Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Big Easy Weight Loss vs Harbor
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.
Big Easy Weight Loss
Cost-first shoppers who want live-physician (not NP/PA) oversight, if you don't mind paying by the 12-week package rather than a flat monthly rate.
Visit Big Easy Weight LossHarbor
Cost-first shoppers who want price-sensitive shoppers who want a 'locked, no-increase' pricing promise on entry-tier compounded GLP-1s.
Visit HarborThe verdict
Big Easy Weight Loss and Harbor tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 69/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Big Easy Weight Loss (ranked #95, a hair above #100) — Cost-first shoppers who want live-physician (not NP/PA) oversight, if you don't mind paying by the 12-week package rather than a flat monthly rate. But Harbor is a genuine coin-flip alternative here.
Worth knowing either way: our overall #1 pick is CoreAge Rx (Cost-Efficiency Index 94/100 — the top of the ranking). See how it stacks up: CoreAge Rx vs Big Easy Weight Loss.
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 | Big Easy Weight Loss | Harbor |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 69/100 | 69/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $165/mo (promotional rate, 3 month plan, compounded) | $99/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $200/mo (promotional rate, 3 month plan, compounded) | $149/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,980 | $1,188 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,400 | $1,788 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Yes |
| Rank here | #95 | #100 |
Big Easy Weight Loss
69/100Where the value is
- Consultations are with a live physician, not an NP/PA — CMO Dr. Gabriel Lasala is named
- Six named compounding pharmacy partners with 2-3 day stated turnaround
- Serves all 50 states with free shipping in discreet packaging
The tradeoffs
- Priced as a 12-week package, not a simple monthly fee — the $133/$166-per-month figures widely quoted (including in this network's own prior data) are the ONE-TIME new-patient rate; the regular renewal-package rate works out to $165/mo semaglutide and $200/mo tirzepatide
- The pricing page never confirms whether the new-patient discount applies again on a second package, so the true ongoing cost after month 3 is unclear
Harbor
69/100Where the value is
- Among the lowest entry-tier prices seen in this set ($99 semaglutide / $149 tirzepatide)
- Explicit 'No Price Increases / Locked pricing' claim, addressing a common bait-and-switch risk
- LegitScript badge verifiably tied to the visitharbor.com domain itself
The tradeoffs
- 'As low as' framing without a visible full pricing/tier page (404'd)
- No individual is designated 'medical director' despite three physicians being pictured
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.