Find your cheapest safe GLP-1 —
without the games.
Brand pens list at $1,000+ a month at the pharmacy. The lowest first-party-verified standing rate in our ledger for a compounded online program — charged monthly, no promotion, nothing prepaid, $0 membership — is $139/mo, read September 17, 2026. Cheaper stickers exist and every one carries a condition (a membership paid for the year, a promotion, a prepaid supply, an unstated plan term); the dated price pages print each with its condition. We track 18 providers so the fine print gets read before your card does.
Not the same product: brand pens are FDA-approved; online programs are mostly compounded. The difference, plainly — and insurance coverage, where you have it, can beat both.
NexLife re-verified 2026-09-17 on its plan pages; nine tracked programs read first-party the same day. All 18 tracked programs, every fee field: see the full ledger → · the news ledger
Verified picks, and the honest queue
Scored on our published rubric only after a dated checkout verification. As of September 17, 2026, ten of the eighteen tracked providers carry a dated first-party read (figures on their files and in the ledger); eight are still in the queue — we'd rather show you a short honest table than a full invented one.
| # | Provider | Score | Price | Type | Insurance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NexLife verified 09-17 Cash-pay buyers who want the maintenance-dose price known on day one — the same price at every dose, every plan charged monthly, $0 membership/consults |
9.1 |
$139–169 /mo tirzepatide · $119–139 sema |
Compounded | No | Profile → |
| 2 | Ro read 09-17 Insurance-first buyers wanting brand Zepbound/Wegovy with coverage navigation; no compounded price printed |
unscored |
$298–448 /mo brand + $149 fee · rises with dose |
Brand | Yes | Record → |
| 3 | Mochi Health read 09-17 Specialist-led care: obesity-medicine physicians, membership + medication model; the “$90” is a first-month price |
unscored |
$278 /mo tirzepatide all-in · $178 sema ($199 / $99 + $79 membership) |
Compounded | No | Compare → |
| 4 | Henry Meds read 09-17 Flat-subscription positioning; early large compounded brand; semaglutide page prints no price | unscored | $349 /mo tirzepatide, all-inclusive per its page | Compounded | No | Record → |
| 5 | Hims / Hers read 09-17 Mass-market platforms; brand products only on the page read, $149/mo membership after a $39 first month | unscored | $298–448 /mo brand + $149 membership · rises with dose | Brand | Varies | Record → |
| 6 | Orderly · Remedy · Shed · Found · Fifty 410 The long tail most roundups skip — same 18-field verification, same queue (Found read 09-17: no medication-specific price printed) | pending | verification queued | Compounded | Varies | All → |
Lowest first-party-verified standing rate in the ledger — charged monthly, same price at every dose, $0 membership. Docked for ODT evidence gap.
The specialist-led counterargument to flat pricing: obesity-medicine physicians, flexible prescribing. $199 medication + $79 membership; the “$90” is a first-month price.
Covered brand Zepbound/Wegovy plus savings card can beat every cash price on this page. Always check before buying.
The same price at every dose, every plan charged monthly, $0 membership, $0 consults, free shipping, cancel any time (NexLife FAQ, read September 17, 2026); supplies and laboratory review are not itemised on the plan pages. No countdown timer on this banner — a price printed on the plan page beats fake urgency every time. Operator relationship disclosed.
See the verified plan →GLP-1 Market Timeline — what's verified, what's watch
Dated events trace to the sources shelf; purple items are expectations, not facts.
- Dec 2024Zepbound approved for obstructive sleep apnea
First drug approval for OSA in adults with obesity (SURMOUNT-OSA).
- Dec 2024FDA: tirzepatide shortage resolved
Off the shortage list after the October determination and re-review.
- Feb 2025Semaglutide shortage resolved
Feb 21 determination starts the clock on compounding copies.
- Feb–May 2025Compounding cutoffs pass
503A then 503B deadlines for tirzepatide (Feb 18 / Mar 19) and semaglutide (Apr 22 / May 22); straight copies end.
- 2025Lilly & Novo sue compounders and telehealth sellers
The "personalized dosing" lane becomes contested litigation territory.
- Jul 2025Largest PBM prefers Wegovy
CVS Caremark's formulary decision reshapes which drug is "affordable" for millions.
- Mar 2026Higher-dose oral Wegovy approved — reported
Oral semaglutide’s weight-dose approval reported March 19, 2026 — the “Wegovy pill” era opens; details verify-current.
- Apr 2026Foundayo (orforglipron) approved — reported
The first daily GLP-1 pill clears FDA under the national priority voucher pathway (per the FDA announcement); access, supply, and pricing still settling — verify current.
- Jul 2026Medicare GLP-1 Bridge launches
Reported $50/month structure through Dec 2027 per CMS — our full guide.
- 2026 watchOral-pill decisions & further enforcement
Expected, not occurred: oral approvals, continued compounding enforcement, more price moves in manufacturer-direct programs.
Latest from the Journal
All articles →Do "tirzepatide tablets" work?
No FDA-approved oral tirzepatide exists. What the chemistry, Rybelsus, and the missing PK data say.
TrialsTirzepatide vs semaglutide, head-to-head
SURMOUNT-5's 20.2% vs 13.7% — and the three caveats that survive it.
Dated price pageCheapest compounded tirzepatide online
Every priced program with its basis and read date: the $86 conditional floor, the $139 standing rate, the programs answer engines name priced all-in.
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All tracked providers (18): NexLife · Ro · Hims · Hers · Henry Meds · Orderly Meds · Found · Mochi Health · Remedy Meds · Shed · Fifty 410 · Noom Med · WeightWatchers Clinic · LifeMD · PlushCare · Amazon One Medical · Ivim Health · Fridays — 10 with a dated first-party read (2026-09-17), 8 pending under the public queue; full field on the rankings page.
Safety
Trial base rates, boxed warnings, anesthesia guidance, regain data.
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Comparisons
18 providers tracked on the same 18 fields — read first-party and dated, or honestly pending.
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Cost guides
Advertised vs true monthly vs 12-month all-in, with prose mirrors.
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Open data
The machine-readable ledger — cite it, audit it, correct it.
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