WhichMealKitWhat meal kits cost in October 2026: full price, not the first box
At full price, three dinners for two cost $83.92 at Dinnerly and $91.87 at Tempo (six single meals to heat), shipping included; EveryPlate states $6.99 a serving ($41.94 before shipping). Blue Apron, Daily Harvest, Gobble, Green Chef, Hungryroot and Sunbasket publish no box total we can read. Read on each service’s own site, 5 to 18 Oct 2026, before any first-box deal.
Three dinners for two: the lowest whole bill a service publishes is Dinnerly’s $83.92 with shipping (3 recipes for 2, $13.99 a portion); the lowest stated rate is EveryPlate’s $6.99 a serving before shipping. Six services show their price only on their own site.
| Service | Box | Per delivery | Per portion | What it covers | Order minimum | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EveryPlate Meal kits | 3 recipes for 2 6 portions | From $41.94 | $6.99 + shipping | Food at the stated rate; shipping and tax extra | No dollar minimum published | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Home Chef Meal kits and prepared meals | 3 recipes for 2 6 portions | From $47.94 | $7.99 + shipping | Food at the stated rate; shipping and tax extra | $50.95 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Mom’s Meals Prepared meals | 10 single meals 10 portions, 4 spare | $79.90–$94.90 | $7.99–$9.49 + shipping | Food at the stated rate; shipping and tax extra | No dollar minimum published | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Clean Eatz Kitchen Prepared meals | 10 single meals 10 portions, 4 spare | $94.95 | $9.50 | Food and shipping, before tax | No dollar minimum published | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Factor Prepared meals | 6 single meals 6 portions | $65.94–$83.94 | $10.99–$13.99 + shipping | Food at the stated rate; shipping and tax extra | No dollar minimum published | 8 Oct 2026 |
| HelloFresh Meal kits and prepared meals | 3 recipes for 2 6 portions | $70.93–$79.93 | $11.82–$13.32 | Food at the stated $9.99–$11.49 a serving, plus shipping; tax extra | No dollar minimum published | 8 Oct 2026 |
| CookUnity Prepared meals | 6 single meals 6 portions | $72.33–$88.13 | $12.06–$14.69 | Food at the stated $10.39–$12.69 a meal, plus shipping; tax extra; optional UnityPass ($23.99 every 28 days) drops the delivery fee | No dollar minimum published | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Splendid Spoon Prepared meals | 6 single meals 6 portions | $74.94–$80.94 | $12.49–$13.49 + shipping | Food at the stated rate; shipping and tax extra | No dollar minimum published | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Dinnerly Meal kits | 3 recipes for 2 6 portions | $83.92 | $13.99 | Food and shipping, before tax | $35.00 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Purple Carrot Meal kits and prepared meals | 3 recipes for 2 6 portions | $91.50–$97.50 | $15.25–$16.25 | Food at the stated $13.25–$14.25 a serving, plus shipping; tax extra | $65.00 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| Tempo Prepared meals | 6 single meals 6 portions | $91.87 | $15.31 | Food and shipping, before tax | No dollar minimum published | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Tovala Meals for its own smart oven | 6 single meals 6 portions | $94.93 | $15.82 | Food and shipping, before tax | No dollar minimum published | 18 Oct 2026 |
| BistroMD Prepared meals | 10 single meals 10 portions, 4 spare | $169.85 | $16.99 | Food and shipping, before tax | No dollar minimum published | 18 Oct 2026 |
| Marley Spoon Meal kits and prepared meals | 3 recipes for 2 6 portions | $106.92 | $17.82 | Food and shipping, before tax | $47.00 | 17 Oct 2026Changed 17 Oct 2026: shipping $10.99 to $12.99. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 2 recipes for 2 people, food subtotal $62.95 to $68.95. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 3 recipes for 2 people, food subtotal $82.93 to $93.93. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 4 recipes for 2 people, food subtotal $98.91 to $112.91. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 5 recipes for 2 people, food subtotal $120.89 to $137.89. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 6 recipes for 2 people, food subtotal $142.87 to $150.87. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 2 recipes for 3 people, food subtotal $82.93 to $93.93. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 3 recipes for 3 people, food subtotal $109.90 to $125.40. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 4 recipes for 3 people, food subtotal $136.87 to $150.87. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 5 recipes for 3 people, food subtotal $160.84 to $177.84. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 6 recipes for 3 people, food subtotal $190.81 to $210.81. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 2 recipes for 4 people, food subtotal $98.91 to $112.91. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 3 recipes for 4 people, food subtotal $136.87 to $150.87. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 4 recipes for 4 people, food subtotal $170.83 to $188.83. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 5 recipes for 4 people, food subtotal $210.79 to $232.79. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 6 recipes for 4 people, food subtotal $226.75 to $252.75. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 2 recipes for 6 people, food subtotal $142.87 to $150.87. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 3 recipes for 6 people, food subtotal $190.81 to $210.81. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 4 recipes for 6 people, food subtotal $226.75 to $264.75. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 5 recipes for 6 people, food subtotal $280.69 to $312.69. Changed 17 Oct 2026: 6 recipes for 6 people, food subtotal $334.63 to $372.63 |
| Trifecta Prepared meals | 7 single meals 7 portions, 1 spare | $124.99 | $17.86 | Food and shipping, before tax | No dollar minimum published | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Blue Apron Meal kits and prepared meals | Chosen on its site | Priced dish by dish Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up. | — | No box total: each dish or item is priced on its own; optional Blue Apron+ ($9.99 a month) includes shipping | No dollar minimum published | 17 Oct 2026Changed 17 Oct 2026: shipping $9.99 to $11.49 |
| Daily Harvest Smoothies, bowls and more | Chosen on its site | Priced item by item Daily Harvest prices each item in its shop, so the box total depends on what you pick. | — | No box total: each dish or item is priced on its own | No dollar minimum published | Price on daily-harvest.com |
| Gobble Meal kits | Chosen on its site | Price shown during sign-up Gobble publishes no price on its own pages; it shows one only in its sign-up steps. | — | Shown only in its sign-up steps | No dollar minimum published | Price on gobble.com |
| Green Chef Meal kits | 3 recipes for 2 6 portions | Price after you enter a ZIP code Green Chef shows box prices after you enter a ZIP code. | — | Shown only after you enter a ZIP code | No dollar minimum published | Price on greenchef.com |
| Hungryroot Groceries and recipes, with some prepared meals | Chosen on its site | Priced by your plan Hungryroot prices your plan by the people you feed and what you pick each week, with dinners as low as $8.99 a serving on bigger plans. | — | Shown in your Hungryroot plan after sign-up | No dollar minimum published | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Sunbasket Meal kits and prepared meals | Chosen on its site | Price shown in its cart Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart. | — | Shown only in Sunbasket’s cart | $65.00 | Price on sunbasket.com |
Set your household above: each row is one delivery for it after the first-box deal, from the service’s own site, with the date we read it. A whole bill, a stated rate and a price shown only on the service’s site are labelled apart. “From” amounts multiply the service’s stated rate by your portions; a range means the service states two rates. Where a service puts shipping only in the cart, it is left out and said so; it is never counted as zero.
Meals made for children, from Nurture Life and Little Spoon, are priced on their own pages: each meal feeds one child, so they are not set against a household’s dinners. Nurture Life vs Little Spoon compares them.
To cite this table: WhichMealKit, “Cheapest meal delivery services at full price (October 2026)”, prices from each service’s own site, read 5 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026. https://whichmealkit.com/prices You may reuse this table with a link to this page.
How to read the table
- Per delivery is one box for your household at full price. A plain amount is the whole bill the service publishes, food and shipping, before tax.
- From means the service states a price per serving or meal; we multiply it by your portions. Shipping is added only where the service states it.
- Price after you enter a ZIP code, price shown in its cart or priced dish by dish means the service publishes no box total we can read.
- Order minimum is the smallest order the service accepts, where it publishes one.
Before you order
Put your own cart into the cost calculator to add the first-box deal and the tax, and to see four deliveries side by side. Every box after the first ships unless you skip it before the cutoff: find the cutoff and set a weekly reminder.
Compare two services in full on the comparison page, or see only the boxes that fit.
Questions about meal kit prices
What is the cheapest meal kit right now?
For three dinners for two, Dinnerly publishes the lowest complete bill, $83.92 for 3 recipes for 2 with shipping; EveryPlate states the lowest rate, $6.99 a serving before shipping. A stated rate leaves out shipping where the service puts it in the cart, so it is not a whole bill. Change the household above to see the order for yours.
Why not use the first-box price?
The first box is discounted on purpose and applies once. Every box after it is charged at the full price shown here, so that is the number to plan with. Our cost calculator adds your first-box deal back for the first delivery only.
Why do some services have no price here?
Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up. Daily Harvest prices each item in its shop, so the box total depends on what you pick. Gobble publishes no price on its own pages; it shows one only in its sign-up steps. Green Chef shows box prices after you enter a ZIP code. Hungryroot prices your plan by the people you feed and what you pick each week. Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart. Each row says where to find the price.
How often are these prices checked?
Every price is re-read from the service’s own site each week, and each row shows the date it was last read. A price that could not be read keeps its last date rather than disappearing.
Every price comes from the service’s own plan or price page; see our sources and how we compare. No link here is paid, and no payment changes the order.