What is Weeknight Win?

Weeknight Win is a free grocery delivery price comparison tool. Build a basket of staples and we instantly show all-in totals — subtotal, fees, and suggested tip — at Walmart+, Whole Foods, Instacart-Aldi, and Amazon Fresh side by side. The site also includes a free meal planner with 600+ recipes if you want to plan a week of dinners around what you're buying.

Is Weeknight Win really free?

Yes. The price comparison tool requires no signup and has no email gate. The meal planner is also free; sign-up is only required if you want to save recipes and persist your grocery list. The site is supported by an Instacart affiliate partnership when you choose to checkout there for delivery.

How accurate are the prices in the comparison tool?

Each price is anchored to a real source: BLS monthly retail food price surveys, Aldi's weekly digital ad, Whole Foods' Amazon-hosted product pages, and manually-audited Walmart prices. Each item shows a verified · X days ago badge so you know how fresh the data is. Fees and tip estimates use each service's posted fee schedule, region-adjusted via your zip.

Which grocery delivery service is cheapest?

It depends on your basket. For a typical 12-item weekly basket in NYC: Instacart-Aldi $45.30, Walmart+ $51.29, Amazon Fresh $58.87, Whole Foods $71.54. Instacart-Aldi is usually the cheapest for standard staples; Walmart+ wins on bigger baskets ($75+) where its free-over-$35 delivery threshold kicks in. Use the tool to check your specific basket.

Do I need an account to use the price comparison tool?

No. The comparison tool works without signup. You only need an account if you want to save recipes, plan a week of meals, or persist a shopping cart across sessions.

How is this different from a meal kit like HelloFresh?

Meal kits charge $80-$200 a week to ship pre-portioned ingredients. We don't ship anything — we tell you which delivery service is cheapest for what you actually want to buy, then send your list to your service of choice. Average savings: ~$26 per weekly basket just by picking the right service.

Free toolUpdated 2026-05-09

The best grocery deal near you.

Pick your groceries — we name the single cheapest all-in delivery for your ZIP. Fees and tip included, availability verified via Instacart. Estimates, not a guaranteed bill.

Your ZIP:Auto-detected

Best deal for 43215

Instacart-AldiBest estimate

$33.15

estimated all-in total

subtotal $20.14 · fees $11.00 · tip $2.01

Too close to call — Instacart-Aldi and Walmart+ are within the estimate margin (±$5.43); either could win at checkout.

0/10 live pricesconfidence estimated ± $2.65

Below $35.00 minimum — higher delivery fee applied. 10+ items gives a truer comparison.

Walmart+confidence estimated, 0/10 live+$1.54$34.69
Amazon Freshconfidence estimated, 0/10 live+$3.43$36.58
Instacart-Wegmansconfidence estimated, 0/10 live+$5.09$38.24
Instacart-Sproutsconfidence estimated, 0/10 live+$8.36$41.51
Whole Foods· via Amazon Freshconfidence estimated, 0/10 live+$20.05$53.20

Delivers to 43215

Couldn't verify store availability for this ZIP — pricing still uses your regional estimates.

These are modeled estimates from each service's posted fee schedule and regional baselines, corrected by live price observations where we have them (updated 2026-05-09) — not a guaranteed bill. Substitutions, promos, and store-level prices vary.

Your basket

10 items

Sample basket — a real best-deal answer instantly. Tweak quantities or

Whole milk
1 × 1 gallon
1
Large eggs
1 × 1 dozen
1
White sandwich bread
1 × 20 oz loaf
1
Boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 × 1 lb
1
Bananas
1 × 1 lb
1
Penne pasta
1 × 16 oz box
1
Marinara pasta sauce
1 × 24 oz jar
1
Yellow onions
1 × 3 lb bag
1
Cheddar block
1 × 8 oz
1
Honeycrisp apples
1 × 3 lb bag
1

Add more

Bananas
1 lb
1
Honeycrisp apples
3 lb bag
1
Navel oranges
4 lb bag
Red seedless grapes
2 lb bag
Strawberries
1 lb container
Blueberries
1 pint
Lemon
each
Avocado, Hass
each
Tomatoes on the vine
1 lb
Yellow onions
3 lb bag
1
Russet potatoes
5 lb bag
Baby carrots
2 lb bag
Bell pepper, red
each
Cucumber
each
Romaine lettuce hearts
3-pack
Baby spinach
5 oz container
Broccoli crowns
1 lb
Garlic
1 head
Celery
1 bunch
Asparagus
1 lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast
1 lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 lb
1
Whole chicken
1 lb
Ground beef, 80/20
1 lb
Ribeye steak
1 lb
Boneless pork chops
1 lb
Bacon
1 lb
Pork tenderloin
1 lb
Italian sausage
1 lb
Sliced deli ham
1 lb
Sliced deli turkey
1 lb
Atlantic salmon fillet
1 lb
Raw shrimp, frozen
1 lb
Tilapia fillets, frozen
1 lb
Ground turkey, 93%
1 lb
Whole milk
1 gallon
1
2% milk
1 gallon
Large eggs
1 dozen
1
Butter, salted (4 sticks)
1 lb
Heavy whipping cream
1 pint
Plain Greek yogurt
32 oz
Shredded cheddar
8 oz
Cheddar block
8 oz
1
Cream cheese
8 oz brick
Sour cream
16 oz
Grated Parmesan
8 oz
Shredded mozzarella
16 oz
Long-grain white rice
5 lb bag
Brown rice
2 lb bag
Spaghetti
16 oz box
Penne pasta
16 oz box
1
All-purpose flour
5 lb bag
Granulated sugar
4 lb bag
Light brown sugar
1 lb bag
Olive oil, extra-virgin
16.9 oz
Canola oil
32 oz
Peanut butter, creamy
16 oz
Strawberry jam
12 oz jar
Honey, clover
12 oz
Pure maple syrup
12 oz
Iodized salt
26 oz
Ground black pepper
4 oz
Tomato sauce
15 oz can
Diced tomatoes
14.5 oz can
Tomato paste
6 oz can
Chickpeas (garbanzos)
15 oz can
Black beans
15 oz can
Kidney beans
15 oz can
Chunk light tuna in water
5 oz can
Chicken broth
32 oz
Marinara pasta sauce
24 oz jar
1
Alfredo pasta sauce
15 oz jar
White sandwich bread
20 oz loaf
1
Whole wheat bread
20 oz loaf
Bagels, plain
6-pack
Flour tortillas
10-count
English muffins
6-count
Cheerios cereal
12 oz box
Old-fashioned rolled oats
42 oz canister
Pancake mix
32 oz
Granola
12 oz
Instant oatmeal packets
10-count
Frozen broccoli
12 oz bag
Frozen mixed vegetables
12 oz bag
Frozen pepperoni pizza
1 pizza
Frozen cheese pizza
1 pizza
Frozen French fries
32 oz bag
Frozen chicken nuggets
24 oz bag
Vanilla ice cream
1.5 qt
Frozen waffles
10-count
Ground coffee, medium roast
12 oz
Orange juice, no pulp
52 oz
Apple juice
64 oz
Bottled water (16.9 oz)
24-pack
Sparkling water
8-pack 12 oz
Tortilla chips
13 oz bag
Pretzels
16 oz bag
Goldfish crackers
10 oz
Ketchup
20 oz bottle
Mayonnaise
30 oz jar

Best estimate · Instacart-Aldi

$33.15

How this works

Every total is modeled from Walmart's in-store base prices with per-service, per-category markups, adjusted for your region — then corrected by live price observations wherever we have them (updated 2026-05-09). The verified-line counts and confidence rating on the verdict card show exactly how much of your basket is backed by real observed prices versus estimates.

Fees are computed from each service's posted fee schedule: Instacart's service fee, delivery fee, and suggested tip; Walmart+ and Amazon Fresh's free-delivery thresholds and below-threshold fees. Store availability comes straight from Instacart's retailer list for your ZIP — we never invent a store.

Use this to pick a service, not as a guaranteed bill — substitutions, promotions, memberships, and week-to-week store pricing all move the final checkout number.

Want the full line-by-line fee table? Open the comparison tool →