AI pricing analysis

The AI pricing analysis examines your menu's price structure and generates data-driven recommendations. It looks at price distribution, anchoring, clustering, psychological pricing, and perceived value.

1. Open the Sous Chef tab in the editor sidebar.
2. Switch to the Pricing tab at the top of the Sous Chef panel.
3. Run the analysis: Click the button to generate recommendations. The AI analyzes your entire menu and produces a summary with specific suggestions.

The pricing analysis generates five types of recommendations:

• Anchoring: Identifies opportunities to use a high-priced "anchor" item to make other items feel like better value. A $45 steak makes a $28 pasta seem reasonable.
• Clustering: Spots where too many items are priced identically. Price clusters reduce perceived variety and can make your menu feel flat.
• Psychology: Suggests psychological pricing adjustments, like pricing at $14.95 instead of $15.00, or removing decimals entirely for a premium feel.
• Margin: Flags items where a small price bump could improve margins without hurting perceived value.
• Perceived Value: Flags items that may be underpriced or overpriced relative to their description and position on the menu.

Each pricing recommendation includes specific action buttons:

• Navigate to item: Click the item name to jump directly to it in the editor and update its price.
• Apply suggestion: Some recommendations include a suggested price. Click to apply it with one click.

Pricing analysis results are cached while you work, so you can switch between tabs without losing your recommendations. Run a fresh analysis after making significant price changes to see updated suggestions.