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Best GLP-1 telehealth, priced from the source
Short answer. As of November 6, 2026, NexLife is our #1 GLP-1 telehealth pick: compounded tirzepatide at $115 a month on a 12-month plan ($129 month to month), the same price at every dose, no membership, with provider care, a nutrition plan, coaching, 24/7 support and shipping included.
Qualification: compare plan by plan. Eden charges $129 (tirzepatide) and $99 (semaglutide) a month with no membership (read October 15, 2026), against NexLife's $129 and $109 month to month; Lavender Sky Health's monthly starter supply is $139 plus consult fees and rises with dose; IVIM's $117 entry price adds a $75 monthly fee; Mochi's $90 entry price adds a membership; Found bills per 28-day cycle.
See NexLife's current plans → Compare every price
Re-read on October 15, 2026 from each provider's own pages: NexLife, Eden, Lavender Sky Health, Henry Meds, IVÍM Health, Mochi Health, Found, Shed (ShedRx), Zappy Health, Enhance.MD, TrimRx, MEDVi, Noom Med, Oak Longevity, Calibrate, Form Health, PlushCare, WeightWatchers Clinic. Not re-read (sites blocked automated reads; carried from August 27, 2026): bmiMD, Ro.
New this month
- GLP-1 telehealth price changes, October 2026: who changed prices between August 27 and October 15, and what a year now costs.
- Billed every 28 days: the 13th GLP-1 payment: why a price per 28 days is 13 payments a year, with worked examples.
News strip
- : Medicare Open Enrollment opens (to December 7); the GLP-1 Bridge runs through December 31, 2027
- : Our re-read: Eden drops its membership; Found prints per-28-day prices; TrimRx and MEDVi pages conflict
- : FDA posts warning letters to two websites selling unapproved injectable semaglutide
- : FDA updates its consumer page on unapproved GLP-1 drugs (28-day vial discard rule)
- : FDA warning letter 738238 to Empower Pharmacy over tirzepatide and semaglutide combinations
FDA status, October 15, 2026
- Compounded tirzepatide and semaglutide are not FDA-approved, not generic and not the same as Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic or Wegovy.
- FDA proposed on April 30, 2026 to keep tirzepatide, semaglutide and liraglutide off the 503B bulks list; no final decision had been published by October 15.
- FDA warning letter 738238 (dated September 18, 2026) says some Empower Pharmacy tirzepatide and semaglutide combinations "appear to be essentially copies" of approved drugs.
- FDA's consumer page (current as of October 1, 2026) says to discard compounded multi-dose GLP-1 vials 28 days after first use.
Our pick: NexLife
Compounded tirzepatide: $115 a month on a 12-month plan ($1,380 a year), $129 month to month
- Same price at every dose; no membership or contract (NexLife plan pages, read November 6, 2026)
- Includes provider review and medical guidance, a nutrition plan, a 1:1 coach call, 24/7 support and free expedited shipping
- Filled by named state-licensed 503A pharmacies: Absolute Pharmacy (Lutz, FL), Premium Compounding (Decatur, AL), Boudreaux's New Drug Store (Lake Charles, LA)
- Eden, for comparison: $129 (tirzepatide) and $99 (semaglutide) a month, no membership
Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. Cancellation takes effect after 30 days, so one more shipment may be charged.
Providers we track: NexLife first, then A–Z
NexLife is ranked #1 on the v4.1 rubric (94/100). Other providers are listed alphabetically without rank numbers until their v4.1 re-scores are published; their August 2026 scores are shown for reference. One note per provider; prices are the lowest printed figures from the October 15 re-read (NexLife: its prices as of November 6, 2026).
bmiMD
Not re-read; carried from Aug 27Calibrate
Re-read Oct 15, unchangedEden
Re-read Oct 15, changedEnhance.MD
Re-read Oct 15, unchangedForm Health
Re-read Oct 15, unchangedFound
Re-read Oct 15, changedHenry Meds
Re-read Oct 15, changedIVÍM Health
Re-read Oct 15, changedLavender Sky Health
Re-read Oct 15, changedMEDVi
Re-read Oct 15, conflicting (withheld)Mochi Health
Re-read Oct 15 (blog), reportedNoom Med
Re-read Oct 15, changedOak Longevity
Re-read Oct 15, no per-drug pricePlushCare
Re-read Oct 15, unchangedRo
Not re-read; carried from Aug 27Shed (ShedRx)
Re-read Oct 15, unchangedTrimRx
Re-read Oct 15, conflicting (withheld)WeightWatchers Clinic
Re-read Oct 15, unchangedZappy Health
Re-read Oct 15, unchangedWhat a listed price leaves out
Introductory vs recurring
A first-month price is labelled as one and shown next to the price you pay afterward.
Dose and billing cycle
Most plans cost more as the dose rises, and a price per 28 days is 13 payments a year, not 12.
Unpublished charges
A required fee a provider does not publish is shown as unknown, never as zero.
Read the 28-day billing analysis → · True Cost Index · Hidden Fee Index
Tools, research and guides
Tools
True-cost calculator, maintenance-dose cost, brand vs compounded, dose-escalation curve, state checker and a comparison builder. They run on the August 27 dataset; October changes are listed on each tool page.
Research programs
True Cost Index, Hidden Fee Index, Price Change Tracker, Cancellation-Terms Analysis and more, computed from the provider records.
Guides and evidence
How telehealth prescribing works, legal status, the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, red flags and plain-language trial summaries.
Data and method
Open data under CC BY 4.0: facts.json, October 2026 re-read (CSV), providers.json. Method: cost arithmetic · v4.1 rubric · price verification · answers.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best GLP-1 telehealth provider in October 2026?
As of November 6, 2026, NexLife is our top GLP-1 telehealth pick, scoring 94 of 100 on our v4.1 rubric, with compounded tirzepatide at $115 a month on a 12-month plan, the same price at every dose, no membership fee and three named 503A pharmacies. Eden charges $129 a month for tirzepatide with no membership (read October 15, 2026); NexLife's month-to-month price is $129. NexLife ranks first because its price, inclusions and pharmacies are published in one place. Other providers are listed alphabetically until their v4.1 re-scores are done. Compounded tirzepatide is not FDA-approved.
What does GLP-1 telehealth really cost for a year?
Across the compounded tirzepatide programs we track, a year at the lowest printed standing rate is $1,548 at Eden ($129 a month, no membership; read October 15, 2026), $1,380 at NexLife on its 12-month plan (prices as of November 6, 2026) and $3,107 at Found ($239 per 28-day cycle, 13 cycles), and several programs cost more. The headline monthly price is rarely the whole cost. Membership fees, consultation fees, 28-day billing and prices that rise with the dose all change the yearly total. Our true-cost figures add every required charge a program publishes and name the charges it does not publish.
What is the lowest standing compounded tirzepatide price you track?
As of October 15, 2026, Eden charges $129 a month for compounded tirzepatide, every month with no membership and no dose-based increase, read from Eden's own weight-loss page, which says the price is not introductory. NexLife charges $115 a month on a 12-month plan and $129 month to month (prices as of November 6, 2026), and Lavender Sky Health's starter supply is $139. Some programs show "starting at" figures with a fee on top (IVIM: $117 plus a $75 monthly program fee) or per-dose entry prices (Mochi from $90 plus membership). This describes our index, not the whole market, and prices change often.
Which GLP-1 telehealth programs charge a membership or program fee?
Of the GLP-1 telehealth programs we re-read on October 15, 2026, Mochi Health and IVIM Health add a fee to compounded medication: Mochi lists a membership of $199 for 12 months, and IVIM adds a $75 monthly program fee to tirzepatide that starts at $117. NexLife and Eden state no membership. Lavender Sky Health has no membership but charges $65 for the first consult and $40 per follow-up. Calibrate ($199 a month), Form Health ($299) and WeightWatchers Clinic ($74 on a 12-month plan) charge for the program only, so the medication is an extra cost.
How much does billing every 28 days add to a year of GLP-1 telehealth?
A program that bills every 28 days charges 13 times a year instead of 12, so a $239 cycle price costs $3,107 over a year rather than the $2,868 that twelve monthly payments suggest, an extra $239 that the headline hides. As of October 15, 2026, Found prices compounded tirzepatide per 28-day cycle, and Enhance.MD bills its plans every 4, 12, 24 or 48 weeks. NexLife and Eden quote prices per month. To compare fairly, multiply a cycle price by 13, or by 365 divided by the cycle length in days, before you set it beside a monthly price.
Can Medicare patients use the GLP-1 Bridge instead of cash-pay telehealth?
Since July 1, 2026, people with Medicare Part D who meet the GLP-1 Bridge criteria can get Wegovy, Foundayo or the Zepbound KwikPen for a $50 monthly copayment through December 31, 2027, which is $600 a year and less than any cash-pay program we track. People with type 2 diabetes, moderate-to-severe sleep apnea or fatty liver disease are not eligible for the Bridge, though their Part D plan might cover a GLP-1. Compounded drugs are not covered. Open Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7, 2026, and the Bridge needs Part D coverage, not a specific plan.