduling + Timeclock

7shifts / Homebase / HotSchedules

Core $99

Competitor: 7shifts $70 · Homebase $48 · HotSchedules $50

AIR can handle staff PINs, roles, timeclock, scheduling, and payroll export prep.

Loyalty + Review Capture

Podium / Birdeye / ReviewTrackers

Core / Premium

Competitor: Podium quote · Birdeye quote · ReviewTrackers $119

Core supports loyalty and review prompts; Premium deepens reputation workflows.

Delivery Aggregation

Otter / Checkmate / Chowly

Pro $199

Competitor: Otter $149-$399+ · Checkmate quote

AIR Pro handles delivery channels once KitchenHub/DD/UE/GH are connected.

Food Cost + Inventory

MarginEdge / xtraCHEF

Pro $199

Competitor: MarginEdge $350

AIR Pro connects recipes, invoices, waste, and shopping lists to POS data.

AI-R Host

Slang AI / Popmenu AI

Premium $299

Competitor: Slang $399/$599

AI-R Host is bundled with the menu, reservations, loyalty, and POS context.

Restaurant AI Agents

Deliverect / Toast IQ / Square AI / PAR AI

Maestro in Core

Competitor: Custom / bundled / varies

Maestro is the unified AI surface inside the operating system.

Accounting

QuickBooks / Restaurant365 / Xero

Coming soon

Competitor: QuickBooks $99 · Restaurant365 $249 · Xero $46

Keep accounting software for now. AIR exports and will deepen this later.

Payroll

Gusto / ADP / Paychex

Coming soon

Competitor: Gusto $139 · ADP $154 · Paychex $114

Keep payroll software for now. AIR can support timeclock and export workflows.

Marketing Suite

Agency / Mailchimp / paid ad tools / social schedulers

Coming soon

Competitor: Mailchimp $60 · agency often $2K+

AIR supports SEO, loyalty, and review prompts now; full marketing replacement comes later.

Social Media Content Creation + Posting

Canva / CapCut / Buffer / agency creative

Coming soon

Competitor: DIY tools $15-$99 · agency creative quote-based

Generate menu-item images and short videos, build ad creative, and schedule social posts from restaurant data and live menu content.

What is not included, so you can budget honestly.

  • Payment processing: Square or Stripe processing passes through at cost. AIR does not mark up card rates.
  • Hardware: AIR runs on iPads and standard restaurant hardware. Buy tablets, readers, and printers directly when needed.
  • Usage costs: SMS, phone minutes, and some third-party vendor costs are surfaced clearly when used.
  • Deep custom migration: Beta operators get white-glove help. Future complex migrations may be quoted separately.

Pricing FAQ

Quick pricing answers. The full buyer FAQ covers cutover, POS, printers, AI-R Host, delivery, SEO, loyalty, and roadmap details.

Is direct online ordering really included?

Yes. AIR includes direct ordering and does not charge a commission on your own orders. Customers can order from the AIR-hosted ordering page or from a website we enhance for you.

What does built-in SEO mean?

We structure menu items, categories, ordering paths, schema, and local restaurant data so Google can understand the site. Then we track rankings and report progress over time instead of just saying the site was optimized.

Do you mark up payment processing?

No. AIR passes through Square or Stripe at cost. Processing is separate from the AIR subscription, and we do not hide margin inside card rates.

Can I keep OpenTable, Resy, DoorDash, or Uber Eats?

Yes. AIR can work beside existing channels. The goal is not to shut everything off on day one; the goal is to make owned channels stronger and make third-party channels less expensive over time.

What if I only want AI-R Host?

Premium is the current path because live calls need the menu, reservations, loyalty, handoff rules, and order entry to work well. A standalone AI receptionist sounds simple until it has to actually run service.

Read the full FAQ

Free white-glove onboarding for first 50 beta operators.

Bring your current menu, website, and ordering links. We will show the current grade, rebuild the ordering path, and track the lift.

See it with your menu
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Maestro

I can help compare AIR to the software stack you already pay for.

One Maestro. CFO-minded. Same brain for chat and voice.

Ask about operations, phones, menu, delivery, marketing, cutover, or growth. Maestro answers with the owner's margin and time in mind.