Does this mean these providers are lying about their prices?

No. Almost everything on this list is legal and common in the category: an entry-tier price, a promotional first month, a discount for prepaying, or a membership sold separately from the drug. The finding is narrower and more useful than dishonesty — the advertised number is usually not the number you pay, so a table that sorts every program into one price column is comparing figures that are not comparable.

How is a provider judged?

Every open GLP-1 program in our dataset is checked against its own published pricing record. A program is counted as disqualified only when there is positive evidence — its own wording, or a structured field such as "medication not included" — that the advertised monthly figure is not the amount a patient pays. All 308 evidenced rows are published in the downloadable dataset with the wording each verdict rests on, so any finding here can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Why not publish how many programs have an honest price?

Because that claim asserts the absence of a catch, and absence is exactly what free-text pricing notes hide. Testing it across the whole market moved the count four times as the checks tightened, and each pass surfaced a program that would have been wrongly called clean — including one advertising $59/month that excludes a required $199 annual membership. Under-counting a problem is safe; wrongly vouching for a named company's price is not. So the published number is the one backed by evidence.

What does it cost to actually start?

That depends on the program's real structure, not its headline. The practical move is to check three things before signing up: whether the price covers the medication, whether it holds at your maintenance dose, and whether it is conditional on prepaying several months. Each provider's review page on this site records all three where the provider discloses them.

GLP-1 Price Transparency: 308 of 547 Advertise a Price You Won't Pay

Every comparison site in this category answers the price question with a single monthly number per program. We checked what that number actually covers across all 547 open GLP-1 telehealth programs we track, and for 308 of them — 56% — the advertised figure is not the amount a patient pays.

This is not an accusation of dishonesty against any program below. It is how the category advertises, and the practice is legal and common. It does mean the number you see is usually not the number you pay, and that a table sorting every program into one price column is comparing figures that are not comparable.

What the advertised price turned out to be

Programs	What the headline figure actually is
67	A first-month rate that rises
64	An entry-tier “from” price
51	The provider's own copy says “starting at”
49	The rate requires a multi-month prepay
23	Membership excludes the medication
15	The headline is a promotional rate
14	The price rises with the dose
9	A mandatory charge sits on top
8	The “month” is not a calendar month
4	Our record flags an exclusion
4	An additive fee alongside the monthly price
118	Publish no usable monthly price at all

A program is counted once, against the first thing we find wrong with its price. Several belong in more than one row — a program can advertise an entry tier and require a prepay — so treat the totals as the floor, not the ceiling.

What each one looks like, in the provider's own words

Every line below is quoted from the program's own published pricing or terms, recorded on the date we checked it.

A first-month rate that rises (67)

bmiMD — advertised $99/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“Ladder by plan length: 12 mo $99/mo (Total $1,188.00), 6 mo $109/mo, 3 mo $119/mo, 1 mo $129/mo. 'Same price at every dose'; provider visit + free shipping included. Verified 2026-07-14 at bmimd.com/personalized-glp-1/ and /semaglutide-injection/. Ladder by plan length: 12 mo $139/mo (Total $1,668.00), 6 mo $149/mo, 3 mo $159/mo, 1 mo $179/mo. Same flat-dose model. Verified 2026-07-14 at bmimd.com”
Brello Health — advertised $158/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“⛔ THE MONTH IS NOT A MONTH — IT IS ELEVEN WEEKS. The card advertises '$133 Per Month Special', but the checkout reads 'Billed $399 Today. Then $399 Every 11 Weeks.' Eleven weeks is 2.53 calendar months, so the true cost is $399/2.53 = about $158 per calendar month, not $133 — the advertised figure understates it by roughly 18%. $599 is a strikethrough anchor that is never charged. There is NO 1-mo”

An entry-tier “from” price (64)

Amble — advertised $179/mo · checked 2026-08-02
“Range up to $329/mo”
BeyondMD — advertised $139/mo · checked 2026-07-20
“Starting Starting”

The provider's own copy says “starting at” (51)

CoreAge Rx — advertised $99/mo · checked 2026-08-05
“Re-verified 2026-08-05: homepage + Preventive Longevity section both show "Semaglutide — Starting at $99/mo", "Same price at every dose"; supersedes stale tiered pricing captured 2026-06-05. Re-verified 2026-08-05: homepage GLP-1 hero + Preventive Longevity section both show "Tirzepatide — Starting at $149/mo", "Same price at every dose"; supersedes stale tiered pricing captured 2026-06-05.”
MDExam — advertised $225/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“⛔ MDEXAM PUBLISHES TWO DIFFERENT PRICES FOR THIS SAME PRODUCT. /injectable-semaglutide renders 'Semaglutide Weight Loss Program | Price | $192' with NO billing period stated anywhere, while /medications/injectable-semaglutide renders 'Price | $225' for the identical product. We record $225 because it is the ONLY figure the site ever attaches to a period: 'Our program is priced as low as $225 per m”

The rate requires a multi-month prepay (49)

Remedy Meds — advertised $299/mo · checked 2026-08-16
“Microdose from $189/mo; prepaying 3–12 months brings it to $249–$149. Microdose from $189/mo; prepaying 3–12 months brings it to $349–$299.”
Trimi Health — advertised $99/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“Billed monthly. Flat price at every dose. Quarterly plan: billed $435 every 3 months. Bi-annual plan: billed $720 every 6 months. Annual plan: billed $1,188 yearly upfront (or BNPL via Affirm/Klarna/Afterpay). This is the advertised headline price. Billed monthly. Flat price at every dose. Quarterly plan: billed $597 every 3 months. 6-month plan: billed $1,050 every 6 months. Annual plan: billed $”

Membership excludes the medication (23)

Form Health — advertised $299/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“The ONLY price Form Health publishes anywhere, verbatim from its FAQ: 'If you do not have insurance or your insurance does not cover the Form Health program, we offer a self-pay plan for $299 per month that covers your Form clinician visits in addition to appointments with your Registered Dietitian, unlimited messaging and access to the Form platform. You are responsible for the cost of any lab wo”
LifeMD — advertised $149/mo · checked 2026-08-02
“First month $75, then $149/mo. Brand medication billed separately, or $0-$25/mo copay with commercial insurance. Medication only; plus the $149/mo program fee. Medication only (starting); plus the program fee. As low as $0-$25/mo with insurance. Medication only; plus the $149/mo program fee.”

The headline is a promotional rate (15)

Coby Health — advertised $159/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“Month 1 only. Coby's ladder climbs with the dose: $159 → $199 → $229 → $249, so a maintenance patient pays $249, not $159. A first-quarter bundle is $399 in one payment ($133/month). The maintenance rate. This is what a semaglutide patient pays from month 4 onward. Month 1 only. Tirzepatide climbs $239 → $299 → $329 → $379 → $439, so maintenance is $439 — 84% above the advertised start. The mainte”
GOAL.MD — advertised $179/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“Personalized (compounded) tirzepatide from $249/mo new-patient first month; brand Zepbound from $394/mo”

The price rises with the dose (14)

Levers Health — advertised $123/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“Catalogue card reads 'Semaglutide — GLP-1 Weight Loss — From $247'. New higher-dose tier. Any-dose plan is $396/mo - the prior $296 row was actually the up-to-5mg Low-Dose plan, now relabeled below. Catalogue card reads 'Tirzepatide — GLP-1 + GIP Weight Loss — From $296', so this low-dose tier is the one the storefront advertises — not the $396 any-dose plan. Marketed as '$123/mo' but billed and s”
June Health — advertised $179/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“Semaglutide with (B12 or Glycine) injectable solution, lowest published tier of 5 dose tiers. Live-verified 2026-07-11 Semaglutide / Pyridoxine oral tablets, 1mg/10mg starting dose; 6 tiers rising to 24mg/10mg at $329/mo. Live-verified 2026-07-11 Tirzepatide with (B12 or Glycine) injectable solution, lowest published tier of 6 dose tiers. Live-verified 2026-07-11 Oral Tirzepatide Tablets, 3mg star”

A mandatory charge sits on top (9)

Hers — advertised $149/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“Medication only. A Hers Weight Loss Membership is MANDATORY on top — $39 the first month, then $149/mo — and Hers states plainly that 'Medication is not available without a membership', so the all-in standing cost is this figure plus $149. Medication only. A Hers Weight Loss Membership is MANDATORY on top — $39 the first month, then $149/mo — and Hers states plainly that 'Medication is not availab”
Hims — advertised $199/mo · checked 2026-08-02
“Brand Zepbound from $299/mo medication-only; requires Hims Weight Loss Membership ($149/mo)”

The “month” is not a calendar month (8)

HeliMeds — advertised $99/mo · checked 2026-08-16
“Paid upfront as a 12-week plan, not a subscription. Any dose is $199/mo. Starter dose, $447 paid upfront. Any other dose is $232/mo ($697). Priced per 4-week plan, paid upfront — 13 fills a year, not 12. Priced per 4-week plan, paid upfront — 13 fills a year, not 12.”
Prime Health — advertised $299/mo · checked 2026-08-17
“A four-week supply, not a calendar month — 13 charges a year. A four-week supply, not a calendar month — 13 charges a year.”

Our record flags an exclusion (4)

ZipHealth — advertised $79/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“⛔ A CONSULTATION FEE, not a medication price. ZipHealth's own FAQ: 'Our medical consultations for new and existing customers are $79, with medication costs separate. You'll see your total cost before you commit, with no hidden fees.'”
Call-On-Doc — advertised $75/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“⛔ A PLAN FEE, not a medication price — the carousel prices eight different drugs at exactly $75.00 each, from Zepbound to generic Contrave. The medication is billed by your own pharmacy.”

An additive fee alongside the monthly price (4)

DrBrainRx — advertised $199/mo · checked 2026-08-15
“Verbatim from /products/semaglutide: 'The monthly price is the same for all doses and does not increase as your dose goes up.' Includes 4-week vial (0.25–2.5 mg/week range). Plus $25/month provider care fee for dose titration and support (cancellable anytime). Verbatim from /products/tirzepatide: flat $299 per 4-week vial at all weekly doses (2.5–15 mg). Plus $25/month provider care fee for dose t”
Aspire Health — advertised $205/mo · checked 2026-08-02
“Verbatim from weight-loss page: '$149' for 5-week supply of compounded semaglutide/B6 (low dose 0.25–0.5 mg) + $75/month LoseIt program fee = ~$205/month total. 'Medication costs are not included in either program fee.' 15-week supply listed at $399 (~$115/mo for medication alone). program fee enrollment fee $200 ($175 online). Verbatim from weight-loss page: '$199' for 5-week supply of compounded”

The 43 we could not fault

43 programs survive every check in this index: the record shows the medication, the consultation and shipping included, one rate across every dose, and nothing in the program's own wording that contradicts it. A further 78 document their coverage only in part.

That is not a certification, and we deliberately do not publish it as one. “Nothing in our record contradicts this price” is a statement about our record, not a guarantee about the company. Checking the price before you pay it remains on you.

How this was measured

The population is every GLP-1 telehealth program in our dataset that is currently operating — 547 of them, as of August 2026. Each is checked against its own published pricing record: the advertised figure, what the program documents as included, whether the rate holds across doses, and the verbatim pricing notes taken from the program's own site when we last verified it.

A program is only counted as disqualified when there is positive evidence — its own wording, or a structured field such as “medication not included” — that the headline is not the amount paid. We do not count a program as disqualified for saying nothing; programs that publish no usable price are reported separately.

Cite this data — August 2026

Free to cite with a link

Original analysis of published GLP-1 prices across every telehealth provider in our database. Figures update automatically each month.

308

of 547 advertise a price that is not what you pay

118

publish no usable monthly price at all

308

rows published with the wording behind the verdict

Key findings (copy to cite)

67 — a first-month rate that rises.
64 — an entry-tier “from” price.
51 — the provider's own copy says “starting at”.
49 — the rate requires a multi-month prepay.
23 — membership excludes the medication.

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Statistical notes

Each program is weighted equally; the index counts programs, not customers.
A program is counted once, against the first disqualifier found — several belong in more than one row, so the per-row totals are a floor.
Disqualification requires positive evidence. A program that publishes nothing is reported separately, never counted as disqualified.
Coverage: US GLP-1 telehealth programs in our verified directory that are currently operating — not in-person clinics.
Questions or corrections: see our contact page (/contact) and methodology (/methodology).

Free for editorial use. Please credit Weight Loss Rankings with a link to weightlossrankings.org/research/glp1-pricing-index.

The classification is rebuilt from the live provider dataset on every deploy, so the counts on this page and the rows in the download never disagree.

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What the advertised price turned out to be

What each one looks like, in the provider's own words

A first-month rate that rises (67)

An entry-tier “from” price (64)

The provider's own copy says “starting at” (51)

The rate requires a multi-month prepay (49)

Membership excludes the medication (23)

The headline is a promotional rate (15)

The price rises with the dose (14)

A mandatory charge sits on top (9)

The “month” is not a calendar month (8)

Our record flags an exclusion (4)

An additive fee alongside the monthly price (4)

The 43 we could not fault

How this was measured

Cite this data — August 2026

Key findings (copy to cite)

Statistical notes

Frequently Asked Questions

Where to get GLP-1 safely: vetted online providers

Telos Rx

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What the advertised price turned out to be

What each one looks like, in the provider's own words

A first-month rate that rises (67)

An entry-tier “from” price (64)

The provider's own copy says “starting at” (51)

The rate requires a multi-month prepay (49)

Membership excludes the medication (23)

The headline is a promotional rate (15)

The price rises with the dose (14)

A mandatory charge sits on top (9)

The “month” is not a calendar month (8)

Our record flags an exclusion (4)

An additive fee alongside the monthly price (4)

The 43 we could not fault

How this was measured

Cite this data — August 2026

Key findings (copy to cite)

Statistical notes

Frequently Asked Questions

Related research

Where to get GLP-1 safely: vetted online providers

Telos Rx

GobyMeds

RNK Health