Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Recovery Delivered vs Nova
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.
Recovery Delivered
Shoppers who don't mind the price rising in step with their dose, outside the excluded states.
Visit Recovery DeliveredNova
Readers who want the membership inside the quoted price rather than added to it, and who want a daily sublingual option beside the injection.
Visit NovaThe verdict
Recovery Delivered and Nova tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 72/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Recovery Delivered (ranked #71, a hair above #72) — Shoppers who don't mind the price rising in step with their dose, outside the excluded states. But Nova 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 Recovery Delivered.
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 | Recovery Delivered | Nova |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 72/100 | 72/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $199/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $198/mo month-to-month all-in (medication plus the $99/mo membership; a "Starting at" floor that rises with dose) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $219/mo (1 mg dose, compounded) | $210/mo month-to-month all-in (same bundle; also a "Starting at" floor) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,388 | $2,376 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,628 | $2,520 |
| Coverage | 32 states | 49 states |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #71 | #72 |
Recovery Delivered
72/100Where the value is
- Every dose tier's price is published month-by-month rather than hidden behind a single 'starting at' figure
- Visit, medication, injection kit, and delivery are stated as bundled into each tier with no itemized add-ons found
- Oral (drops/tablets) alternative offered alongside injectable, starting at $249/month
The tradeoffs
- The $219.99/$199.99 headline figures are STARTING-dose prices only — the site's own tiers show cost rising to $299.99/month by month 5 as the dose increases, so the true steady-state cost for most patients is meaningfully higher than the headline
- Explicitly unavailable in at least 19 states including California, Illinois, and Michigan — not a 50-state provider
Nova
72/100Where the value is
- Quotes one all-in figure that already contains the $99 monthly membership, the medication and refrigerated shipping, so the membership is not a surprise at checkout
- Names a medical director and a nurse practitioner with credentials, training and residency detail
- Prices a daily oral route for both molecules alongside the weekly injections
The tradeoffs
- Three sets of prices are live at once: $198 and $210 in the hero, $229 and $279 in the same pages' own FAQ headings, and a third set in the site's JavaScript
- The FAQ's own arithmetic does not reach the headline — $99 membership plus $130 medication is $229, not the $198 quoted above it
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.