Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
LIV by WellNow vs Try Ageless
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.
LIV by WellNow
Cost-first shoppers who want residents of IL, IN, MI, NY, or PA who want a flat all-inclusive semaglutide membership from a known urgent-care brand.
Visit LIV by WellNowTry Ageless
Shoppers who weight a named, checkable pharmacy and a verifiable prescriber above a low sticker, and who will read past the entry-price cards to the month-to-month column beneath them.
Visit Try AgelessThe verdict
LIV by WellNow takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 51 to 48. Liv by WellNow is the GLP-1 telehealth arm of WellNow Urgent Care, offering a flat $279/month all-inclusive semaglutide membership in just five states (IL, IN, MI, NY, PA) through a named pharmacy partner (Logos Pharmacy). Try Ageless still earns a C — Shoppers who weight a named, checkable pharmacy and a verifiable prescriber above a low sticker, and who will read past the entry-price cards to the month-to-month column beneath them.
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 LIV by WellNow.
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 | LIV by WellNow | Try Ageless |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 51/100 | 48/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $279/mo (plus a separate fee, compounded) | $279/mo injection with B12 (compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | Not disclosed | $199/mo sublingual drops, $349/mo injection (compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $3,348 | $3,348 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | — | $2,388 |
| Coverage | 5 states | Not published |
| Oral / sublingual | No | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #399 | #406 |
LIV by WellNow
51/100Where the value is
- Backed by an established urgent-care brand (WellNow)
- Named, specific compounding pharmacy partner (Logos Pharmacy)
- Flat, transparent all-inclusive membership price with 'no hidden fees' language
The tradeoffs
- Only available in 5 states (IL, IN, MI, NY, PA)
- No tirzepatide option found anywhere on the site -- semaglutide only
Try Ageless
48/100Where the value is
- The compounding pharmacy is NAMED and lookupable — The Pharmacy Hub, Miami FL — which most of this ranking's programs never manage
- The prescriber is named AND independently verifiable: Wasef Health, PC, medical prescriber Michael Wasef, MD, NPI 1417261926, which resolves in NPPES to an active Internal Medicine registration with a Florida license
- Three routes on one plan — semaglutide injection, tirzepatide injection and sublingual tirzepatide drops — and the clinician may switch your format under the existing plan at no extra fee
The tradeoffs
- The two "ENTRY PRICE" cards and the hero all advertise yearly prepay rungs as monthly rates — "from $199/mo" semaglutide, "from $249/mo" tirzepatide and "$159/mo from" on the drops are the 12-month rungs, requiring $2,388, $2,988 and $1,908 up front; the true month-to-month prices are $279, $349 and $199
- Its own two commerce paths disagree by more than half: the public tryageless.com shop lists the same semaglutide injection at $119 to $229 depending on prescribed dose, as a one-time purchase "for a month supply", while the plan page our link leads to starts at $279 month-to-month
Regulatory note: the FDA issued a warning letter to Lovely Meds, Inc. dba Lovely Meds in September 2025. We still list and link to Try Ageless; you should know the letter is on the public record before you decide.
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.