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HelloFresh vs Home Chef

Household size decides most cases: HelloFresh sells a box for three and Home Chef does not, while Home Chef’s Family menu goes up to eight and HelloFresh stops at six.

Three dinners for two, food only: about $59.94–$68.94 at HelloFresh; $47.94–$59.94 at Home Chef. HelloFresh adds $10.99 shipping, about $70.93–$79.93 in all; the pages we read do not give Home Chef’s shipping, and its $50.95 minimum order includes it.

2 people × 3 dinners · you cookChange

2 people × 3 dinners · you cook. A starting example until you change it.

HelloFresh

3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions

$70.93–$79.93 a delivery $9.99–$11.49 a serving HelloFresh’s own approximate $9.99–$11.49 a serving × 6, with $10.99 shipping, before tax; the exact price shows after you enter a ZIP code · checked 8 Oct 2026

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 HelloFresh if

  • You cook for three: Home Chef has no box for three.
  • You want plant-based dishes labelled on the weekly menu: Home Chef labels vegetarian and pescatarian only.

HelloFresh plans, prices and cutoff · skip or cancel

Choose Home Chef if

  • You cook for eight: the Family menu comes in boxes for 4 or 8, and HelloFresh’s largest box is for 6.
  • You want to swap the protein in a recipe: Home Chef’s Customize It option does that on many meals.
  • You want oven-ready meals that come in an oven-safe pan. HelloFresh has oven recipes too, called Prep & Bake.

Home Chef plans, prices and cutoff · skip or cancel

Side by side

FactHelloFreshHome Chef
Price for three dinners for two$70.93–$79.93 $9.99–$11.49 a serving
HelloFresh’s own approximate $9.99–$11.49 a serving × 6, with $10.99 shipping, before tax; the exact price shows after you enter a ZIP code · checked 8 Oct 2026		$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 box3 recipes for 2: 6 portions3 recipes for 2: 6 portions
FormatKits + prepared optionsKits + prepared options
CookingYou cookYou cook
Smallest box2 recipes for 2 (4 portions)2 recipes for 2 (4 portions)
Order onceNo, weekly planNo, weekly plan
BreaksSkip the weeks you want off; no set pause lengthPause, which cancels, with an optional restart date
Cutoff11:59 PM Pacific, five days before the next delivery12:00 PM Central on Friday for the upcoming menu
After the cutoffA box already processed after the cutoff is still charged and delivered.The upcoming order is fixed after the menu closes.
Menu labelsVegetarian choices, Plant-based / vegan choices, Pescatarian choicesVegetarian choices, Pescatarian choices
Order minimumNone published$50.95
Delivers toUnited States except Alaska and HawaiiCheck your ZIP code
Next stepHelloFresh details
See HelloFresh’s menu		Home Chef details
See Home Chef’s menu

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