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Amazon Prime Members in the U.S. Get Ongoing Grubhub+—Not Just a One-Year Trial

The 2022 one-year Grubhub+ promotion has been replaced by an ongoing Prime benefit. Here’s how to activate it, what $0 delivery covers, and how to assess its value.
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The “one year of Grubhub+” headline describes Amazon’s 2022 promotion, not the current offer. Eligible U.S. Prime members can activate Grubhub+ as an ongoing benefit while they maintain Prime. It waives the Grubhub+ membership fee—not the cost of food or every charge on a delivery order.

What Prime members get now

Amazon and Grubhub announced the change in May 2024: the original one-year trial became an ongoing Prime benefit. The current offer includes $0 delivery fees on eligible orders, lower service fees on eligible orders, 5% credit back on qualifying pickup orders, and exclusive offers. Amazon describes Grubhub+ as a $120 annual value; that is the stated value of the membership, not a cash rebate. Amazon’s announcement and its Prime benefit explainer set out the terms and features.

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  • $0 delivery fees: Generally for eligible orders of $12 or more, subject to the restaurant and terms displayed when ordering.
  • Lower service fees: These may reduce a charge; they do not necessarily remove it.
  • 5% pickup credit: A credit for qualifying pickup purchases, rather than an automatic discount on every delivery order. Check the offer terms for how the credit is issued and used.
  • Exclusive offers: Promotions and availability can vary.

Grubhub’s Prime offer page describes these benefits. Restaurant and Grubhub+ availability still depends on location, even though the partnership is offered in the U.S.

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Who is eligible—and does it renew into a paid plan?

The offer is for eligible U.S. Amazon Prime members. You must activate it and link or create a Grubhub account; an active Prime membership alone does not necessarily turn on Grubhub+. Under the ongoing offer, Grubhub+ continues while you remain an eligible Prime member, with no automatic conversion of this Prime benefit into a paid Grubhub+ plan. Amazon and Grubhub describe the ongoing arrangement here.

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That does not establish that every Prime account variant or existing Grubhub subscription qualifies without restriction. Public terms do not itemize every account-level exception. Historical coverage of the 2022 launch noted exclusions involving some Campus, Corporate, and partner memberships, so do not assume an existing or institutionally billed plan will stack with, pause for, or be replaced by the Prime benefit. The 2022 launch coverage describes the original offer, not all current billing scenarios.

How to activate and check the benefit

  1. Sign in to the Amazon account that has the eligible U.S. Prime membership.
  2. Go to amazon.com/grubhub and review the offer terms shown for your account.
  3. Select the claim or activation option. Amazon says the ongoing offer needs to be activated once.
  4. Sign in to your existing Grubhub account or create one, then complete the account-linking flow.
  5. Check the Grubhub membership area to confirm Grubhub+ is active on the intended account before ordering.
  6. For an order, confirm the restaurant’s Grubhub+ indicator and the cart’s displayed minimum. Review the checkout breakdown for charges that remain.

If the activation button is missing, check that you are signed in to the correct Amazon account and that Prime is active; try the page in a browser, sign out of competing Amazon or Grubhub accounts, and check whether the offer was already claimed. If Amazon shows activation but Grubhub+ does not appear, sign out and back in to Grubhub and confirm which account was linked. Do not place an order expecting the benefit until the membership or checkout screen confirms it; contact Grubhub support if the account status remains inconsistent.

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  • This card is redeemable via grubhub.com or the Grubhub app in markets where Grubhub is available within the U.S. only.
  • To redeem, log into your account online or in the app, select "gift cards", select "add a new gift card" and enter in the gift card number to add the balance to your account.
  • No returns and no refunds on gift cards.

What “$0 delivery fees” does—and does not—cover

A waived delivery fee is only one part of the checkout total. Eligible restaurants and qualifying carts receive the delivery-fee benefit; the applicable minimum is generally $12, but use the threshold displayed for the restaurant and order. A restaurant appearing on Grubhub does not by itself mean that it is Grubhub+ eligible. Look for the Grubhub+ badge or use the eligibility filter.

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Other costs may remain, including service fees, small-order fees, local or regulatory fees, taxes, tips, and restaurant-specific charges. Menu prices can also affect the total. Amazon and Grubhub say restaurant prices on Amazon are the same as on Grubhub.com or in the Grubhub app, but that does not make the final totals identical across checkout options or competing services. Compare the full amount before placing an order.

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  • This card is redeemable via grubhub.com or the Grubhub app in markets where Grubhub is available within the U.S. only.
  • To redeem, log into your account online or in the app, select "gift cards", select "add a new gift card" and enter in the gift card number to add the balance to your account.
  • No returns and no refunds on gift cards.

If checkout still shows a delivery fee, verify the restaurant badge and minimum subtotal first. Then distinguish that fee from service fees, taxes, tips, and other charges in the breakdown. Pickup may be a better fit if delivery eligibility or the final total makes the order unattractive.

Ordering through Amazon does not make Amazon the delivery operator

Customers can access Grubhub ordering on Amazon.com and in the Amazon Shopping app, as well as through Grubhub’s own services. The Amazon integration is an additional way to browse and order; Grubhub remains the marketplace and handles restaurant availability and fulfillment. The partnership is not a relaunch of Amazon’s former U.S. restaurant-delivery operation, which ended in 2019. See Amazon’s integration announcement and this historical report on the partnership and Amazon Restaurants.

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  • This card is redeemable via grubhub.com or the Grubhub app in markets where Grubhub is available within the U.S. only.
  • To redeem, log into your account online or in the app, select "gift cards", select "add a new gift card" and enter in the gift card number to add the balance to your account.
  • No returns and no refunds on gift cards.
  • Grubhub is the nation's leading online and mobile food ordering and delivery marketplace dedicated to connecting hungry diners with local takeout restaurants.
  • The company’s online and mobile ordering platforms allow diners to order from more than 115,000 takeout restaurants in over 2,200 U.S. cities.

If you already pay for Grubhub+

Check your current membership and its billing source before activating the Prime offer. If you pay through Apple, Google Play, an employer, a campus, or another partner, do not assume linking Prime will cancel or pause that plan. Note its renewal date, then verify the membership status and billing source after account linking. If two memberships or conflicting billing details appear, ask Grubhub support to clarify before you pay again or cancel a plan.

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Is the benefit worth using?

For someone who already pays for Prime, activation can be worthwhile if local Grubhub restaurants match their habits and enough orders qualify. It is less compelling if the preferred restaurants are not eligible, typical carts miss the minimum, delivery is infrequent, or another service has better coverage or a lower total. The 5% pickup credit is most useful to someone who will make qualifying pickup purchases and use the resulting credit.

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  • To redeem, log into your account online or in the app, select "gift cards", select "add a new gift card" and enter in the gift card number to add the balance to your account.
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Amazon reports that members who use the offer monthly save about $300 a year, and says those users typically place three or more orders per month. Grubhub’s landing page separately states an average annual saving of $336. These are company-reported averages, not guaranteed savings for an individual; actual value depends on qualifying orders and promotions. A practical estimate is:

Estimated annual benefit = eligible delivery fees avoided + eligible service-fee savings + pickup credits and promotions − remaining fees and tips.

Do not treat the stated $120 annual membership value as $120 in cash. And if you are considering Prime only for food delivery, weigh the full Prime membership on its own merits rather than treating this perk as a standalone subscription purchase.

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How the offer changed

  • July 6, 2022: Amazon and Grubhub launched a one-year Grubhub+ offer for Prime members. At launch, the promotion could convert to a paid plan after the trial; the contemporary reported price was $9.99 a month. Those are historical terms, not the current Prime benefit. Launch coverage.
  • June 2023: The one-year offer was extended by another year.
  • May 2024: Amazon and Grubhub announced the ongoing Prime benefit, replacing the one-year-trial structure. The ongoing benefit is conditional on eligible Prime membership, not a promise that the program can never change. Grubhub’s collaboration announcement provides further context on the U.S. partnership.

Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply.

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