Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Mondae vs Renlo 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.
Mondae
Cost-first shoppers who want a low all-in price with no membership attached and will count 13 billing cycles a year.
Visit MondaeRenlo Health
Someone who wants a flat monthly bill that will not step up, with a refund route if it does not work.
Visit Renlo HealthThe verdict
Mondae takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 79 to 78. Mondae charges $87 for compounded semaglutide and $126 for tirzepatide every 28 days, with the medication, the supplies, unlimited clinician messaging and shipping inside the figure and no consultation or membership fee. Renlo Health still earns a C — Someone who wants a flat monthly bill that will not step up, with a refund route if it does not work.
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 Mondae.
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 | Mondae | Renlo Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 79/100 | 78/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $87 every 28 days month-to-month (13 charges a year; the advertised $75 is the three-month prepay) | $199/mo, billed monthly at every dose |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $126 every 28 days month-to-month (the advertised $124 is the three-month prepay) | $269/mo, billed monthly at every dose |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,044 | $2,388 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $1,512 | $3,228 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not disclosed |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #37 | #42 |
Mondae
79/100Where the value is
- A low all-in figure on both molecules, with the medication, the injection supplies, unlimited clinician messaging and discreet shipping all inside it
- No membership fee and no consultation fee are charged on top of the medication price
- The three-month rate for each molecule is shown by a control on the same page, so the commitment and the monthly rate can be compared directly
The tradeoffs
- "From $75/mo" and "From $124/mo" on the homepage are the three-month prepay rates; the month-to-month rates are $87 and $126
- Billing is every 28 days rather than monthly, so a year costs 13 charges rather than 12
Renlo Health
78/100Where the value is
- The headline is the real month-to-month rate — no prepay division and no commitment behind an asterisk
- Names the prescribing physician, Dr. Sean Arora, MD, and the dispensing pharmacy, VialsRX
- Same price at every dose with a price-lock badge, so titrating up never moves the bill
The tradeoffs
- A struck-through $299 sits beside the price with no published basis — Renlo never says what it was, when it applied or to whom
- That strikethrough comes from a stylesheet rule rather than a struck-out element, so a markup-level check would report the page clean
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.