Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Calibrate Health vs Lavender Sky 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.
Calibrate Health
Cost-first shoppers who want insured shoppers who want a year of coaching wrapped around a branded GLP-1, not the cheapest sticker price.
Visit Calibrate HealthLavender Sky Health
Cost-first shoppers who want to compare per-pharmacy price ladders and are willing to read which plan and which pharmacy each figure belongs to.
Visit Lavender Sky HealthThe verdict
Calibrate Health and Lavender Sky Health tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 63/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Calibrate Health (ranked #190, a hair above #195) — Cost-first shoppers who want insured shoppers who want a year of coaching wrapped around a branded GLP-1, not the cheapest sticker price. But Lavender Sky Health 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 Calibrate 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 | Calibrate Health | Lavender Sky Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 63/100 | 63/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | Not disclosed | $139/mo (starting dose, month to month, Southend Pharmacy, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | Not disclosed | $149/mo (starting dose, month to month, ReviveRx, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | — | $1,668 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | — | $1,788 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #190 | #195 |
Calibrate Health
63/100Where the value is
- Year-long 1:1 video coaching, dietitian support, and a behavior-change curriculum — a materially deeper clinical wrap than transactional telehealth competitors
- Insurance-navigation team works to get medication cost down to '$25/month or less' for members with qualifying commercial coverage
- 10%+ weight-loss money-back guarantee is advertised on the pricing page itself, not buried in fine print
The tradeoffs
- The $199/month headline is the coaching fee alone — medication is billed on top, and full cash-pay brand pricing (for anyone without qualifying insurance) is never disclosed on the pricing page
- 3-month minimum commitment ($597 billed as $199/mo) before the plan becomes cancelable month-to-month
Lavender Sky Health
63/100Where the value is
- The treatment-plan pricing page publishes every pharmacy's full ladder rather than one headline figure, so the cheaper prepaid tiers are visible alongside the monthly ones
- A genuine month-to-month starter plan exists with no prepay, and the cheapest of them is what is filed above — Southend for semaglutide, ReviveRx for tirzepatide
- Compounded plans include the price of the medication, and shipping and supplies are stated as included
The tradeoffs
- This is a marketplace, not one price: every figure belongs to a named pharmacy on a named plan, and the pharmacy and plan have to travel with the number for it to mean anything
- Most of the ladder is prepaid — Tier plans need 8-10 weeks up front and Extended plans 3-4 months — and only a handful of the pharmacies publish a month-to-month starter plan at all
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.