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Head-to-head
CoreAge Rx vs Novi
CoreAge Rx and Novi both offer GLP-1 telehealth, but they make different trade-offs on speed to first dose, flat pricing, access and molecule choice. Here they are side-by-side on the Rx-Readiness Score — our readiness rubric.
CoreAge Rx
Higher scoreRanked #1 · Grade A
Best for: Working moms who want a decision, not a research project — flat pricing, both semaglutide and tirzepatide, and no scheduled video visit to book around work and pickup.
Visit CoreAge RxNovi
Ranked #116 · Grade C
Best for: Working moms who want a genuinely flat per-dose price and unlimited clinician messaging, and who will read the Terms rather than the 'cancel anytime' badge before entering a card — and check the charge against the page they bought from.
Visit NoviThe verdict
CoreAge Rx edges out Novi on the Rx-Readiness Score, 95 to 61 (A vs C). Working moms who want a decision, not a research project — flat pricing, both semaglutide and tirzepatide, and no scheduled video visit to book around work and pickup.
Novi is still a genuine option — novi's month-to-month rates are $149 semaglutide and $179 tirzepatide, flat at every dose — but almost every number the site advertises is a prepay term price divided by its term. The '$88/mo' headline on Novi's own product page is the twelve-month row, and its homepage quotes '$133/mo' under a countdown, a figure that is not a monthly price on either product page. Its intake then serves a higher variant again. Its Terms require a three-month non-refundable commitment while its help center says there are no commitments at all, so the two things you most need to know — what leaves the account, and when you can stop — are the two things Novi contradicts itself on. Weigh the six readiness factors below against your own priorities.
Side-by-side on the six factors
Both providers scored on the same readiness rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
Price, access & features
| Detail | CoreAge Rx | Novi |
|---|---|---|
| Rx-Readiness Score | 95/100 · A | 61/100 · C |
| Overall rank | #1 | #116 |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | $149/mo |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo | $179/mo |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states + DC |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Injection only |
CoreAge Rx
Ranked #1 · Grade A
What we like
- Flat monthly price that stays put through titration — no dose-scaling surprise on your busiest month
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on one plan, so you're not re-signing to switch
- Async, no-video intake and all-50-states coverage — start it during a lunch break
The caveats
- Not the rock-bottom sticker price — a couple of teaser tiers elsewhere start lower
- Compounded only — no FDA-approved brand option
- General metabolic program, not a boutique concierge service
Novi
Ranked #116 · Grade C
What we like
- Flat across every dose, stated plainly — 'Your payment stays the same regardless of dosage'
- No separate sign-up or consult charge: the Terms fold a $20 independent physician consultation fee into the monthly rather than adding it on top
- Free shipping, confirmed in the help center, with cold packs via FedEx, UPS or USPS
The caveats
- Every attractive 'per month' price is a term price divided by its term rather than a rate that recurs — the '$88/mo' headline on Novi's semaglutide page is the twelve-month row, and the month-to-month price on that same page is $149
- The homepage, the product pages and the live intake each quote a different price set, and the intake's is the higher one — so what your card is charged may not match the page you shopped from
- The homepage sells under a countdown claiming the price rises within 24 hours — 'Was $299 / Now starting at $133/mo' — and $133/mo is not a monthly rate anywhere on the site
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