Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Green Cap 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.
Green Cap Health
Cost-first shoppers who want a Texas reader who wants the prescriber and the compounding pharmacy to be the same company.
Visit Green Cap 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
Green Cap 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 Green Cap Health (ranked #193, a hair above #195) — Cost-first shoppers who want a Texas reader who wants the prescriber and the compounding pharmacy to be the same company. 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 Green Cap 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 | Green Cap Health | Lavender Sky Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 63/100 | 63/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $129/mo (6-month plan, compounded) | $139/mo (starting dose, month to month, Southend Pharmacy, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $199/mo (6-month plan, compounded) | $149/mo (starting dose, month to month, ReviveRx, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,548 | $1,668 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,388 | $1,788 |
| Coverage | 1 state | All 50 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #193 | #195 |
Green Cap Health
63/100Where the value is
- Vertically integrated: the prescribing practice and the compounding pharmacy are the same company, so the supply chain is short and named
- Same-day provider review and 1-3 day discreet shipping
- The full commitment ladder is published, so the month-to-month rate and the six-month rate can be compared directly
The tradeoffs
- The advertised $2.63-a-day and $79 first-month figures do not correspond to any purchasable plan; the cheapest real rates are $129/mo semaglutide and $199/mo tirzepatide, both on six-month commitments, and month-to-month is $179 and $279
- The terms disclose a separate Weight Management Program Membership Fee, charged periodically on top of the plan and revealed only during checkout — it appears on no product page
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.