Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Trava Health vs Pallas 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.
Trava Health
Shoppers who verify the actual quoted price and their state's eligibility directly at checkout before trusting the homepage banner.
Visit Trava HealthPallas Health
Shoppers comfortable paying a quarter at a time who want the whole cost stated before signup, and who are not looking for a month-to-month exit.
Visit Pallas HealthThe verdict
Trava Health takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 78 to 74. Trava Health (Houston, TX) is a compounded GLP-1 telehealth brand whose homepage 'As Low As' pricing was unstable across repeated visits today and whose own Terms of Service states the service is 'currently only available' in Texas. Pallas Health still earns a C — Shoppers comfortable paying a quarter at a time who want the whole cost stated before signup, and who are not looking for a month-to-month exit.
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 Trava 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 | Trava Health | Pallas Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 78/100 | 74/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $88/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $199/mo average — Pallas's own figure for $597 billed every 12 weeks, its only cadence; $139 covers the first 4 weeks |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $178/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $299/mo average — Pallas's own figure for $897 billed every 12 weeks, its only cadence; $179 covers the first 4 weeks |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,056 | $2,388 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,136 | $3,588 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Most states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #36 | #42 |
Trava Health
78/100Where the value is
- Transparent quarterly-package discount is disclosed in dollar terms, not just a vague percentage
- HSA/FSA eligible
- Named legal entity and Houston, TX address disclosed in the Terms of Service
The tradeoffs
- Homepage 'As low as' price for semaglutide was NOT stable across repeated reads today ($88.65 vs $117.96) — this is a live, in-session finding, not a hypothetical risk
- Trava's own Terms of Service states the service is 'currently only available to individuals who are located in Texas,' contradicting nationwide/50-state marketing claims elsewhere on the site — unresolved contradiction
Pallas Health
74/100Where the value is
- Both molecules are priced publicly, with the charged block stated rather than only a monthly average
- A genuinely reduced first cycle — $139 semaglutide and $179 tirzepatide for the first four weeks
- Runs a Spanish-language lander as well as the English site, which most of this field does not
The tradeoffs
- There is no monthly rung. The only cadence is a 12-week block paid up front — $597 or $897 — so the advertised 'per month' figure is arithmetic rather than a payment anyone makes
- A 12-week cycle is 4.33 charges a year, not 4, so a year costs more than four times the block
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.