The Bench · annual readout · updated July 2026
The cheapest GLP-1 over twelve months, not over one.
A GLP-1 is an annual purchase priced with a monthly number. So we multiplied every disclosed rate on the bench out to a year and sorted on that — ascending, nothing pinned. The spread between the cheapest and the dearest year on this board is $2,208.
Annual readout
27 priced · sorted by 12-month cost
Ordered by twelve-month cost, ascending — not by the Cost-Efficiency Index, and not with partners floated up. That regularly puts a provider we earn nothing from in first place, which is the only way a page titled “cheapest” is worth reading.
- 01
Primary Clinic (Direct GLP)
WA, NM, AZ, UT, FL, DC, KS, OK, VA, GA · Index 77 C · Sema $65/mo · Tirz $1,320/yr
$780 / 12 mo
- 02
Ondra Health
All 50 states · Index 90 A− · Sema $93/mo · Tirz $1,992/yr
$1,116 / 12 mo
- 03
Vitara RX
All 50 states · Index 87 B+ · Sema $99/mo · Tirz $1,788/yr
$1,188 / 12 mo
- 04
Trimi Health
All 50 states · Index 85 B · Sema $99/mo · Tirz $1,500/yr
$1,188 / 12 mo
- 05
Alan Meds
All 50 states · Index 84 B · Sema $99/mo · Tirz $1,740/yr
$1,188 / 12 mo
- 06
bmiMD
All 50 states · Index 84 B · Sema $99/mo · Tirz $1,668/yr
$1,188 / 12 mo
- 07
Live Vital
All 50 states · Index 82 B− · Sema $99/mo · Tirz $2,196/yr
$1,188 / 12 mo
- 08
NewSelf
All 50 states · Index 87 B+ · Sema $100/mo · Tirz $1,728/yr
$1,200 / 12 mo
- 09
Kongo
All 50 states · Index 86 B · Sema $119/mo · Tirz $2,748/yr
$1,428 / 12 mo
- 10
Found
All 50 states · Index 88 B+ · Sema $129/mo · Tirz $1,548/yr
$1,548 / 12 mo
- 11
Gimme Care
All 50 states · Index 87 B+ · Sema $130/mo · Tirz $1,956/yr
$1,560 / 12 mo
- 12
Piper
All 50 states · Index 82 B− · Sema $135/mo · Tirz $2,388/yr
$1,620 / 12 mo
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AgelessRx
Not disclosed · Index 85 B · Sema $139/mo · Tirz not disclosed
$1,668 / 12 mo
- 14
CoreAge Rx
All 50 states · Index 94 A · Sema $149/mo · Tirz $4,188/yr
$1,788 / 12 mo
- 15
Precision Telemed
All 50 states · Index 87 B+ · Sema $149/mo · Tirz $2,388/yr
$1,788 / 12 mo
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Sprout Health
Most states · Index 85 B · Sema $149/mo · Tirz $2,388/yr
$1,788 / 12 mo
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NP2GO
AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WY · Index 79 C · Sema $150/mo · Tirz $3,000/yr
$1,800 / 12 mo
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PepHaūs
All 50 states · Index 85 B · Sema $152/mo · Tirz $2,952/yr
$1,824 / 12 mo
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Shed (tryshed.com)
Not disclosed · Index 85 B · Sema $159/mo · Tirz $2,868/yr
$1,908 / 12 mo
- 20
Effecty
All 50 states · Index 86 B · Sema $160/mo · Tirz $2,880/yr
$1,920 / 12 mo
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Invigor Medical
Not disclosed · Index 88 B+ · Sema $199/mo · Tirz $4,068/yr
$2,388 / 12 mo
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ShedRx
Not disclosed · Index 87 B+ · Sema $199/mo · Tirz $3,588/yr
$2,388 / 12 mo
- 23
Breeze Meds
All 50 states · Index 86 B · Sema $199/mo · Tirz $4,788/yr
$2,388 / 12 mo
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Curex
All 50 states · Index 85 B · Sema $199/mo · Tirz $2,388/yr
$2,388 / 12 mo
- 25
Hims & Hers
All 50 states · Index 83 B · Sema $199/mo · Tirz not disclosed
$2,388 / 12 mo
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Eden
All 50 states · Index 86 B · Sema $239/mo · Tirz $4,188/yr
$2,868 / 12 mo
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Henry Meds
Multi-state · Index 81 B− · Sema $249/mo · Tirz $4,188/yr
$2,988 / 12 mo
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Sesame Care
Nationwide · Index 86 B · Sema $149/mo (brand) · Tirz not disclosed
Price not disclosed — sorted last
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Ro
Multi-state · Index 84 B · Sema Not disclosed · Tirz not disclosed
Price not disclosed — sorted last
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Care Bare Rx
Multi-state · Index 80 B− · Sema Not disclosed · Tirz not disclosed
Price not disclosed — sorted last
Method · Twelve-month figures are the disclosed monthly semaglutide rate × 12 — the sticker taken at its word, not a quote. Nothing is estimated: dose escalation, first-month promotions, consult and lab fees and separate memberships are not in the number, so read every row as a floor. The Cost-Efficiency Index is our own and is printed unmodified — no provider can buy a point. This board is ordered purely by annual cost; on our other ranking surfaces affiliate partners carry a capped 3-point edge in listing ORDER only, never in the score, and we disclose that rather than deny it. See the disclosure and methodology.
$2,208 separates the cheapest year from the dearest
Primary Clinic (Direct GLP) anchors the bottom of the board at $65/mo — about $780 across a year. At the other end, Henry Meds runs $2,988 for the same twelve months of the same molecule. Nothing about the medication differs by $2,208; what differs is the program wrapped around it.
The bottom of a price-sorted board is also where the trade-offs live. Primary Clinic (Direct GLP) serves WA, NM, AZ, UT, FL, DC, KS, OK, VA, GA — a price you cannot legally buy in your state is not a price. Among providers publishing an all-50-state footprint the cheapest year is Ondra Health at $1,116, and that is the number most readers should actually compare against.
What a headline monthly price leaves out
Four things routinely sit between the number on a landing page and the number on your statements: a promotional first month that resets in month two, dose escalation into a higher price tier as you titrate, a 6- or 12-month commitment quoted as though it were month-to-month, and fees charged alongside the medication — consult, labs, shipping, a coaching membership you cannot unbundle. None of them are in the readout above, because none of them are figures the roster records. All four push the real cost up, which is why every row on this board is a floor rather than a forecast. The arithmetic, step by step, is in the true monthly cost of GLP-1, and the cost calculators will run your own numbers.
“Which GLP-1 is cheapest” has two answers
The molecule decides more of your annual bill than the brand of telehealth does. Across this roster the cheapest disclosed semaglutide line is $65/mo from Primary Clinic (Direct GLP); the cheapest tirzepatide line is $110/mo from Primary Clinic (Direct GLP). They are rarely the same desk, and the gap between them over twelve months is real money. Pick the molecule on evidence and tolerability first — our semaglutide vs tirzepatide value guide weighs that trade — then price the year for the molecule you chose, not for the cheapest line on the page.
Annual GLP-1 cost, answered
- What is the cheapest GLP-1 program over a full year?
- At its disclosed monthly rate, Primary Clinic (Direct GLP) carries the lowest twelve-month cost on the bench — $65/mo works out to about $780 a year. Coverage is the catch: it serves WA, NM, AZ, UT, FL, DC, KS, OK, VA, GA. Among providers publishing an all-50-state footprint, the lowest twelve-month figure is Ondra Health at about $1,116.
- Which GLP-1 medication is the cheapest?
- Semaglutide, almost everywhere. Across this roster the cheapest disclosed semaglutide line is $65/mo (Primary Clinic (Direct GLP)) against $110/mo (Primary Clinic (Direct GLP)) for tirzepatide — and the same provider is rarely cheapest on both. Decide the molecule first, then price the year for that molecule.
- Why rank by twelve-month cost instead of monthly price?
- Because a GLP-1 is an annual purchase, not a one-month one — the result depends on staying on it. A first-month teaser you abandon in spring costs more than a slightly higher flat rate you can sustain. Twelve months is the shortest window in which a step-up, a commitment tier or a membership fee shows up in the number.
- What does this twelve-month figure not include?
- It is the disclosed monthly rate multiplied by twelve — the sticker taken at its word, nothing added and nothing estimated. It does not model dose escalation into a higher price tier, a promotional first month that resets, one-time consultation or lab fees, or a membership charged alongside the medication. Every one of those pushes the real figure up, never down, so treat each row as a floor.
Next: the cheapest GLP-1 providers that are actually worth it, what a GLP-1 costs without insurance, or line two finalists up side by side.
Prices are each provider's public disclosures at last check and move fast — confirm before you buy. Not medical advice; see our medical disclaimer.