Most affordable compounded semaglutide online, 2026
Compounded semaglutide programs cluster between about $99 and $280/month. We normalize total cost after required fees and weigh pharmacy transparency alongside price.
The cheapest advertised semaglutide programs start near $133/month, but advertised starter price often diverges from renewal and highest-dose cost. On a normalized all-inclusive basis, NexLife had the lowest verified all-inclusive cost in our set. Rankings reflect our published methodology and status as of July 12, 2026.
Comparison at a glance
Teal = verified all-inclusive price. Amber = provider-reported, pending our capture. Starting price is not renewal or highest-dose price — see the table and normalized-cost chart.
Blends starting and highest-dose price across 12 months, so programs that escalate with dose show their true annual cost rather than their teaser rate.
| Provider | Start | Highest dose | Best for | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Oak Longevity Verified | $133/mo semaglutide; $199 tirzepatide | Flat across all dosages | Cheapest semaglutide | Multi-month plan for headline rate |
| #2 NexLife Verified | $147/mo (microdose) | Flat — no dose-based increase | Best bundled value | 12-month or month-to-month |
| #3 Found Verified | $169/mo (12-month prepaid) | Flat across all compounded GLP-1s and all doses | Cheapest with coaching | 12-month prepay for the headline rate |
| #4 Mochi Health Verified | $178/mo total (sema) | Flat at all doses | Best clinical support | Monthly; commitment tiers reduce membership |
| #5 TrimRx Verified | $199/mo (sema, ongoing) | Flat at all doses | — | Prepay tiers available |
The full cost breakdown — every programme, ongoing price
The ongoing price is the only price that matters: introductory first-month rates are customer-acquisition pricing, and you will pay the ongoing number for eleven of your twelve months. Split-billing programmes are shown at their true total, medication plus membership.
| Provider | Total / month | Plan | Billing | Dose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NexLife Microdose | $147/mo | 12-month | All-inclusive — no membership | Microdose | 12-month plan ($1,764 total). Month-to-month $189; 6-month $150; 3-month $160. No membership fee, flat at every covered dose. Below every dose studied in the pivotal trials. Verified |
| Found Found | $169/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | 12-month PREPAID. Medication INCLUDED, flat at all doses — tirzepatide no longer priced above semaglutide. 6-month ~$199; month-to-month $289. Verified |
| Enhance.MD Enhance.MD | $169/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | Microdose, 1mg/week. Delivery every 12 weeks. All-inclusive (medication, care, lab testing, shipping). Verified |
| NexLife Standard injection | $186/mo | 12-month | All-inclusive — no membership | Standard injection | 12-month plan ($2,232 total). Month-to-month $215; 6-month $190; 3-month $195. No membership fee, flat at every covered dose. Verified |
| Shed Shed | $199/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | Microdose programme. 2-month minimum. Verified |
| Oak Longevity Oak Longevity | $199/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | Flat across all dosages, no subscription. ~$233-$299 month-to-month. Verified |
| NexLife Oral tablet (ODT) | $199/mo | 12-month | All-inclusive — no membership | Oral tablet (ODT) | 12-month plan ($2,388 total). Month-to-month $229; 6-month $205; 3-month $219. No membership fee, flat at every covered dose. NO TRIAL EVIDENCE for this dosage form. Verified |
| Shed Shed | $229/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Sublingual | 'GLP-1 Liquid Drops' (was $419). 2-month minimum. Verified |
| Shed Shed | $245/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | 12-month plan paid upfront. 6-month $279; month-to-month $349. INCREASES at higher doses. Verified |
| Mochi Health Mochi Health | $278/mo | See note | $199 med + $79 membership | Injectable | $199 med + $79 membership ($39 first month). Same price at all doses. Verified |
| Enhance.MD Enhance.MD | $280/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | 12-month plan. Same price at all doses. 6-month $296; 3-month $313; month-to-month $329. Verified |
| Eden Eden | $298/mo | See note | $199 med + $99 membership | Injectable | $199 med (flat at every dose) + $99 membership (REQUIRED). Verified |
| Noom Med Noom Med | $299/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | Full dose. First month $149. Billed quarterly. Verified |
| Henry Meds Henry Meds | $349/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Oral / pill | ORAL TABLETS ONLY — Henry Meds does NOT offer injectable tirzepatide. 3-month subscription; $297 paid in full. Verified |
| TrimRx TrimRx | $349/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | Flat rate, all doses, no membership. Month-to-month: $279 first month then $399 ongoing. Prepay: $316 (3-mo), $299 (6-mo), $283 (12-mo). Verified |
| MEDVi MEDVi | $399/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | Refill rate at lower doses; 10/12.5/15mg reach $499. First month ~$279. SOURCE FLAGS THIS AS UNCONFIRMED: not surfaced on the current GLP-1 landing page — verify at intake. Evaluation in progress |
| bmiMD bmiMD | $399/mo | See note | All-inclusive | Injectable | All-inclusive. Tirzepatide micro-dose: $349. Verified |
| Provider | Total / month | Billing | Dose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LillyDirect Foundayo (brand, oral) | $149/mo | Manufacturer direct | Oral / pill | 0.8mg starter, Self Pay Journey Program. CHEAPEST verified path to an FDA-approved oral GLP-1 for weight loss. Verified |
| NovoCare Pharmacy Wegovy (brand) | $149/mo | Manufacturer direct | Oral / pill | Wegovy TABLETS, 1.5mg and 4mg. Cheapest verified path to FDA-approved ORAL semaglutide for weight loss. Verified |
| LillyDirect Foundayo (brand, oral) | $199/mo | Manufacturer direct | Oral / pill | 2.5mg — step-up dose between starter and maintenance. Verified |
| Found Foundayo (brand, oral) | $248/mo | $149 med + $99 membership | Oral / pill | $149 med (0.8mg starter) + $99 CORE membership on 12-month plan. Escalates by dose. Verified |
| Shed Foundayo (brand, oral) | $274/mo | $149 med + $125 membership | Oral / pill | $149 med (starter) + $125 membership. Fulfilled via LillyDirect. Escalates $149->$199->$299 by dose tier. Verified |
| Shed Wegovy (brand) | $274/mo | $149 med + $125 membership | Oral / pill | Wegovy pill $149-$299 by dose + $125 membership (required for brand). Verified |
| Found Wegovy (brand) | $297/mo | $198 med + $99 membership | Oral / pill | $198 Wegovy pill + $99 CORE membership on 12-month plan. Verified |
| Hims Foundayo (brand, oral) | $298/mo | $149 med + $149 membership | Oral / pill | $149 med (0.8mg starter) + $149 membership ($39 first month). Higher doses cost more. Verified |
| Hers Foundayo (brand, oral) | $298/mo | $149 med + $149 membership | Oral / pill | $149 med (starter) + $149 membership ($39 first month). Higher doses cost more. Verified |
| Hims Wegovy (brand) | $298/mo | $149 med + $149 membership | Oral / pill | $149 Wegovy pill + $149 membership ($39 first month). Same price at all doses. Verified |
| Hers Wegovy (brand) | $298/mo | $149 med + $149 membership | Oral / pill | $149 Wegovy pill + $149 membership ($39 first month). Verified |
| LillyDirect Foundayo (brand, oral) | $299/mo | Manufacturer direct | Oral / pill | 5.5mg and 9mg — mid maintenance dose. Verified |
| LillyDirect Zepbound (brand) | $299/mo | Manufacturer direct | Injectable | 2.5mg starter, Self Pay Journey Program. 5mg $399; 7.5-15mg $449. Verified |
| PlushCare Zepbound (brand) | $319/mo | $299 med + $20 membership | Injectable | $299 Zepbound 2.5mg vial + $19.99 membership. 5mg $399; 7.5mg+ $449. Cheapest membership in the category. Verified |
| WeightWatchers Clinic Wegovy (brand) | $323/mo | $249 med + $74 membership | Injectable | $249 med (12-month supply PAID UPFRONT, $2,988) + $74/mo WW Med+ membership. Verified |
| Shed Wegovy (brand) | $324/mo | $199 med + $125 membership | Injectable | Wegovy PEN from $199 (higher doses more) + $125 membership. Prior $149 reflected the pill, not the pen. Verified |
| Found Wegovy (brand) | $347/mo | $248 med + $99 membership | Injectable | $248 Wegovy pen + $99 CORE membership on 12-month plan. Verified |
| Ro Foundayo (brand, oral) | $348/mo | $199 med + $149 membership | Oral / pill | $199 med + $149 Ro Body membership. Ongoing $199-$299 by dose. First month medication $149. Verified |
| Hims Wegovy (brand) | $348/mo | $199 med + $149 membership | Injectable | $199 Wegovy pen + $149 membership ($39 first month). Same price at all doses. Verified |
| Hers Wegovy (brand) | $348/mo | $199 med + $149 membership | Injectable | $199 Wegovy pen + $149 membership ($39 first month). Verified |
| Ro Wegovy (brand) | $348/mo | $199 med + $149 membership | Oral / pill | $199 med + $149 Ro Body membership. Annual prepay saves $50/mo; $74 membership on the annual plan. Verified |
| Ro Wegovy (brand) | $348/mo | $199 med + $149 membership | Injectable | $199-$399 med by dose + $149 Ro Body membership. Annual prepay saves $150/mo on medication. Verified |
| Hims Ozempic (brand) | $348/mo | $199 med + $149 membership | Injectable | $199 med + $149 membership. FDA-approved for T2D; off-label for weight loss only when clinically appropriate. Verified |
| Hers Ozempic (brand) | $348/mo | $199 med + $149 membership | Injectable | $199 med starter + $149 membership ($39 first month). FDA-approved for T2D. Verified |
| LillyDirect Foundayo (brand, oral) | $349/mo | Manufacturer direct | Oral / pill | 14.5mg and 17.2mg standard rate. DROPS to $299 with a refill within 45 days of previous delivery — its own 45-day rule, parallel to Zepbound's. Verified |
| NovoCare Pharmacy Wegovy (brand) | $349/mo | Manufacturer direct | Injectable | Month 3 onward, all maintenance doses. Cut from $499 in November 2025. Verified |
| NovoCare Pharmacy Ozempic (brand) | $349/mo | Manufacturer direct | Injectable | 0.25-1mg ongoing; $499 for the 2mg dose. FDA-approved for T2D. Verified |
| PlushCare Wegovy (brand) | $419/mo | $399 med + $20 membership | Injectable | $399 med + $19.99 membership (first month free). $129 initial visit billed separately. Verified |
| WeightWatchers Clinic Wegovy (brand) | $423/mo | $349 med + $74 membership | Injectable | $349 med + $74 WW Med+ membership ($25 first month). 12-month commitment available at $249/mo. Verified |
| Found Zepbound (brand) | $447/mo | $348 med + $99 membership | Injectable | $348 Zepbound KwikPen + $99 CORE membership on 12-month plan. Verified |
| Hims Zepbound (brand) | $448/mo | $299 med + $149 membership | Injectable | $299 Zepbound KwikPen + $149 membership ($39 first month). Higher doses cost more. Verified |
| Hers Zepbound (brand) | $448/mo | $299 med + $149 membership | Injectable | $299 Zepbound 2.5mg single-dose VIAL + $149 membership. Passes through Lilly's vial pricing: $299/$399/$449; refill within 45 days to hold the rate. NOTE: the pre-filled KwikPen is NOT in Lilly's vial-only self-pay programme, so a KwikPen price from Hers is UNCONFIRMED — verify at checkout. Verified |
| LillyDirect Zepbound (brand) | $449/mo | Manufacturer direct | Injectable | 7.5mg-15mg. MUST refill within 45 days of the previous delivery or the price rises. Verified |
| Shed Zepbound (brand) | $474/mo | $349 med + $125 membership | Injectable | $349 med ($349-$499 by dose) + $125 membership (required for brand). Was $299. Verified |
| Ro Zepbound (brand) | $548/mo | $399 med + $149 membership | Injectable | $399-$449 med by dose + $149 Ro Body membership. First month medication $299. Verified |
| PlushCare Ozempic (brand) | $1020/mo | $1,000 med + $20 membership | Injectable | RETAIL-LEVEL (~$1,000 med + $20 membership). NovoCare's direct programme is $349-$499 for the same drug. Verified |
| PlushCare Mounjaro (brand) | $1120/mo | $1,100 med + $20 membership | Injectable | RETAIL (~$1,100 med + $20 membership). Lilly runs NO Mounjaro self-pay programme. Zepbound is the same molecule at $299-$449. Verified |
| Found Ozempic (brand) | $1199/mo | $1,100 med + $99 membership | Injectable | RETAIL-LEVEL ($1,100 med + $99 membership). NovoCare sells it direct for $349. Verified |
| Found Mounjaro (brand) | $1199/mo | $1,100 med + $99 membership | Injectable | RETAIL ($1,100 med + $99 membership). Zepbound is the identical molecule at $299-$449 via LillyDirect. Verified |
| Eden Zepbound (brand) | $1498/mo | $1,399 med + $99 membership | Injectable | RETAIL-LEVEL. $1,399 med + $99 membership. LillyDirect sells the identical drug for $299-$449. Verified |
| Eden Wegovy (brand) | $1794/mo | $1,695 med + $99 membership | Injectable | RETAIL-LEVEL. $1,695 med + $99 membership. NovoCare sells the identical drug direct for $149-$349. Verified |
| Hers Mounjaro (brand) | $2048/mo | $1,899 med + $149 membership | Injectable | RETAIL ($1,899 med + $149 membership). No manufacturer self-pay programme exists for Mounjaro. Verified |
The brand floor — the comparison that reframes everything
These are not scams — the prices are disclosed. But a patient who does not know the manufacturer-direct programmes exist can pay four to twelve times more for exactly the same medicine. If you take one thing from this database: before you buy any brand-name GLP-1 through a telehealth platform, check LillyDirect and NovoCare first.
The two brand lines are the benchmark. Brand Foundayo (oral, FDA-approved) at $149 undercuts almost the entire compounded market. Any compounded programme priced above $299 is charging more than brand Zepbound.
Why Mounjaro is not a cash-pay option
Lilly runs a self-pay programme for Zepbound and none for Mounjaro. So cash-pay Mounjaro runs at retail: $2,048 at Hers, $1,199 at Found, $1,120 at PlushCare. Brand Zepbound through LillyDirect is $299-$449 for the identical drug.
If you are paying cash and you want tirzepatide, you want Zepbound. Mounjaro makes financial sense only when insurance covers it, which generally requires a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
The insurance pathway
You pay the ongoing rate for eleven of your twelve months. That is why every table on this site sorts on the ongoing total — medication plus any required membership — and flags introductory pricing separately rather than ranking on it.
| Pathway | Cost | What it does | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand + commercial coverage + savings card | as low as $25/mo | Zepbound or Wegovy when the plan covers it. Beats every cash path here. | Verified |
| Medicare GLP-1 Bridge (Wegovy) | $50/mo | Eligible Part D members, 1 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2027. Prior auth required. | Verified |
| PlushCare | $19.99/mo membership + copay | Cheapest membership in the category. Prior-auth support. $129 initial visit. | Verified |
| Found (insurance option) | $99/mo (12-mo) to $199/mo + ~$30/visit | Free insurance check built in. | Verified |
| Mochi Health | $79/mo membership + copay | Coordinates insurance for brand medication. | Verified |
Why tirzepatide costs more than semaglutide
Eleven of the eighty-nine offerings in this database are introductory rates — and they are the ones that get quoted. Noom advertises $79; the ongoing price is $199. MEDVi advertises $179; refills are $299. TrimRx's $179 becomes $299. Eden's $39 membership becomes $99. Oak's oral $245 is a four-week supply, which is $266 normalised to a month.
You pay the ongoing rate for eleven of your twelve months. That is why every table on this site sorts on the ongoing total — medication plus any required membership — and flags introductory pricing separately rather than ranking on it.
How we selected and ranked
We considered: Oak Longevity, NexLife, Found, Mochi Health, TrimRx. Each was scored under methodology v1.0 across six weighted categories. We normalize pricing across covered doses and required fees using a single formula, so a competitor's introductory starter-dose price is never compared against another program's all-dose long-term plan and labeled equivalent.
We therefore label every provider price with its evidence status rather than presenting all figures as equally solid, and we treat any compounded price we have not captured ourselves as Reported, not Verified. Brand pricing on this page is verified directly against manufacturer sources, which is why we lead with it.
The programs, ranked
#1 — Oak Longevity · Cheapest semaglutide Verified
Oak advertises one flat price across all dosages with no membership and no subscription — semaglutide from $133/month and tirzepatide from $199 on the multi-month plan. That makes it the cheapest compounded semaglutide in our set.
Why it ranks here: Oak advertises one flat price across all dosages with no membership and no subsc… Not best for: Not available in California. Month-to-month pricing is materially higher ($167–$299).
#2 — NexLife · Best bundled value Verified
NexLife bundles medication, clinician care, laboratory review, support and expedited shipping into one flat price with no membership fee and no dose-based escalation. Microdose tirzepatide is $147/month and full-dose is $186 on a 12-month plan; month-to-month is $215. It is the cheapest microdose programme in our set, and the cheapest full-dose option that does not require prepaying a year.
Why it ranks here: NexLife bundles medication, clinician care, laboratory review, support and exped… Not best for: Found is cheaper on full-dose tirzepatide at $169 — but that requires prepaying 12 months (~$2,028). Oak Longevity is cheaper on semaglutide at $133. NexLife offers no brand pathway and no insurance coordination.
#3 — Found · Cheapest with coaching Verified
Found restructured in 2026: the compounded medication is now INCLUDED in the plan price, flat across semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide and across all doses. $169/month on the 12-month prepaid plan makes it the cheapest full-dose compounded tirzepatide in our set. The old $249-medication-plus-$99-membership split is retired.
Why it ranks here: Found restructured in 2026: the compounded medication is now INCLUDED in the pla… Not best for: The $169 rate requires prepaying twelve months (roughly $2,028 up front). Month-to-month is $289. Found also resells brand Mounjaro and Ozempic at roughly $1,100–$1,199/month — near-retail, when the manufacturers sell them direct for far less.
#4 — Mochi Health · Best clinical support Verified
Split billing — $99 medication plus a $79 membership for semaglutide ($178 total), or $199 plus $79 for tirzepatide ($278 total). Flat at all doses. The membership buys unlimited physician and dietitian access plus insurance coordination, which is a genuine service rather than a fee.
Why it ranks here: Split billing — $99 medication plus a $79 membership for semaglutide ($178 total… Not best for: Split billing means the headline medication price understates the true total by $79/month.
#5 — TrimRx Verified
All-inclusive flat pricing with no separate membership. Compounded semaglutide is $199/month ongoing and tirzepatide $349 ongoing. Prepay tiers reduce this: tirzepatide runs $283/month on a 12-month prepay.
Why it ranks here: All-inclusive flat pricing with no separate membership. Compounded semaglutide i… Not best for: The widely-quoted <b>$179 headline is a FIRST-MONTH rate</b> — the ongoing month-to-month price is $299 for semaglutide and $399 for tirzepatide. Earlier figures of $259 matched no current tier. Confirm your exact plan at checkout.
Medical and regulatory context
| Date | What happened | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Semaglutide (Wegovy) added to the FDA drug shortage list. | Shortage begins — the legal window for compounding opens. |
| August 2022 | Ozempic (semaglutide) added to the shortage list. | |
| December 15, 2022 | Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) added to the shortage list. | Compounded tirzepatide becomes lawful under the shortage exception. |
| October 2, 2024 | FDA declares the tirzepatide shortage resolved. | The legal basis for compounding tirzepatide as an 'essentially a copy' drug begins to close. |
| December 19, 2024 | FDA reaffirms the tirzepatide resolution in a declaratory order. | Sets a 60-day (503A) / 90-day (503B) transition. |
| February 18, 2025 | 503A enforcement discretion for tirzepatide ENDS. | State-licensed pharmacies must stop compounding tirzepatide copies. |
| February 21, 2025 | FDA removes semaglutide from the shortage list. | |
| March 19, 2025 | 503B enforcement discretion for tirzepatide ENDS. | Outsourcing facilities must stop compounding tirzepatide copies. |
| April 22, 2025 | 503A enforcement discretion for semaglutide ENDS. | |
| April 24, 2025 | Court denies the Outsourcing Facilities Association's injunction (semaglutide). | OFA v. FDA, N.D. Tex. — FDA's determination stands. |
| May 7, 2025 | Court upholds FDA on tirzepatide in OFA v. FDA. | The shortage-exception route is closed for both molecules. |
| May 22, 2025 | 503B enforcement discretion for semaglutide ENDS. | All shortage-based compounding of both molecules is now outside enforcement discretion. |
| April 30, 2026 | FDA proposes excluding semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide from the 503B bulks list. | Finding: no clinical need for outsourcing facilities to compound them from bulk. Comment period closed June 29, 2026. |
Ranking by price alone would be irresponsible in a category where pharmacy legitimacy, clinician oversight and legal standing vary widely. Our scoring weights clinical safety and pharmacy transparency above raw price for exactly this reason.
For a patient at a maintenance dose, the difference between a compounded program and the FDA-approved brand can now be under $150/month — and in the case of the oral Wegovy tablet at $149, brand can be cheaper than much of the compounded market. What you buy with that difference is an FDA-approved product, quality-verified before marketing, in a fixed-dose device that removes the dosing-error risk, from a supply chain that cannot be shut down mid-course by an injunction. That is a materially different trade than the one the category was built on.
Brand figures are verified against manufacturer pricing pages. The compounded figure is the lowest advertised rate we have seen and is unverified. Note where the brand oral tablet sits.
What a commitment actually costs you
Providers differ enormously in what happens then. Some refund the unused portion. Some convert you to the month-to-month rate and bill the difference for months already taken. Some refund nothing. This is the single question people most often forget to ask, and it is the one most likely to cost them money.
Dose escalation: the risk the headline price hides
| Provider | Price at higher doses | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| NexLife | Same at every covered dose | None — flat rate |
| Mochi Health | Same at all doses | None |
| Enhance.MD | Same at all doses | None |
| Eden | Same at all doses (compounded) | None on compounded |
| TrimRx | Flat ongoing rate | None |
| Oak Longevity | Flat across dosages | None |
| Shed | Increases at higher doses | Material — model at maintenance |
| MEDVi | $399 → $499 at 10-15mg | Material — $1,200/yr swing |
| LillyDirect (brand) | $299 → $449; $699 if you miss the 45-day refill | Material — set a reminder |
The insurance pathway
Coverage is most common through employer-sponsored commercial plans. Zepbound is excluded from Medicare Part D for weight loss and from most state Medicaid programmes. From 1 July 2026, eligible Medicare Part D members can obtain Wegovy at $50/month through the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, running to 31 December 2027. Expect prior-authorisation paperwork: typically a BMI of 30+, or 27+ with a weight-related condition.
PlushCare ($19.99/month), Found and Mochi will handle that paperwork for you. If you have coverage, that is worth more than any cash discount.
Dose caps: the other thing a low price can hide
How to verify any of this yourself
You should not take our word for a price, and you do not have to. Every figure here can be checked in a few minutes.
- Go to the provider's own pricing page. Not a comparison site — the provider's. Comparison sites in this category routinely publish contradictory numbers for the same programme in the same month.
- Find the ongoing price, not the headline. Look for the words "first month", "intro", "starting at" or "new patients". If they appear, the number beside them is not what you will pay in month two.
- Add the membership. If the medication and the membership are billed separately, add them. That sum is your real monthly cost.
- Ask what the highest dose costs. By email or chat, so you have it in writing.
- Ask about early cancellation before you commit to a plan longer than a month.
- Check the manufacturer. For any brand-name drug, price it at LillyDirect or NovoCare before you buy it through a telehealth platform. Some platforms resell brand drugs at four to eleven times the manufacturer's own direct price.
If a provider will not answer questions 4 or 5 in writing, that is itself information.
Every fee that can be attached to a GLP-1 programme
An advertised price is a headline. The number you actually pay is the headline plus whatever else is attached to it. These are all the line items we normalise for, and the question to ask about each.
| Line item | What to ask | How often it bites |
|---|---|---|
| Advertised starting price | Is this a first-month or introductory rate? | Very often — TrimRx, MEDVi, Noom, Eden all advertise intro rates |
| Ongoing price | What do I pay in month two? | This is the number that matters |
| Membership fee | Is it required, and is it billed separately? | Very often — Eden, Mochi, Hims, Hers, Ro, PlushCare |
| Consultation fee | Is the initial visit billed separately? | Sometimes — PlushCare charges $129 initially |
| Laboratory fee | Are baseline labs included or billed to me? | Varies; often unstated until intake |
| Shipping | Included? Expedited? Cold-chain? | Usually included; confirm it |
| Supplies | Are syringes, needles and sharps disposal included? | Usually included on all-inclusive plans |
| Dose-based increase | What do I pay at the highest dose you cover? | Material — MEDVi goes $399 to $499; Shed and Oak escalate |
| Dose ceiling / cap | Is there a maximum dose on this plan? | Material — Noom's $199 plan caps at 0.6mg |
| Upfront payment | How much do I pay today to get the advertised rate? | Found's $169 requires roughly $2,028 up front |
| Renewal price | Does the price change when the plan renews? | Frequently unstated — get it in writing |
| Cancellation terms | If I stop in month three of twelve, what happens to my money? | The most-forgotten question in the category |
The three that cost people the most money, in our experience, are the ones in bold: the intro rate they mistook for the real rate, the dose-based increase they did not model, and the cancellation terms they did not read. None of those are hidden. All of them are simply not asked about.
A worked example
Two programmes. One advertises $179. The other advertises $186. Which is cheaper?
| Programme A (advertised $179) | Programme B (advertised $186) | |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | $179 (intro rate) | $186 |
| Months 2-12 (ongoing rate) | $299 × 11 = $3,289 | $186 × 11 = $2,046 |
| Membership (if any) | $0 | $0 |
| Dose-based increase | None stated | None — flat at every dose |
| Twelve-month total | $3,468 | $2,232 |
| Effective monthly | $289 | $186 |
Programme A advertises a lower number and costs $1,236 more per year. This is not a hypothetical: the figures are TrimRx's advertised semaglutide rate against NexLife's standard tirzepatide plan. The advertised prices are seven dollars apart. The real prices are over twelve hundred dollars apart.
The bottom line, by situation
Medication, licensed-clinician care, laboratory review, support and expedited shipping in one flat price, with no dose-based escalation. All 50 states. Medical Director: Adam Kennah, MD.
Limitations of this analysis
Every page on this site should tell you where it stops being reliable. This one stops here.
Prices decay quickly. This is the fastest-moving data we publish. Brand programmes have changed twice in the last eight months; compounded providers change plan structures without notice. Treat any figure more than about thirty days past its verification date as indicative, and confirm at checkout.
Competitor pricing is reported, not captured by us. We hold dated captures for brand pricing and for NexLife. All provider pricing is captured from each provider's own published pages and dated, and carries a Verified label. Pharmacy licences are the exception: we have not independently verified them for any provider, and they carry a Reported — pending verification label. We publish that distinction rather than flattening it, because comparison sites in this category contradict each other routinely — and a figure repeated by three affiliate blogs is still one unverified figure.
We have not audited pharmacy licences. Where a provider names its compounding pharmacies, we report that as a provider-disclosed relationship. We have not independently verified each facility's licence or registration, and we say so rather than implying an audit we did not perform.
Advertised availability is not your availability. Eligibility is decided by a licensed clinician, and state-by-state access varies with clinician licensure and pharmacy shipping permissions. No page can promise you a price you will actually be offered.
We are commercially funded. The publisher and certain principals have financial relationships with some of the providers listed here, and we may earn a commission from provider links. That is disclosed in the footer of every page. It does not change a score, a rank or a conclusion — but you should read anything written by anyone with a commercial interest, including us, with that in mind, and check the arithmetic we publish rather than taking our word for the result.
Frequently asked questions
How did you rank these programs?
Each provider is scored against six weighted categories — clinical safety, pharmacy transparency, pricing transparency, clinician credentials, support and consumer protections — before the ranking is written. See our methodology.
Why is the cheapest program not always #1?
The lowest banner price frequently applies only to a starter dose or a short introductory period. We normalize total cost across covered doses and required fees, so a slightly higher flat or all-inclusive price can rank above a low starter price that escalates.
Are these compounded medications FDA-approved?
No. Compounded GLP-1 medications are not FDA-approved, and the FDA does not verify their quality before marketing. Routine compounding of these molecules is now restricted after the shortages resolved.
Sources
- Each provider's pricing, terms and pharmacy-disclosure pages, captured July 12, 2026.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration — compounding status and enforcement context.
- CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System — clinician verification where named.
- Our scoring methodology, v1.0.