Blue Apron vs Home Chef

Three dinners for two: Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up; Home Chef states $7.99–$9.99 a serving, about $47.94–$59.94 before shipping. Blue Apron does not publish fixed box sizes.

Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop and sells one-time orders; Home Chef runs as a weekly plan with a weekly order minimum.

Blue Apron

Box sizes are shown on its site

Priced dish by dish $9.99 shipping per order Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up.

Home Chef

3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions

$47.94–$59.94 for the food $7.99–$9.99 a serving Home Chef’s stated $7.99–$9.99 a serving × 6, before shipping and tax; $7.99 is its lowest advertised dinner price, and its help page puts Standard meals from $9.99; its $50.95 minimum order includes shipping, so you pay at least that · checked 8 Oct 2026

Choose by what you need

Choose Blue Apron if

You want to buy once, without a weekly plan to skip or cancel.

Blue Apron plans, prices and cutoff · skip or cancel

Choose Home Chef if

You want a weekly box sized for your household, from 2 to 8 people, with a stated price per serving.

Home Chef plans, prices and cutoff · skip or cancel

Side by side

Fact	Blue Apron	Home Chef
Price for three dinners for two	Priced dish by dish Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up.	$47.94–$59.94 $7.99–$9.99 a serving Home Chef’s stated $7.99–$9.99 a serving × 6, before shipping and tax; $7.99 is its lowest advertised dinner price, and its help page puts Standard meals from $9.99; its $50.95 minimum order includes shipping, so you pay at least that · checked 8 Oct 2026
Your box	Chosen on its site	3 recipes for 2: 6 portions
Format	Kits + prepared options	Kits + prepared options
Cooking	You cook	You cook
Smallest box	Not published	2 recipes for 2 (4 portions)
Order once	Yes	No, weekly plan
Breaks	No pause; skip as often as you like, or cancel and re-enroll	Pause, which cancels, with an optional restart date
Cutoff	The date shown below each scheduled delivery; an order already processing or shipped cannot be cancelled	12:00 PM Central on Friday for the upcoming menu
After the cutoff	Canceling autoship does not stop an order that has already entered processing.	The upcoming order is fixed after the menu closes.
Menu labels	Not confirmed: check the weekly menu	Vegetarian choices, Pescatarian choices
Order minimum	None published	$50.95
Delivers to	Check your ZIP code	Check your ZIP code
Next step	Blue Apron details See Blue Apron’s menu	Home Chef details See Home Chef’s menu

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