LillyDirect Foundayo vs Found
An in-depth comparison of two leading GLP-1 Providers
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LillyDirect Foundayo
Best for: patients with commercial insurance who want the cheapest legal brand-name GLP-1
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LillyDirect Foundayo and Found are both GLP-1 Providers competing for the same patients, but they make different trade-offs on price, coverage, and what's included. In our scoring, both start around $149/mo, and Found edges ahead overall (8.3 vs 8.1 out of 10). Below we break down pricing, what each plan covers, the six-dimension score, pros and cons, and exactly who should pick which.
Pricing
LillyDirect Foundayo
Requires commercial insurance; Medicare/Medicaid not eligible. 'Starting at $25 per month'.
Regular self-pay price, 1-month (30-day) supply.
Regular self-pay price, 1-month supply.
Regular self-pay price, 1-month supply.
Regular self-pay price $349; available for $299 via an automatic purchase offer ONLY if you complete your refill within 45 days of the delivery/receipt date of your previous Foundayo fill (14.5/17.2 mg only).
Found
$169/mo cash-pay on 12-month prepaid plan, medication+membership+coaching included; promo_price 99 = $99/mo WITH insurance (12-mo prepaid). Month-to-month: $199/mo insurance, $289/mo cash. Site-wide '$100 off today' checkout promo running.
Same single Compounded GLP-1 Plan price as semaglutide — no per-drug split published (final drug/price assignment is quiz-gated); $169/mo cash 12-mo prepaid ($289/mo month-to-month cash), $99/mo insurance prepaid.
'Starting cash price ~$149/mo' on /medication/foundayo comparison table; NEW offering since last verification.
Homepage carousel 'Wegovy® from $650/mo+'; but /medication/foundayo table lists 'Wegovy® Pen ... Starting cash price ~$199/mo' — internally inconsistent on their own site.
Homepage carousel 'Zepbound® from $650/mo+'; /medication/foundayo table shows Zepbound ~$299/mo starting cash price.
Homepage carousel 'Ozempic® $1100/mo' — unchanged from prior verification.
Homepage carousel 'Mounjaro® ~$1100/mo' — unchanged. Non-GLP-1 generics plan from $49/mo; microdosing program price not published.
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What’s included
LillyDirect Foundayo
Inclusions not disclosed.
Found
What the monthly price covers
Medication
Included
Provider visits
Included
Shipping
Not disclosed
Lab work
Not disclosed
Coaching
Included
Score breakdown
Both providers are scored on the same six-dimension framework. The gradient bar marks the stronger side on each dimension.
LillyDirect Foundayo
8.1/10
Found
8.3/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
Features & Coverage
| Feature | LillyDirect Foundayo | Found |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $149/mo | $149/mo |
| Features | ✓5 features | 3 features |
| States Available | ✓51 | 50 |
| Compounded | — | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warnings | None | None |
About LillyDirect Foundayo
Eli Lilly's manufacturer direct-pay channel for Foundayo (orforglipron), the first oral GLP-1 pill for weight loss. With the Lilly Savings Card, commercially insured patients pay $25/month; cash-pay patients pay $149-$299/month depending on labeled dose. Requires a valid US prescription from any licensed prescriber.
Read our full LillyDirect Foundayo review →About Found
Personalized weight care platform with a self-pay membership model plus medication costs.
Read our full Found review →Pros & Cons
LillyDirect Foundayo
What we like
- Cheapest legal path to a brand-name GLP-1 in 2026 ($25/mo with savings card for commercial insurance)
- Direct from manufacturer — no compounding, no third-party reseller
- Daily oral pill, no injections, no refrigeration
- Available in all 50 states
Watch-outs
- Lower mean weight loss vs Wegovy (14.9%) and Zepbound (20.9%) — labeled-dose 11.1% per Foundayo PI
- Requires existing prescription from a separate prescriber (LillyDirect does not write the prescription)
- $25 savings card requires commercial insurance — Medicare and Medicaid not eligible
- Strict empty-stomach 30-minute window may be hard for some patients to follow
Found
What we like
- Aggressively low monthly pricing
- Both semaglutide and tirzepatide available
- Compounded GLP-1 access
Watch-outs
- Limited public information on program details
Our Verdict
Found edges out LillyDirect Foundayo with a higher overall score of 8.3/10 and is particularly strong for mainstream telehealth GLP-1 access. LillyDirect Foundayo remains a solid alternative, especially if you're looking for patients with commercial insurance who want the cheapest legal brand-name GLP-1.
Choose LillyDirect Foundayo if…
You want patients with commercial insurance who want the cheapest legal brand-name GLP-1 and a starting price around $149/mo.
Choose Found if…
You want mainstream telehealth GLP-1 access and a starting price around $149/mo.
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- Semaglutide · Drugs and brands
- Tirzepatide · Drugs and brands
- Compounded GLP-1 · Pharmacy and drug forms
- 503A pharmacy · Pharmacy and drug forms
- PCAB accreditation · Pharmacy and drug forms
- Prior authorization (PA) · Insurance and regulatory
- Off-label use · Insurance and regulatory
- FDA Drug Shortage List · Insurance and regulatory
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