17 Cheapest GLP-1 Providers (2026)

The cheapest GLP-1 for your situation

• Our pick, no prepay: JoinSkinny, about $150 every 28 days for compounded semaglutide at every dose.
• Lowest price overall: Nu Image Medical, about $90 a month if you prepay six months. On a prepaid year, BetterMe Rx or Arbor, about $100.
• Cheapest first month: Mochi Health, about $60. After that, it costs about $140 a month at the lowest dose.
• Cheapest tirzepatide: Nu Image Medical, about $90 a month on a 6-month prepay. On a prepaid year, Arbor costs about $150. With no prepay, Curex sells a tirzepatide tablet from about $250.
• With hormone therapy on the same account: Gala, about $180 to $200 a month for tirzepatide.
• Cheapest brand-name drug: the Wegovy pill from NovoCare, from about $150 a month.
• With insurance or Medicare: check your plan first. The GLP-1 savings guide covers savings cards and the $50 Medicare price.

The 17 cheapest GLP-1 providers, one by one

JoinSkinny: about $150 every 28 days, same price at every semaglutide dose

JoinSkinny charges one flat price and needs no prepayment. Compounded semaglutide costs $149 for each 28-day cycle. The price stays the same as your dose goes up. Arbor's monthly plan carries the same $149 price tag.

Doctors from OpenLoop's medical groups prescribe, and the terms name the partner pharmacies. JoinSkinny also puts a weight-loss warranty in writing. If you miss the goal weight you set at sign-up after six months in a row, it refunds your program fees. The rules are strict: no pauses, no microdosing, and a goal of no more than 10% of your weight.

Note two things before you enroll. Billing comes every 28 days, so you pay 13 times a year, about $1,940 in all. Tirzepatide and pill prices only appear after the intake, so it is not a proven low-price route for tirzepatide. It is also a young brand with few reviews.

Nu Image Medical: the lowest price for both drugs, on a 6-month prepay

Nu Image Medical, a Tampa clinic online since 2008, has the lowest price on this page for compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide. That price needs six months paid at once.

• Semaglutide or tirzepatide: about $90 a month on 6 months, billed every six months · about $200 a month on 3 months · about $300 month to month
• Included: shipping, and the same price at every dose

Its terms name the prescribing medical group and four compounding pharmacies. Read the billing rules before you prepay. All sales are final, and plans renew on their own until you cancel, at least 48 hours before the renewal date. Most complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau are about those renewals and refunds. Trustpilot rates it 4.4 out of 5, on about 1,000 reviews.

BetterMe Rx: among the lowest prices on a 12-month plan, for both drugs

BetterMe Rx ties Arbor for the lowest 12-month semaglutide price on this page. That price needs a full year paid at once.

• Semaglutide: about $100 a month on 12 months, paid as about $1,190 upfront · about $200 month to month
• Tirzepatide: about $160 a month on 12 months, paid as about $1,910 upfront · about $250 month to month
• Included: visits and shipping, and the same price at every dose

Its FAQ names its doctor networks and seven US pharmacies. Weigh the trade-offs before you prepay. Once an order is processed, nothing is refunded, not even unused months. Reviews are mixed, at 3.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot. Complaints mention leaking vials and slow support. It also sells tirzepatide tablets with no clinical evidence behind them, so choose the weekly shot.

Arbor: about $100 for semaglutide or $150 for tirzepatide on a prepaid year

Arbor, formerly Harbor, sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide as weekly shots. Its partner medical group, MD Integrations, handles the doctor visits. There is no membership fee.

• Semaglutide: about $100 a month on a 12-month plan, charged once as about $1,190 · about $150 month to month
• Tirzepatide: about $150 a month on a 12-month plan, charged once as about $1,790 · about $250 month to month
• Included: visits, check-ins, shipping and a dietitian, at the same price for every dose

Read the refund rules before you prepay. Once a prescription is written, nothing is refunded, not even months not yet shipped. Its 12-month money-back guarantee leaves out anyone who took a weight-loss drug in the year before. Trustpilot rates it 4.5 out of 5. That score rests on only 51 reviews, under its old Harbor name.

Oak: among the lowest 12-month prices, with less transparency

Oak is a small telehealth brand for people paying without insurance. Oak Longevity Holdings Corp. runs it. It sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide. It takes no card until a provider reviews your intake.

On a 12-month plan, compounded semaglutide costs about $120 a month. Tirzepatide costs about $185 a month on the same plan. Shorter plans exist, but their price only appears at checkout.

The trade-off is transparency. Oak never names its medical group or its pharmacy. Nothing is refunded once an order reaches the pharmacy. Trustpilot rates it 4.4 out of 5, on only 54 reviews.

Mochi Health: the cheapest first month, priced by dose

Mochi Health bills the drug and a membership of about $80 a month separately. Since August 2026, the drug price depends on your dose. Mochi now works like a pharmacy marketplace, so the drug price can also vary by pharmacy.

• Semaglutide: about $140–$270 a month, membership included · drug alone about $60–$190
• Tirzepatide: about $170–$280 a month, membership included · drug alone about $90–$200
• First month: about $60 for semaglutide at the lowest dose, because the first month of membership is free

The lowest prices apply to the lowest dose only. Both bills rise as you move up, so plan around the dose you will stay on. At higher semaglutide doses, JoinSkinny's flat price costs less. Our GLP-1 dosage chart shows how fast each drug steps up, so you can see when the higher price starts.

• Pros: the cheapest start on this page; board-certified providers, including doctors certified in obesity medicine.
• Cons: the price rises with the dose; the membership is billed on top of the drug; compounded, so not FDA-approved as a finished drug.
• Best for: women who want a low price on starter doses and a doctor-led program.

Fridays: a yearly plan with coaching included

Fridays' yearly plan brings compounded semaglutide to about $150 a month. That is among the lowest prices for a full-service program. A fall promo code on its pricing page lowers the yearly plan to about $115 a month. The catch is commitment. Month to month costs about $280, and the discount needs 12 months paid at once. Dietitian access, coaching and an app are included.

• Pros: low yearly price; dietitian and coaching included; no separate membership.
• Cons: the best price needs a yearly commitment; BBB complaints about refunds.
• Best for: women ready for a year-long program who want coaching at a low yearly price.

Joi: about $180 semaglutide or $250 tirzepatide, from a hormone clinic

Joi is the women's side of Joi + Blokes, a telehealth company for bioidentical hormones. These are hormones made to match the body's own. Joi added compounded GLP-1s later. It is the natural pick if you want one clinician looking at weight and perimenopause together.

• Semaglutide: about $100 the first month, then about $180 a month
• Tirzepatide: about $150 the first month, then about $250 a month
• Included: unlimited coaching · estradiol, progesterone and testosterone on the same account

The catch is the contract. Every plan is billed every three months, with a three-month minimum. The terms say nothing is refundable.

TrimRx: from about $180 semaglutide or $260 tirzepatide, locked at every dose

TrimRx's pitch is a price that never climbs with your dose, and it delivers. The plan price you sign up at holds at every dose. Consults, supplies and shipping are included. Approval is fast and needs no video call.

Its pharmacy is Casa Pharma RX in Texas, a sterile 503A pharmacy. A 503A pharmacy mixes each drug for one named patient. That pharmacy name comes from outside reviews, because TrimRx's own site does not give it.

The headline prices need a prepaid plan of several months. Month to month, semaglutide costs about $200 the first month, then about $300. Tirzepatide costs about $350 the first month, then about $400. Unused prepaid months are not refunded once the drug ships.

TrimRx scores 3.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot. About 30% of its reviews give one star, mostly over auto-renewals and slow refunds. Read the billing terms twice.

Gala: about $180 tirzepatide on a yearly plan, every dose included

Gala's compounded tirzepatide price never climbs with your dose. It costs about $180 a month on a yearly plan. A 3-month plan costs about $200 a month. The assessment, dose changes, messaging and shipping are included.

Gala is built for women in midlife. Estradiol, progesterone and non-hormonal hot-flash treatments sit on the same account, from about $70 a month. Gala says it has licensed providers in all 50 states.

Read the terms before you pay. Plans are prepaid, and nothing is refunded if you cancel. Gala never names its compounding pharmacy, so you cannot check its inspection record first. Its grade from the Better Business Bureau is C-, with repeated billing complaints. Trustpilot is kinder, at 4.6 out of 5. The 3-month plan is the sensible way in.

ReadyRx: about $200 semaglutide or $275 tirzepatide on a quarterly plan

ReadyRx sells simplicity. You pay one flat price at every dose, with no membership. Cold shipping is free. New patients who follow their doses get a written weight-loss guarantee.

• Semaglutide: about $200 a month paid quarterly · about $250 month to month
• Tirzepatide: about $275 a month paid quarterly · about $315 month to month
• First month: $20 off

Trustpilot rates it 4.7 out of 5, on about 1,000 reviews. The pharmacy is not named before you enroll, and care is by text only. Semaglutide is not offered in about seven states. Tirzepatide is left out of about nine, California and North Carolina among them. You only learn this at intake.

Curex: compounded tirzepatide with no membership

Curex sells compounded tirzepatide as a weekly shot or as a tablet that dissolves under the tongue. The consult and shipping are included, with no membership. Its "from $199" price needs a year paid upfront, at the lowest dose. Month to month, the tablet costs about $250 and the shot about $300 at the starting dose. Both cost about $100 more at higher doses. Mochi starts lower at its first dose, but its price climbs with each step too.

NovoCare: the cheapest brand-name Wegovy

NovoCare is Novo Nordisk's own program for people paying without insurance. It is the cheapest way to get brand-name Wegovy, which is FDA-approved.

• Wegovy pill: about $150 a month at 1.5 mg · about $200 at 4 mg · about $300 at 9 and 25 mg
• Wegovy pen: about $350 a month up to 2.4 mg · about $400 for Wegovy HD 7.2 mg
• New-patient pen offer: about $200 a month for the first two fills at 0.25 and 0.5 mg, through Dec 31, 2026

• Pros: brand-name, FDA-approved Wegovy; the lowest brand-name price for semaglutide.
• Cons: the pen price rises after the first two fills; no visits or coaching included.
• Best for: women who want brand-name Wegovy at the lowest cash price.

LevelsRx: from about $250 semaglutide or $350 tirzepatide, video visits included

LevelsRx puts a clinician on camera rather than behind a questionnaire. Unlimited video visits, one-on-one nutrition coaching and shipping are included. Its terms name its partner pharmacies, including a known 503A compounder.

• Semaglutide shot: from about $250 a month
• Semaglutide daily liquid: from about $270 a month
• Tirzepatide: from about $350 a month
• Same price at every dose, the site says

At those prices it sits with Henry Meds at the top of the compounded range. You pay for the video care and coaching. Plan lengths and their prices only show once you start the intake. It has only a handful of public reviews.

Henry Meds: compounded semaglutide pill or shot, monthly or prepaid

Henry Meds charges one monthly price that covers the compounded semaglutide, clinician visits and shipping. There is no membership on top. The pill is a tablet that dissolves under the tongue, and it costs about $250 a month. The weekly shot costs about $300 a month.

Paying ahead lowers the price. On a prepaid year, the pill comes to about $150 a month. The shot comes to about $195 a month on the same plan. Each plan covers the drug only up to a set amount. For the shot, that is about 1 mg a week.

• Pros: clear all-in pricing; no membership on top; pill or shot; cheaper on a prepaid year.
• Cons: compounded, not FDA-approved as a finished drug; each plan covers a capped amount of drug.
• Best for: women who want a compounded semaglutide pill or shot with no membership.

Hims & Hers: brand-name Wegovy with a separate membership

Hims & Hers sells brand-name Wegovy at NovoCare's prices. A membership of about $150 a month is billed on top. The first month of membership costs $39.

• Wegovy pill: about $150 a month at 1.5 mg, rising to about $300 at 9 and 25 mg
• Wegovy pen: about $200 a month for the first two fills, then about $350 · about $400 for Wegovy HD 7.2 mg
• All-in with membership: about $300 to $550 a month

Since March 2026, Hims has stopped advertising compounded GLP-1s. It offers them only on a limited scale, when a clinician decides a patient needs one. So brand-name drugs are the main route, and the membership is a big part of your real cost. Buying the same Wegovy straight from NovoCare skips it.

• Pros: brand-name, FDA-approved Wegovy; pill and pen both available.
• Cons: a membership of about $150 on top of NovoCare's own prices; compounded only on a limited scale.
• Best for: women who want brand-name Wegovy with a platform that handles visits and follow-up.

LillyDirect: brand-name Zepbound, the FDA-approved tirzepatide

LillyDirect is Eli Lilly's own pharmacy for people paying without insurance. It sells Zepbound, the brand-name tirzepatide. Zepbound comes as a KwikPen or a vial at the same price.

• 2.5 mg: about $300 a month
• 5 mg: about $400 a month
• 7.5 mg to 15 mg: about $450 a month if you refill within 45 days · about $500 to $700 if you miss that window

It costs more than compounded tirzepatide. In return, you get the FDA-approved drug.

• Pros: FDA-approved tirzepatide; no membership on top.
• Cons: pricier than compounded tirzepatide; the best price needs a refill within 45 days.
• Best for: women who want FDA-approved tirzepatide and don't need the lowest price.

Semaglutide or tirzepatide, brand-name or compounded?

GLP-1 is a class of drugs, not one drug. The two that matter most in 2026 are semaglutide, in Ozempic and Wegovy, and tirzepatide, in Zepbound and Mounjaro. Tirzepatide acts on two gut hormones, GIP and GLP-1, instead of one. In the head-to-head SURMOUNT-5 trial, it led to more weight loss on average than semaglutide.

Both come as brand-name, FDA-approved drugs and as compounded versions. A 503A pharmacy makes compounded versions for one patient at a time, on a prescription. They cost much less than the brand. But the FDA has not approved them as finished drugs. Compounded semaglutide usually costs about $50 to $100 a month less than compounded tirzepatide, for a similar level of service.

Yearly cost: what each option costs over 12 months

Here is what a first year costs. Intro prices count only for as long as they last. Where the price rises with the dose, we give the floor at the starting dose.

• Nu Image Medical, two 6-month plans: about $1,070 for semaglutide or tirzepatide
• BetterMe Rx semaglutide, prepaid year: about $1,190 · tirzepatide about $1,910
• Arbor semaglutide, prepaid year: about $1,190 · tirzepatide about $1,790
• Mochi Health semaglutide: about $1,590 at the lowest dose all year, more as the dose rises
• Henry Meds semaglutide pill, prepaid year: about $1,790 · shot about $2,360
• Fridays semaglutide, yearly plan: about $1,800
• JoinSkinny semaglutide: about $1,940, for 13 cycles of $149
• Joi semaglutide: about $2,070, with the cheaper first month
• TrimRx semaglutide, prepaid: about $2,150
• Gala tirzepatide, yearly plan: about $2,150
• ReadyRx semaglutide, quarterly: about $2,390
• LevelsRx semaglutide: about $2,990 at its regular starting price
• NovoCare Wegovy pen: about $3,890, with the two intro fills
• LillyDirect Zepbound: about $4,690 if you stay at 5 mg after the 2.5 mg start
• Brand-name at list price, no program: about $13,000 to $16,000 a year

Is compounded GLP-1 still legal in 2026?

Yes, on a narrower path. Both drugs came off the FDA shortage list: tirzepatide at the end of 2024, and semaglutide in February 2025. The FDA then ended the mass compounding it had allowed during the shortage. That wind-down finished in the first half of 2025.

What remains is 503A compounding for one named patient. The prescriber must document a medical reason the brand-name drug won't work for her. Wanting a lower price is not enough on its own.

In April 2026, the FDA also proposed barring 503B outsourcing facilities from making these drugs. These are large compounders that make batches without a prescription for each patient. No final decision had been published by early October 2026.

So your compounded prescription can still be filled legally. Ask your provider which pharmacy fills it, and what happens if the rules shift. Our compounded GLP-1 guide covers the legal detail and dates.