Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Welling Health vs PreventiveMD
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.
Welling Health
Patients willing to log meals daily in exchange for a lower effective GLP-1 price.
Visit Welling HealthPreventiveMD
Cost-first shoppers who want compounded GLP-1s from $83/mo all-in, with brand upgrade paths.
Visit PreventiveMDThe verdict
Welling Health takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 78 to 77. Welling Health is a clinician-led metabolic telehealth platform charging a flat $190/month for compounded semaglutide and $275/month for compounded tirzepatide, all doses, with no setup or consultation fees. PreventiveMD still earns a C — Cost-first shoppers who want compounded GLP-1s from $83/mo all-in, with brand upgrade paths.
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 Welling 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 | Welling Health | PreventiveMD |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 78/100 | 77/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $190/mo (all doses, promotional rate, compounded) | $83/mo (as low as, term not published, all-in, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $275/mo (all doses, compounded) | $97/mo (as low as, term not published, all-in, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,280 | $996 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $3,300 | $1,164 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | 36 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Yes |
| Rank here | #40 | #44 |
Welling Health
78/100Where the value is
- Flat, dose-independent base pricing with no setup or consultation fees disclosed
- Licensed in all 50 states
- Named pharmacy tier (LegitScript-certified 503A, USP <797>) even though the specific pharmacy isn't named
The tradeoffs
- The eye-catching ~30%-off streak price is not the standing rate — it requires 30 unbroken consecutive days of in-app meal logging and resets if a day is missed, so $190/$275 is the realistic price for most patients most of the time
- Tirzepatide's $275 base rate is on the higher end of compounded competitors in this batch
PreventiveMD
77/100Where the value is
- Compounded semaglutide from $83/mo and tirzepatide from $97/mo, billed as one all-in monthly price
- Brand Wegovy, Zepbound, and Foundayo (oral GLP-1) available on the same platform
- US-licensed provider reviews requests within 24 hours — no video visit required
The tradeoffs
- Both figures are 'as low as' rates and the qualifying term is not published anywhere — the checkout is gated, so whether $97 is month-to-month or a multi-month prepay cannot be established before signing up
- Brand-name routes are priced separately and do carry a fee: $49/mo membership plus medication from $149/mo for Foundayo and Wegovy, from $299/mo for Zepbound
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.