Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Bodybuilding Health+ vs KIN Health
Two GLP-1 programs on the bench, scored on the same six factors. Here's how their real cost of ownership compares — and which one we'd start with.
Bodybuilding Health+
Someone buying semaglutide on a long plan, where the price really does fall the longer you commit.
Visit Bodybuilding Health+KIN Health
Shoppers who want a published month-to-month price for compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide with no membership fee and named pharmacies.
Visit KIN HealthThe verdict
KIN Health takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 76 to 74. KIN Health sells compounded semaglutide at $169 a month and tirzepatide at $199, month to month, with provider care and shipping included and its pharmacies named on the page. Bodybuilding Health+ still earns a C — Someone buying semaglutide on a long plan, where the price really does fall the longer you commit.
Worth knowing either way: CoreAge Rx is one of our partners and leads our leaderboard, where partners are listed first (Cost-Efficiency Index 94/100). See how it stacks up: CoreAge Rx vs KIN Health.
Factor by factor
Both providers scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. The stronger side on each row is marked in teal.
Normalized Cost/Month
Price Transparency
Nationwide Access
Formulation Options
Clinical Oversight
Contract Flexibility
Pricing, coverage & formulary
The disclosed facts behind the scores. Lower price wins its row (teal).
| Spec | Bodybuilding Health+ | KIN Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 74/100 | 76/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $179/moMonth-to-month; $159.33 on three months, $158 on six and $141.50 on twelve | $169/moCompounded, month to month, same price at every dose |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $209/moMonth-to-month; $179 on three months, $174.67 on six and $187.33 on twelve | $199/moCompounded, month to month |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,148 | $2,028 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,508 | $2,388 |
| Coverage | 50 states claimed, no list published | 44 states + DC |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #60 | #67 |
Bodybuilding Health+
74/100Where the value is
- Semaglutide gets cheaper the longer you commit: $179 monthly, $159.33 on three months, $158 on six and $141.50 on twelve, each with its saving shown
- Every savings badge is arithmetically honest against the monthly rate, on both molecules
- Both molecules are priced on one page before any intake
The tradeoffs
- On tirzepatide the twelve-month plan is badged "Best Value" at $187.33 a month, yet the six-month plan is cheaper at $174.67
- The product card calls $179 a "first month" beside a struck-through $279 while the plan selector treats it as the monthly rate; the site never reconciles the two
KIN Health
76/100Where the value is
- Semaglutide is $169 a month and tirzepatide $199, month to month, with the medication, provider care, messaging and shipping in the price
- Semaglutide is the same price at every dose
- Names its pharmacies (Drug Crafters, Boothwyn and Strive) and publishes a directory of its prescribing physicians with license numbers
The tradeoffs
- The weight-loss page promises one flat price at every dose, but the terms say your tirzepatide price may change as your dose goes up
- The program page says no subscriptions and no auto-renew, while the terms describe GLP-1 refills charged automatically each cycle until you turn them off
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes the Cost-Efficiency Index. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; prices change — confirm on the provider's site. Not medical advice. See our disclosure.