Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Candor Rx vs Bodybuilding 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.
Candor Rx
Cost-first shoppers who want flat-rate compounded GLP-1 with broad 49-state coverage.
Visit Candor RxBodybuilding Health+
Someone buying semaglutide on a long commitment, where the ladder really does fall the further out you go.
Visit Bodybuilding Health+The verdict
Candor Rx takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 72 to 69. Candor Rx sells compounded semaglutide from $99/month and tirzepatide from $149/month, both flat regardless of dose, with no membership fee disclosed and a cancel-anytime, full-refund-if-not-prescribed policy. Bodybuilding Health+ still earns a C — Someone buying semaglutide on a long commitment, where the ladder really does fall the further out you go.
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 Candor Rx.
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 | Candor Rx | Bodybuilding Health+ |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 72/100 | 69/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $99/mo | $179/mo month-to-month; $159.33 on three months, $158 on six and $141.50 on twelve |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $149/mo | $209/mo month-to-month; $179 on three months, $174.67 on six and $187.33 on twelve |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,188 | $2,148 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $1,788 | $2,508 |
| Coverage | Coverage not published | Not disclosed |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #74 | #79 |
Candor Rx
72/100Where the value is
- Flat, dose-independent pricing confirmed on both drug sections — no dose-based upcharge
- Cancel anytime with a full refund if the physician can't prescribe
- Names a specific compounding pharmacy (Manifest Pharmacy, Greer, SC) rather than an anonymous claim
The tradeoffs
- The site's own $95/month hero banner does not match either real price — semaglutide is actually $99 and tirzepatide $149, a headline-vs-actual mismatch a shopper could easily be misled by
- No named medical director or individual prescriber — only 'US-based doctors'
Bodybuilding Health+
69/100Where the value is
- The semaglutide ladder genuinely descends: $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
- The twelve-month tirzepatide rung is badged "Best Value" at $187.33 while the six-month rung is $174.67 — the badge is on the worse of the two
- 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
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.