Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
CoreAge Rx vs Rx.com
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 RxRx.com
Someone who will judge it by the plan card rather than the banner, and who values no auto-renewal and a named pharmacy over the lowest sticker.
Visit Rx.comThe verdict
CoreAge Rx takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 94 to 77. 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. Rx.com still earns a C — Someone who will judge it by the plan card rather than the banner, and who values no auto-renewal and a named pharmacy over the lowest sticker.
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 | Rx.com |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 94/100 | 77/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $99/mo | $175/mo month-to-month; $165 on three months and $146 on six |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $149/mo | $285/mo month-to-month; $265 on three months and $259 on six |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,188 | $2,100 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $1,788 | $3,420 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | 49 states on its plan page; its own banner says all 50 |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #1 | #45 |
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)
Rx.com
77/100Where the value is
- "No automatic renewals" is printed under the plan card itself rather than buried in the terms
- Names Manifest Pharmacy in Greer, South Carolina with a full street address, and MD Integrations as the provider network, on the same page as the price
- One flat price at every dose from 2.5 mg to 15 mg, with the provider visit, injection supplies and cold shipping stated as included
The tradeoffs
- The advertised "$146/mo FOR LIFE" is a six-month prepay on semaglutide; month-to-month tirzepatide is $285
- The plan page says 49 states served while the banner on the same site says all 50
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.