Price table · 26 brands · read Oct 17–19
Meal kit prices per serving and per week, with shipping
Meal kit prices start at $5.99 a serving in Dinnerly’s help center, read on October 19, 2026. Its range reaches $11.49 before shipping; the lowest rate requires a larger box.
- 20 services with a published price
- 6 without one
- $5.99–11.49 Dinnerly, per serving
| Price on its page | Shipping | New-customer deal | Read on | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EveryPlate Meal kit | $6.99 a dinner, full price | $10.99 | $2.99 a meal on box 1 (2 people × 3 recipes) | $52.93 $8.82 a serving · full price | everyplate.com · Oct 17, 11:58 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | Review |
| Home Chef Meal kit | from $7.99, average $9.99 a serving | free on box 1, then not published · min. order $50.95 | 30% off boxes 1–3, 45% off boxes 4–5 | $59.94 $9.99 a serving · average · no shipping | homechef.com · Oct 17, 11:55 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | See plans Ad |
| Tovala Ready-made | single from $13.99, two-pack from $8.99 a serving | $10.99 | oven $69 with a meal sign-up | $64.93 $10.82 a meal · from | tovala.com · Oct 17, 11:54 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | Review |
| Factor Ready-made | $10.99–$13.99 a meal (brand article) | not published | 50% off box 1, 20% off boxes 2–5 | $65.94 $10.99 a meal · range low · no shipping | factor75.com · Oct 17, 12:04 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | Review |
| HelloFresh Meal kit | $9.99–$11.49 a serving (brand article) | $10.99 | “10 Free Meals” on box 1 | $70.93 $11.82 a serving · range low | hellofresh.com · Oct 17, 12:04 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | Review |
| Dinnerly Meal kit | $5.99–$11.49 a serving by box size | $11.99 | up to $180 off the first 5 boxes | $71.93 $11.99 a serving · box price | dinnerly.com · Oct 17, 11:58 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | See plans Ad |
| CookUnity Ready-made | $14.23 (4 meals) → $11.09 (16) a meal | $9.99 or $11.99 by ZIP | 50% off the first week (headline) | $83.73 $13.96 a meal · plan grid | cookunity.com · Oct 17, 11:58 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | Review |
| Blue Apron Meal kit | $6.50–$14.99 a dish, median $12.49 | $9.99 | $25 off the first 2 orders | $84.93 $14.16 a serving · menu median | blueapron.com · Oct 17, 11:56 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | See plans Ad |
| Tempo Ready-made | $15.98 (4 meals) → $10.98 (16+) a meal | $10.99 | 30% off the first 4 boxes, up to $53 a box | $91.87 $15.31 a meal · plan grid | tempomeals.com · Oct 17, 11:58 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | See plans Ad |
| Marley Spoon Meal kit | $9.99–$13.99 a serving by box size | $12.99 | up to $360 off the first 5 boxes | $93.93 $15.66 a serving · box price | marleyspoon.com · Oct 17, 12:03 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | See plans Ad |
| ButcherBox Meat box | $8.52–$15.23 per lb | free | free protein offer | priced per pound or box | butcherbox.com · Oct 17, 11:54 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | Review |
| Chicago Steak Company Meat box | items $129.95–$289.95, priced one by one | free over $199 | none on the page we read | priced per pound or box | mychicagosteak.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | See plans Ad |
| Daily Harvest Ready-made | bundles from $60.99 | not published | none on the page we read | priced per item and per bundle, not as a weekly meal plan | daily-harvest.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | Review |
| Good Chop Meat box | boxes from $149 | not published | $50 off each box with the promo shown | priced per pound or box | goodchop.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | Review |
| Good Ranchers Meat box | boxes from $179 | free | $100 off the first order | priced per pound or box | goodranchers.com · Oct 17, 11:55 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | See plans Ad |
| Grassland Beef Meat box | items $9.26–$297, priced one by one | free in the US over 15 lbs | up to 25% back (email sign-up) | priced per pound or box | grasslandbeef.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | See plans Ad |
| Hungryroot Groceries | from $8.99 a serving | free over $70 | 30% off (limited time) | not a weekly plan we can price | hungryroot.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | Review |
| Mosaic Foods Ready-made | bowls e.g. $11.99, family meals $24.95 | not published | none on the page we read | not a weekly plan we can price | mosaicfoods.com · Oct 17, 11:54 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | |
| Purple Carrot Meal kit | from $7.59 a serving, up to $14.25 | not published | $100 off 4 deliveries (FIRST100) | not a weekly plan we can price | purplecarrot.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | |
| Splendid Spoon Ready-made | from $9.99 a meal, up to $13.49 | $12.99, free from 10 items | none on the page we read | not a weekly plan we can price | splendidspoon.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | See plans Ad |
| Thrive Market Groceries | membership $59.95 a year or $12 a month | $5.95, free over $49 | none on the page we read | not a weekly plan we can price | help.thrivemarket.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | See plans Ad |
| Trifecta Ready-made | 7 weekly plans $104.93–$119 | not published | none on the page we read | 7 weekly plans $104.93–$119.00; meals per week not stated | trifectanutrition.com · Oct 17, 11:59 UTC as listed on Oct 17 | |
| Wild Alaskan Company Meat box | boxes from $169 | free | $25 off the first box | priced per pound or box | wildalaskancompany.com · Oct 19 as listed on Oct 19 | See plans Ad |
No dated price on the pages we checked: Epicured, Green Chef, Misfits Market. Each joins the table once we read a price with a date.
23 services with a published price · “from” is the lowest price a brand states, not your week · Sales tax not included. Prices can differ by ZIP.
Meal kits
What does each kit price mean?
The table separates starting prices, full prices, ranges and menu medians, with shipping and a check date. EveryPlate lists $6.99 a meal at full price on its page read October 19, 2026. Home Chef lists meals from $7.99 on its home page read October 17, 2026.
For a concrete week, Dinnerly’s plan page read October 19, 2026 lists three recipes for two people at $71.93, including shipping.
Bottom lineCompare the same household size and recipe count before choosing by the serving price.
| Service | Price | Shipping | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinnerly | $5.99–11.49 | $11.99 | box prices by people × recipes from the Dinnerly help center (totals include $11.99 shipping); the “from $5.99” price is the 6-person plan with 5 or 6 meals | Oct 19, 2026 |
| EveryPlate | $6.99 | $10.99 | full price $6.99 a meal (the 2-person, 3-recipe plan behind the $2.99 first-box offer); plans 3–5 meals for 2, 4 or 6 people; shipping a flat $10.99 a box | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Home Chef | from $7.99 | not published | from $7.99, average $9.99 a serving; shipping after the first box not published | Oct 17, 2026 |
| HelloFresh | $9.99–11.49 | $10.99 | range from a HelloFresh article; the plan grid needs a ZIP code | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Blue Apron | median $12.49 | $9.99 | median dish price on the menu; shipping $9.99 an order per Blue Apron’s membership guide (Blue Apron+ members ship free) | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Green Chef | not published | not published | no price on the open pages read; plan prices appear after a ZIP code and plan choice | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Marley Spoon | $9.99–13.99 | $12.99 | box prices by people × recipes from the Marley Spoon help center (totals include $12.99 shipping); per-serving prices fall with bigger boxes | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Purple Carrot | from $7.59 | not published | “meals from $7.59 per serving” on a landing page; a 2-serving kit on the shop page is $28.50 ($14.25 a serving); shipping not published | Oct 19, 2026 |
Per serving, side by side
How wide are the price ranges?
Dinnerly’s $5.99 lower bound, listed in its help center read October 19, 2026, is the lowest kit price shown. Tempo’s $15.98 meal on its home page read October 17, 2026 is the highest point on the scale.
The endpoints have different meanings. Blue Apron’s range covers menu dishes; Tempo’s covers plan sizes. Home Chef’s upper point is its listed average, rather than a maximum.
Bottom lineRead the price basis alongside the range; the endpoints do not all describe equivalent plans.
- Meal kits
- Ready-made meals
Shipping not included. A single dot is a “from” or full price.
| Dinnerly | $5.99 to $11.49 |
|---|---|
| Blue Apron | $6.50 to $14.99 |
| EveryPlate | $6.99 to $6.99 |
| Purple Carrot | $7.59 to $14.25 |
| Home Chef | $7.99 to $9.99 |
| Tovala | $8.99 to $13.99 |
| HelloFresh | $9.99 to $11.49 |
| Marley Spoon | $9.99 to $13.99 |
| Splendid Spoon | $9.99 to $13.49 |
| Tempo | $10.98 to $15.98 |
| Factor | $10.99 to $13.99 |
| CookUnity | $11.09 to $14.23 |
Prepared meals
Do more prepared meals cost less?
Tempo’s home page read October 17, 2026 lists $15.98 a meal for four meals and $10.98 for sixteen or more. It adds $10.99 shipping per order. More meals lower the unit price while increasing the food total.
CookUnity also publishes a grid by meal count. Its plans page read October 17, 2026 lists shipping of $9.99 or $11.99 by ZIP code, and a second meal-price range alongside the grid.
Bottom lineChoose a meal count you will use, then add the order’s shipping fee.
| Service | Price | Shipping | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | $10.99–13.99 | not published | range from a Factor article; shipping not published; the plan grid needs a ZIP code | Oct 17, 2026 |
| CookUnity | $11.09–14.23 | $9.99–11.99 | grid by meals a week; shipping $9.99 or $11.99 by ZIP; the same page also shows $10.39–$12.69 | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Tempo | $10.98–15.98 | $10.99 | grid by meals a week (16+ meals = $10.98); shipping $10.99 an order | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Tovala | from $13.99 | $10.99 | single-serve from $13.99; two-serving packs from $8.99 a serving (used when 2+ people); the oven is extra; plans of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 16 meals a week | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Trifecta | $104.93+ a week | not published | weekly | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Daily Harvest | boxes from $60.99 | not published | bundles of 7, 12 and 14 items ($8.64–$9.12 per serve); smoothies $8.49, protein smoothies $9.49; frozen-only orders need 6 items; shipping not published | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Splendid Spoon | from $9.99 | $12.99, free from 10 units | smoothies $9.99, noodles and dishes $13.49; shipping $12.99, free from 10 units | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Epicured | not published | free over $150 (not in every state) | no meal prices on the pages read | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Mosaic Foods | not published | not published | single-dish prices only; no weekly plan price | Oct 17, 2026 |
Shipping per box
How does shipping change the week?
HelloFresh lists $10.99 shipping per order in its article read October 17, 2026. That fee is spread across fewer servings in a smaller box.
Home Chef and Green Chef shipping amounts are not published on the pages read October 17, 2026. By this site’s math, a week is serving price × servings + published shipping. Unpublished fees are left out of totals; sales tax is excluded.
Bottom lineA subtotal with unpublished shipping is incomplete, not a delivered weekly price.
- $11.99
Dinnerly
- $10.99
EveryPlate
- not published
Home Chef
- $10.99
HelloFresh
- $9.99
Blue Apron
- not published
Green Chef
Meat and grocery boxes
How are meat and groceries priced?
ButcherBox lists $8.52–$15.23 per pound on its home page read October 17, 2026. Good Chop’s plans page read October 19, 2026 lists boxes from $149.00, with lower promo prices shown alongside them.
Misfits Market prices groceries per item. Thrive Market charges membership separately from groceries and shipping. These require a shopping list or box quantity before comparison with a meal-kit week.
Bottom lineCompare pounds, box contents and membership costs separately from meal-kit servings.
| Service | Price | Shipping | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungryroot | from $8.99 | not published | dinners from $8.99 a serving, lunch $5.99, breakfast $3.99; free shipping over $70; the plan total depends on what you pick | Oct 19, 2026 |
| ButcherBox | $8.52–15.23/lb | free | from $8.52 to $15.23 a pound in the brand’s words; Signature boxes $179–$319; free shipping | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Good Chop | boxes from $149.00 | not published | Medium $149, Large $269, Extra Large $359 on the plans page; each shown with a second price $50 lower and the note “Your promo has been successfully added”; shipping not published | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Misfits Market | priced per item | from $5.99 | delivery fee from $5.99 depending on ZIP code; Misfits+ $69 a year lowers shipping | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Good Ranchers | boxes from $179.00 | free | Build Your Own Box from $179; curated boxes listed at sale prices with the regular price next to them; free shipping on every box | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Wild Alaskan Company | boxes from $169.00 | free | $169 per shipment with free shipping for each of the three boxes; the page lists 8-, 12- and 24-packs without saying which size the price shows | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Thrive Market | $59.95 a year | $5.95 | membership $59.95 a year or $12 a month; grocery shipping free over $49, otherwise $5.95 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Grassland Beef | priced per item | free in the US over 15 lbs | items priced one by one; free US shipping over 15 lbs; Alaska or Hawaii $35 a order | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Chicago Steak Company | priced per item | free over $199 | packages at sale prices with the regular price next to them; free shipping over $199 | Oct 19, 2026 |
Price history
When does price tracking begin?
Price history begins October 17, 2026, with 52 price lines tracked. Each new check adds a point, and older prices keep their dates.
The price-check method uses brand pages and articles, saves each source address and records the reading date. No ZIP code was entered.
Bottom lineUse dated checks to follow changes rather than treating an older listing as a current quote.
Partner brands
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- Home ChefMeal kit · from $7.99, average $9.99 a servingRead Oct 17, 2026
Home Chef reviewSee Home Chef plans Ad - TempoPrepared meals · $15.98 (4 meals) → $10.98 (16+) a meal · shipping $10.99Read Oct 17, 2026
Tempo reviewSee Tempo plans Ad - DinnerlyMeal kit · $5.99–$11.49 a serving by box size · shipping $11.99Read Oct 19, 2026
Dinnerly reviewSee Dinnerly plans Ad - Marley SpoonMeal kit · $9.99–$13.99 a serving by box size · shipping $12.99Read Oct 19, 2026
Marley Spoon reviewSee Marley Spoon plans Ad - Blue ApronMeal kit · $6.50–$14.99 a dish, median $12.49 · shipping $9.99New customers: $25 off the first 2 orders
Blue Apron reviewSee Blue Apron plans Ad
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Quick questions, short answers
People also search for “meal kit cost”, “how much do meal kits cost”. Answers use the prices on this page, read Oct 17–19, 2026.
How much do meal kits cost per week?
Dinnerly’s plan page read October 19, 2026 lists three recipes for two people at $71.93 including shipping. Marley Spoon’s plan page read the same date lists that size at $93.93 including shipping. Sales tax is excluded.
Why do meal kit prices fall with bigger boxes?
Dinnerly and Marley Spoon publish lower per-serving prices for larger boxes. A fixed shipping fee is also spread across more servings, though the larger box can cost more overall.
Are advertised first-box prices the regular meal kit cost?
EveryPlate’s page read October 17, 2026 lists $2.99 a meal for the first box, based on a two-person, three-recipe subscription. It lists $6.99 a meal at full price. Compare recurring prices separately from first-box offers.
Sources
- 1HelloFresh: Best Meal Kits 2026: Expert Reviews & Rankingshellofresh.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 2Home Chef: Meal Delivery Servicehomechef.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 3CookUnity cost: How much are chef-made meals & what you getcookunity.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 4Blue Apron: Home pageblueapron.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 5EveryPlate: Affordable Meal Delivery for Budget-Savvy Cookseveryplate.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 6Marley Spoon: Our Plans & Pricingmarleyspoon.com · checked Oct 19, 2026
- 7Dinnerly: What boxes and plans do you offer?support.dinnerly.com · checked Oct 19, 2026
- 8Dinnerly: Meal Delivery For 2 people, Families, and Friendsdinnerly.com · checked Oct 19, 2026
- 9ButcherBox: Home pagebutcherbox.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 10Good Chop: Choose your Plangoodchop.com · checked Oct 19, 2026
- 11Tempo: Home pagetempomeals.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 12Thrive Market: How much does the membership cost?help.thrivemarket.com · checked Oct 19, 2026
- 13Thrive Market: Shippingthrivemarket.com · checked Oct 19, 2026