Cheapest · Updated July 2026
The cheapest GLP-1 telehealth
Lowest price is easy to sort; lowest cost is the real question. A GLP-1 is a months-long commitment, and a dose-scaling plan gets more expensive as you titrate up — so the sticker that hooked you can lose to a flat plan over a year. Here's the field by real monthly semaglutide price, with the 12-month math flagged.
The short answer
Zealthy posts the lowest sticker at $135/mo. But our value pick is CoreAge Rx at $149/mo — because it's flat, month 12 costs the same as month 1, which often beats a lower price that climbs with your dose. Cheapest to start and cheapest to run aren't always the same provider.
The ranking
8 providers, ranked on the Rx-Readiness Score with the board's key metric — monthly semaglutide — charted on each row.
- #1Rx-Readiness95100
CoreAge Rx
Top pickBest value (flat)The shortlist pick: one flat price that doesn't climb as your dose does, both molecules on a single plan, and a nationwide async intake you can finish on a break.
Monthly semaglutide$149/mo- Semaglutide:
- $149/mo
- Pricing:
- Flat
- First dose:
- Same week
- #2Rx-Readiness88100
Zealthy
Lowest stickerThe budget speed-play: a low entry price on compounded semaglutide, an app-based async intake, and same-week dispatch in all 50 states. The catch is a tiered plan that steps up as you titrate.
Monthly semaglutide$135/mo- Semaglutide:
- $135/mo
- Pricing:
- Tiered
- First dose:
- Days
- #3Rx-Readiness88100
Trimi Health
The price-first partner: some of the lowest flat, all-inclusive compounded pricing we track, nationwide and async — strong if the monthly number is your deciding factor and you read the annual-prepay fine print.
Monthly semaglutide$175/mo- Semaglutide:
- $175/mo
- Pricing:
- Flat
- First dose:
- Days
- #4Rx-Readiness85100
Gala Health
A flat $179 for either molecule with a genuinely gentle microdosing tier — a reasonable, all-doses-included partner if you can live with a yearly plan and a pharmacy it doesn't name.
Monthly semaglutide$179/mo- Semaglutide:
- $179/mo
- Pricing:
- Flat
- First dose:
- Days
- #5Rx-Readiness86100
Hims & Hers
The familiar app-first pick, via its Hers side: a fast, polished async funnel and a flat, posted semaglutide price — dependable, if you can tune out the catalog of everything-else it wants to sell you.
Monthly semaglutide$199/mo- Semaglutide:
- $199/mo
- Pricing:
- Flat
- First dose:
- Days
- #6Rx-Readiness90100
Eden
A high-disclosure program with clean async onboarding and both molecules nationwide — you pay more, but the price and the process are legible.
Monthly semaglutide$239/mo- Semaglutide:
- $239/mo
- Pricing:
- Flat
- First dose:
- Days
- #7Rx-Readiness84100
Ivim Health
The clinician-forward option: flat pricing on both molecules and a program built around provider check-ins. You pay up and wait a touch longer for a more supervised, hand-held start.
Monthly semaglutide$249/mo- Semaglutide:
- $249/mo
- Pricing:
- Flat
- First dose:
- About a week
- #8Rx-Readiness79100
Direct Meds
Injection or sublingual, both molecules — but we list it only with full disclosure: a 2025 FDA warning letter and a BBB complaint pattern around surprise 3-month charges make cancellation the real risk here.
Monthly semaglutide$249/mo- Semaglutide:
- $249/mo
- Pricing:
- Tiered
- First dose:
- Days
At a glance
| # | Provider | Monthly semaglutide | Semaglutide | Rx-Readiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CoreAge Rx | $149/mo | $149/mo | 95 · A |
| 2 | Zealthy | $135/mo | $135/mo | 88 · B+ |
| 3 | Trimi Health | $175/mo | $175/mo | 88 · B+ |
| 4 | Gala Health | $179/mo | $179/mo | 85 · B |
| 5 | Hims & Hers | $199/mo | $199/mo | 86 · B |
| 6 | Eden | $239/mo | $239/mo | 90 · A− |
| 7 | Ivim Health | $249/mo | $249/mo | 84 · B |
| 8 | Direct Meds | $249/mo | $249/mo | 79 · C |
Answered
- What's the cheapest GLP-1 telehealth right now?
- By posted monthly semaglutide price, Zealthy is the lowest sticker at $135/mo. If a plan is tiered, though, confirm what the price becomes at a maintenance dose — the starting number is usually the low dose.
- Why isn't the cheapest one ranked #1?
- Because we rank on value over a full course, not sticker alone. CoreAge Rx is flat at $149/mo — it doesn't climb as you titrate up — so its 12-month total can beat a lower teaser that scales. We flag the lowest sticker separately so you can see both.
- Is a cheaper compounded plan lower quality?
- Price mostly reflects the provider's model, not the medication — compounded semaglutide is dispensed by licensed pharmacies regardless of the plan's price. What you're really buying at a higher price is usually more clinician contact, insurance help, or brand access, not a better molecule.
- How do I do the real yearly math?
- Take the monthly price at your expected maintenance dose (not the intro dose) and multiply by 12, then add any membership or visit fees. A flat plan is that number times 12; a tiered plan usually costs more than the sticker suggests. Our cost cheat sheet walks through it.
Keep going: fastest GLP-1 to start · the cost cheat sheet · flat vs dose-scaling · compare providers head-to-head.
CoreAge Rx leads on the Rx-Readiness Score. Assume any provider we list may compensate us — it never changes the order (disclosure). Informational only, not medical advice; compounded medications are not FDA-approved brand products (medical disclaimer).