Intelligentsia Coffee Subscription vs Peet's Coffee Subscription

A Chicago roaster's own rotating single origins, shipped free and roasted to order

Scores higher on cancelling, skipping & getting out, freshness & roast dates, what actually arrives.

The cheapest coffee per kilo of any subscription here, priced honestly by the pound

Scores higher on cost per bag, and per kilo, choice & personalisation, delivery & straight answers.

• +Always roasted to order, stated plainly as one of three headline promises rather than implied.
• +Always free shipping on subscriptions, with no bundle or spend threshold.
• +From $18 for 12 oz on Intelligentsia Classics, about $53 a kilo.
• +Skip an order or move the next one to any future date from My Subscriptions, and gift subscriptions are sold.
• +20% off the first four orders with code 20OFFFOUR, which is a longer discount runway than most.

• −Prices sit on each subscription's own page, not on the subscriptions page that compares them.
• −One roaster, so there is no discovery beyond Intelligentsia's own range.
• −No money-back guarantee is stated.
• −Gift subscriptions cannot be paid for in full up front.
• −No shipping destinations are stated on the subscriptions page.

• +$43.98 a kilo on the Signature Blend Series, which is the cheapest coffee per kilo in this comparison by a wide margin.
• +Priced by the pound on the page, so the per-kilo figure is published rather than derived from an assumed bag size.
• +Free shipping on every subscription, with no bundle or spend threshold.
• +Eight curated series including single origin, cold brew and a dedicated decaf series, or build your own from individual coffees.
• +Reschedule or cancel at any time, and grind, quantity and frequency are all chosen at signup.

• −No roasted-to-order claim is made, unlike Trade, Misto, Intelligentsia and Origin.
• −No specialty-grade claim on the subscriptions page, and no direct trade or certification statement.
• −One roaster, so there is no discovery beyond Peet's own range.
• −No money-back guarantee is stated.
• −The 30% new-subscriber discount makes the first orders much cheaper than the ongoing price, which is the number to plan around.