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Understand GLP-1 prices, renewal charges, cancellation terms, and what a plan includes. Our research draws on 1139 program records, with provider sources and clear explanations of what remains unknown. For quick pricing questions, start with our answers.

436 companies · Observation window: August 2026–October 2026

• Canceling a GLP-1 plan does not necessarily refund an order

  Published October 2026

  Ending a subscription usually concerns future billing. Whether an order can be refunded may depend on when the request arrives and whether the prescription has already reached the pharmacy. The two decisions need separate answers.

• A first-month GLP-1 offer is not the renewal price

  Published October 2026

  Compare the first charge, the following charge and the billing period separately. An introductory discount, a required membership and a prepaid plan can each make the headline differ from the amount you will keep paying.

• What flat-price GLP-1 plans actually disclose

  Published October 2026

  A flat-price statement can explain whether the quoted charge changes with prescribed dose. It does not, by itself, settle the billing commitment, included services or price of another formulation.

• What a GLP-1 plan includes beyond medication

  Published October 2026

  The most useful cost comparison separates medication, provider access, shipping and any required testing. A plan described as inclusive still needs a defined scope, and choosing a different pharmacy can change the arrangement.

• Where online GLP-1 programs say they are available

  Published October 2026

  A state list is useful evidence of published availability, but it is not a personal eligibility decision or a guarantee that every product ships to every listed state. National branding and nationwide professional licensure are not substitutes for a program's coverage statement.

• A GLP-1 price change needs a comparable earlier offer

  Published October 2026

  Two different numbers do not necessarily show a price increase or decrease. The medication, formulation, commitment, fees and billing period must be comparable before a historical reading can be interpreted as a changed offer.

• Online GLP-1 consultations: format and fee are separate questions

  Published October 2026

  A provider can review an online questionnaire, hold a live appointment or offer both. Separately, the clinical review can be included, charged on its own or left unclear. The format does not establish the total price or quality of care.

• How to read a GLP-1 price

  Published September 2026

  The monthly figure a company puts on its homepage can differ from the amount that leaves your account in the first month. Across the 419 entries where both numbers could be computed, 82 charge more up front than the rate they advertise. The difference can come from prepayment, required fees and the conditions attached to an offer.

• Compounded or brand: what the difference costs

  Published September 2026

  Across 387 programs publishing a cash price, the median compounded program asks $199 a month and the median brand program $499 — a difference of $300. The gap is real, and it is not the whole story: the two are different products, bought under different rules.

• The programs that never name the molecule

  Published September 2026

  73 programs in this register, from 66 companies, advertise a GLP-1 and a monthly figure without saying which medicine you would be taking. They ask a median of $170 against $199 for programs that do name it. A price you cannot attach to a molecule is a price you cannot compare.

• What you are charged on the day you sign up

  Published September 2026

  26 of the 443 priced programs here lead with a monthly figure and take the whole term at once. The median advertised rate among them is $133 a month; the median amount charged that day is $399. Prepayment does not by itself establish a discount.