Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
CoreAge Rx vs Luvo 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.
CoreAge Rx
Anyone optimizing for real value — a transparent flat price you can model for a full year, nationwide, without a bait-and-switch.
Visit CoreAge RxLuvo Health
Shoppers who want to read a complete, un-gated price list — compounded and brand, injection and tablet, at four commitment lengths — and who will do the four-week arithmetic before comparing it with a monthly rate.
Visit Luvo HealthThe verdict
CoreAge Rx takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 94 to 54. Best value in the ranking: both molecules at one flat, all-50 price with no teaser step-ups — the lowest true cost of ownership, not the lowest teaser. Luvo Health still earns a C — Shoppers who want to read a complete, un-gated price list — compounded and brand, injection and tablet, at four commitment lengths — and who will do the four-week arithmetic before comparing it with a monthly rate.
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 | CoreAge Rx | Luvo Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 94/100 | 54/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $99/mo | $249 per 4 weeks (injection, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $149/mo | $339 per 4 weeks (injection, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,188 | $2,988 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $1,788 | $4,068 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not published |
| Oral / sublingual | No | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Yes |
| Rank here | #1 | #318 |
CoreAge Rx
94/100Where the value is
- Flat all-in monthly price — no intro rate that silently triples after month one, so the modeled annual cost is the real cost
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on one account at published prices
- Available in all 50 states — no coverage gamble
The tradeoffs
- Not the rock-bottom sticker price — 30 of the 381 priced semaglutide programs we track list a cheaper figure, though most attach a term or a step-up that CoreAge does not
- No FDA-approved brand-name option (compounded only)
Luvo Health
54/100Where the value is
- The whole price list is public and server-rendered at /pricing — 156 rows, every medication, both forms and all four commitment lengths — before any intake, quiz, login or email capture
- Both molecules and both routes are priced: semaglutide injection $249, semaglutide tablets $279 and tirzepatide injection $339 per 4 weeks, with no separate membership or visit line item on the price table
- Real brand-name access with real prices — Ozempic® $1,299 and Zepbound® $1,399 per 4 weeks — rather than a brand logo with no purchasable figure behind it
The tradeoffs
- Prices are billed every FOUR WEEKS, not monthly, so thirteen charges fall in a calendar year rather than twelve — this page's modeled 12-month figure is twelve four-week periods, which is 48 weeks, and the real annual cost is one period higher
- Two pages headline "Starting at $45/week", which is the 52-week prepay rate divided out — the weight-loss page discloses that it is billed annually and the medication page does not, so the same number is honest on one page and not on the other
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.