Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Medical Health Institute vs Alternate Health Club
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.
Medical Health Institute
Shoppers comparing across TRT, peptides, and weight loss under one provider who don't need public pricing detail up front.
Visit Medical Health InstituteAlternate Health Club
Cost-first shoppers who want flat, dose-independent compounded GLP-1 pricing bundled with adjacent wellness injectables.
Visit Alternate Health ClubThe verdict
Medical Health Institute takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 68 to 67. Medical Health Institute is a multi-service telehealth provider (weight loss, testosterone therapy, peptide therapy) advertising GLP-1 weight loss 'starting at $100/mo' a figure the company itself footnotes as contingent. Alternate Health Club still earns a C — Cost-first shoppers who want flat, dose-independent compounded GLP-1 pricing bundled with adjacent wellness injectables.
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 Medical Health Institute.
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 | Medical Health Institute | Alternate Health Club |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 68/100 | 67/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $100/mo (all doses, compounded) | $129/mo (all doses, plus a separate fee, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | Not disclosed | $169/mo (all doses, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,200 | $1,548 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | — | $2,028 |
| Coverage | Coverage not published | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #125 | #131 |
Medical Health Institute
68/100Where the value is
- Advertises a competitively low $100/mo entry price for GLP-1 weight loss
- Offers multiple service lines (weight loss, TRT, peptide therapy) under one provider
- LegitScript and HIPAA-compliance badges both displayed on the homepage
The tradeoffs
- The $100/mo headline price carries the company's own asterisk — '*Based on pharmacy availability' — meaning it is explicitly not a guaranteed rate before intake
- No dose tier or even which drug (semaglutide vs. tirzepatide) the $100 figure applies to is disclosed anywhere public
Alternate Health Club
67/100Where the value is
- $129/month compounded semaglutide and $169/month tirzepatide are genuinely flat regardless of dose tier, per the site's own explicit copy
- No membership fee found; the only optional add-on identified is a $29.99 video consult, not a mandatory surcharge
- LegitScript verification badge displayed and independently linkable
The tradeoffs
- No legal entity name disclosed anywhere on the site — a real transparency gap I confirmed by checking the homepage, both product pages, and the FAQ
- No compounding pharmacy named — only 'a licensed U.S. pharmacy'
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.