Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Elara Health and Wellness vs Spry
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.
Elara Health and Wellness
Shoppers who want labs, physician visits, and coaching bundled into the medication price with no separate membership fee.
Visit Elara Health and WellnessSpry
Shoppers who want compounded GLP-1 bundled with anti-aging peptides from one named founding team.
Visit SpryThe verdict
Elara Health and Wellness and Spry tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 67/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Elara Health and Wellness (ranked #133, a hair above #140) — Shoppers who want labs, physician visits, and coaching bundled into the medication price with no separate membership fee. But Spry 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 Elara Health and Wellness.
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 | Elara Health and Wellness | Spry |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 67/100 | 67/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $183/mo (starting dose, yearly plan, plus a separate fee, compounded) | $199/mo (all doses, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $268/mo (starting dose, bundle, compounded) | $299/mo (all doses, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,196 | $2,388 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $3,216 | $3,588 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Yes |
| Rank here | #133 | #140 |
Elara Health and Wellness
67/100Where the value is
- Corporate parent (JTE Medical, LLC) and medical director (Jonah Mink, MD, Openloop Healthcare Partners PC) are both publicly named — rare transparency for this market
- Four named 503A pharmacy partners with no ambiguity about who compounds the medication
- Bundled care model: quarterly labs, physician visits, and coaching included in the listed price, no separate membership fee
The tradeoffs
- The annual plan's advertised 'save $792/year' (sema) and 'save $858/year' (tirz) claims do not reconcile against the page's own monthly and annual figures — the discount being marketed isn't visible in the numbers actually published
- Oral semaglutide costs more than the injectable ($208 vs $183/mo) with no explanation offered
Spry
67/100Where the value is
- Real, named founding team with individual bios — confirmed live on the About page
- Pricing shown directly on the homepage and product pages, no sign-up wall required
- Explicitly describes its GLP-1s as compounded rather than leaving formulation ambiguous
The tradeoffs
- No dose-tier price breakdown is published for either drug
- No compounding pharmacy is named anywhere on the pages checked
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.