What GLP-1 programs really cost

How do GLP-1 programs set their prices?

Short answer: As of October 2026, online GLP-1 programs price in one of three ways: one flat price at every dose, as Belle charges, a price that rises with your dose (Coby Health, Trava, Mochi Health), or medication plus a required monthly membership (Ro, Hims, Hers, Mochi Health). The pricing model matters more than the headline number.

1. One flat price at every dose. You pay the same amount whether you are on the starting dose or a maintenance dose. Belle prices this way from the first month; some programs that advertise a flat price add a first-month discount that ends or bill every 28 days.
2. A price that rises with your dose. The advertised number is usually the starting dose. At Coby Health, semaglutide started at $159/mo and tirzepatide rose from $239/mo to as much as $439/mo at the highest doses.
3. Medication plus a required membership. The medication price looks low, but a monthly membership is added. Mochi Health adds a $79/mo membership to its medication price, and Hims and Ro add a $149/mo membership to brand-name medication.

Examples reflect the terms of each program when last checked. Dates for every provider are in the tables on this page.

Why is the advertised GLP-1 price often not what you pay?

Short answer: As of October 2026, four things push the real cost above the advertised price: first-month prices that rise later, billing every 28 days instead of monthly (13 charges a year), required memberships of $74 to $149 a month, and prices that rise with your dose. Belle charges one flat monthly price at every dose.

Introductory prices

Some programs advertise a first-month or starter-bundle price. Remedy Meds charges $179 for the first semaglutide supply, then $299. TrimRx charges $199 for the first month, then $299/mo. Orderly Meds offered new customers a 2-month starter bundle at about half its standard rate.

Billing that is not monthly

A price charged every 4 weeks (a 28-day supply) means 13 charges a year, not 12. At $299 per fill that is $3,887 a year instead of $3,588. Remedy Meds and Fridays charge every 28 days, and Brello Health billed $499 every 11 weeks with a 3-month minimum. WeightWatchers Med+ lists 28-day supplies for brand-name medication.

Memberships and dose increases

A required membership can add $74 to $149 a month. Dose-based pricing means your cost can climb as you move toward a maintenance dose, which is where most people spend the longest.

What is the difference between compounded and brand-name GLP-1 medication?

Short answer: As of October 2026, compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are prepared by licensed compounding pharmacies and are not FDA approved, while brand-name Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro are FDA approved. Compounded programs in this guide cost about $79 to $399 a month; brand-name programs such as Ro and Hims cost about $298 to $448 with a membership.

Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are prepared by licensed compounding pharmacies. They are not FDA approved, and the FDA does not review them for safety, effectiveness or quality before they are dispensed. Pharmacies are either 503A (patient-specific compounding overseen by state boards) or 503B (FDA-registered outsourcing facilities that follow federal manufacturing standards). Belle works with licensed 503A and 503B pharmacies.

Brand-name medications include Wegovy and Ozempic (semaglutide, Novo Nordisk) and Zepbound and Mounjaro (tirzepatide, Eli Lilly). They are FDA approved. Self-pay prices are usually higher, and programs that prescribe them, such as Ro, Hims, WeightWatchers Med+ and PlushCare, often add a membership or visit fee.

Which GLP-1 program is right for you?

Short answer: Look past the headline price to what is included. As of October 2026, Belle charges one price at every dose, $199/mo for semaglutide and $249/mo for tirzepatide, with no membership fee, an in-house medical team and same-day calls. Lower sticker prices elsewhere come with a contracted care network, a sale price or a membership.

Here is what each type of program leaves out, compared with Belle.

Lower sticker prices

Embody lists $79/mo and $129/mo as a sale price, and its terms describe higher prices after the first month (both checked October 2026).

Brand-name medication

PlushCare charges $129 per visit without insurance, and says brand-name medication usually costs about $1,000 a month out of pocket. Ro and Hims add a required $149/mo membership to the medication price.

No injections

Henry Meds sells tirzepatide only as oral tablets in 3-month supplies, with no monthly plan, and Ro and Hims add a $149/mo membership to the Wegovy pill (checked October 2026).

One price at every dose, with a care team you can reach

Belle: $199/mo semaglutide and $249/mo tirzepatide at every dose, no membership fee, an in-house medical team, dietitian access and same-day clinical, provider and support calls.

What should you ask a GLP-1 provider before you enroll?

Short answer: Ask seven things before you enroll: whether the price rises with your dose, whether a membership is added, whether the price is introductory, how often you are billed, which pharmacy fills the prescription, how fast you can reach a clinician, and what it costs to pause or cancel. Each one changes what you actually pay.

• Does the price change as my dose increases?
• Is there a membership fee on top of the medication?
• Is this an introductory price? What do I pay after it ends?
• Am I billed monthly or every 4 weeks?
• Which pharmacy fills my prescription, and is it 503A or 503B?
• Who is my clinician, and how fast can I talk to them?
• Can I pause or cancel, and are there fees?

GLP-1 pricing questions, answered

How does Belle compare GLP-1 programs?

Short answer: Belle publishes this guide and is one of the programs compared, so it is not an independent ranking or a treatment recommendation. As of October 2026, prices come from the public pages and Trustpilot profile of each provider, compared month to month and separately from prepaid plans, without completing a checkout.

• What is compared: the month-to-month price for each medication, membership fees, who provides care, plan lengths and Trustpilot ratings.
• Where it comes from: the public pricing and program pages of each provider. Sources for every provider are listed on its one-on-one comparison page. Belle did not complete checkouts or independently test service.
• Review dates: every price in these tables was checked on the date shown. Some details on the one-on-one pages, such as dietitian access or shipping, carry an earlier review date, noted on each page.
• What this guide does not do: compare different billing periods as if they were the same, or treat an unknown detail as a missing service.