Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
KIN Health vs Pillar 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.
KIN Health
Shoppers who want a published month-to-month price for compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide with no membership fee and named pharmacies.
Visit KIN HealthPillar Health
Shoppers who want one flat monthly price for compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide that won't rise as the dose goes up.
Visit Pillar HealthThe verdict
KIN Health takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 76 to 75. KIN Health sells compounded semaglutide at $169 a month and tirzepatide at $199, month to month, with provider care and shipping included and its pharmacies named on the page. Pillar Health still earns a C — Shoppers who want one flat monthly price for compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide that won't rise as the dose goes up.
Worth knowing either way: CoreAge Rx is one of our partners and leads our leaderboard, where partners are listed first (Cost-Efficiency Index 94/100). See how it stacks up: CoreAge Rx vs KIN 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 | KIN Health | Pillar Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 76/100 | 75/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $169/moCompounded, month to month, same price at every dose | $189/moCompounded, same price at every dose; first month $94.50 with the welcome code |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $199/moCompounded, month to month | $249/moCompounded, same price at every dose; first month $124.50 with the welcome code |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,028 | $2,268 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,388 | $2,988 |
| Coverage | 44 states + DC | 48 states + DC |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #67 | #70 |
KIN Health
76/100Where the value is
- Semaglutide is $169 a month and tirzepatide $199, month to month, with the medication, provider care, messaging and shipping in the price
- Semaglutide is the same price at every dose
- Names its pharmacies (Drug Crafters, Boothwyn and Strive) and publishes a directory of its prescribing physicians with license numbers
The tradeoffs
- The weight-loss page promises one flat price at every dose, but the terms say your tirzepatide price may change as your dose goes up
- The program page says no subscriptions and no auto-renew, while the terms describe GLP-1 refills charged automatically each cycle until you turn them off
Pillar Health
75/100Where the value is
- Both monthly prices are on the weight-loss and product pages before any questionnaire, with $0 membership and free shipping
- The program price covers every dose in the titration ladder, from 0.25 mg to 2.4 mg of semaglutide and 2.5 mg to 15 mg of tirzepatide
- Publishes where it serves: 48 states and Washington, D.C., with Alaska and Mississippi excluded
The tradeoffs
- Pillar is a storefront: starting treatment hands you to a separate checkout platform whose own terms set the charges, renewals, cancellations and refunds
- Its refund policy points you to that provider's terms rather than stating its own cancellation or refund rules
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.