Head-to-head
LifeMD vs Hims & Hers
Compared on both medications across the eight dimensions this database records. They differ on 6 of those eight. Hims & Hers is cheaper on all-in tirzepatide at 10 mg/week, though on a flat-versus-tiered matchup the cheaper program can change further up the dose ladder.
The short answer
LifeMD is $746 a month all-in for tirzepatide; Hims & Hers is $697. Over twelve months that is $8,952 against $8,364. Value Scores are 38.6 and 27.5 out of 100.
Tirzepatide
Plan pages: LifeMD plans · Hims & Hers plans
At 10 mg/week, LifeMD is $746 a month all-in and Hims & Hers is $697 — $49 apart, or $588 across a year. Over twelve months the totals are $8,952 (billed monthly) and $8,364 (billed monthly).
LifeMD charges a flat $597 per month for tirzepatide at every dose from 2.5 to 15 mg per week, so titrating upward does not change what you pay.
Hims & Hers charges a flat $548 per month for tirzepatide at every dose from 2.5 to 15 mg per week, so titrating upward does not change what you pay. The company publishes no price at 5, 7.5, 12.5, 15 mg, so those doses are left blank rather than estimated.
| Dose | LifeMD | Rank | Hims & Hers | Rank | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 mg | $597 | 31/31 | $548 | 30/31 | Hims & Hers by $49 |
| 5 mg | $597 | 17/17 | — | — | only LifeMD publishes |
| 7.5 mg | $597 | 17/17 | — | — | only LifeMD publishes |
| 10 mg | $597 | 26/27 | $548 | 25/27 | Hims & Hers by $49 |
| 12.5 mg | $597 | 17/17 | — | — | only LifeMD publishes |
| 15 mg | $597 | 17/17 | — | — | only LifeMD publishes |
Hims & Hers is cheaper at every dose where both publish a price, so the lead does not change as you titrate.
Across the 27 programs this database can rank on tirzepatide, LifeMD sits 26 of 27 on all-in monthly cost and Hims & Hers sits 25. They are adjacent in the field, with nothing priced between them. The field median is $339 and the floor is $169, so both sit above the median. LifeMD is $577 above the cheapest tirzepatide program on record. Hims & Hers is $528 above the cheapest tirzepatide program on record.
LillyDirect (Zepbound), the lowest FDA-approved tirzepatide channel here, is $449 a month — LifeMD undercuts it by $-297, Hims & Hers by $-248. Compounded products are not FDA approved; insurance can reverse that comparison.
| Plan term | LifeMD | Hims & Hers | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month to month | $597 | $548 | Hims & Hers by $49 |
| Settled dose | LifeMD | Hims & Hers | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 mg | $8,952 | $8,364 | $588 apart |
| 5 mg | $8,952 | — | one side unpriced |
| 7.5 mg | $8,952 | — | one side unpriced |
| 10 mg | $8,952 | $8,364 | $588 apart |
| 12.5 mg | $8,952 | — | one side unpriced |
| 15 mg | $8,952 | — | one side unpriced |
LifeMD publishes no rate for 3-month term, 6-month term, 12-month term; Hims & Hers publishes none for 3-month term, 6-month term, 12-month term. An unpublished term is not necessarily unavailable — it is unpriced in public, which you can only resolve by asking.
A titration year is not twelve months at the maintenance price. Stepping up roughly four weeks per dose before settling at 10 mg/week, the first twelve months work out to $8,952 on LifeMD and $8,364 on Hims & Hers. The ramp is cheaper than the settled rate on whichever program prices by dose, which is why a first-year quote and a steady-state quote are not the same number.
That calculation is partial: Hims & Hers publishes no price at 2 of them, so the maintenance rate stands in for the missing steps rather than a number the company has stated.
Value Scores are 38.6 for LifeMD and 27.5 for Hims & Hers, against a tirzepatide category floor of $169. LifeMD leads by 11.1 points, and the margin comes from structure rather than price alone.
| Program | Price /70 | Evidence /15 | Dose /10 | Membership /5 | Total /100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LifeMD | 15.9 | 12.8 | 10 | 0 | 38.6 |
| Hims & Hers | 17.0 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 27.5 |
Semaglutide
Plan pages: LifeMD plans · Hims & Hers plans
At 2.4 mg/week, LifeMD is $497 a month all-in and Hims & Hers is $602 — $105 apart, or $1,260 across a year. Over twelve months the totals are $5,964 (billed monthly) and $7,224 (billed monthly).
LifeMD charges a flat $348 per month for semaglutide at every dose from 0.25 to 2.4 mg per week, so titrating upward does not change what you pay.
Hims & Hers charges a flat $453 per month for semaglutide at every dose from 0.25 to 2.4 mg per week, so titrating upward does not change what you pay. The company publishes no price at 0.5, 1, 1.7 mg, so those doses are left blank rather than estimated.
LifeMD is cheaper at every dose where both publish a price, so the lead does not change as you titrate.
Value Scores are 40.9 for LifeMD and 25.5 for Hims & Hers, against a semaglutide category floor of $129. LifeMD leads by 15.4 points, and the margin comes from structure rather than price alone.
Where the two programs differ
All-in monthly
Hims & Hers is cheaper month to month — $697 against $746, a gap of $49 every month, or $588 across a year if both rates hold.
Commitment
LifeMD asks for Month-to-month; Hims & Hers asks for Membership month-to-month ($39 first month). This is the dimension most likely to change which program is actually cheaper for you, because the lowest rates on both sides are usually attached to the longest terms.
Dose policy
LifeMD charges one price at every dose; Hims & Hers prices by dose. That difference usually matters more than the headline gap, because the tiered program's advertised figure describes the dose you start on, not the dose you settle at.
Evidence status
The two prices are not equally well evidenced. LifeMD's figure is provider-stated and Hims & Hers's is reported. LifeMD rests on the stronger of the two, and the Value Score below reflects that — evidence quality is worth fifteen points and is not a tiebreaker we apply after the fact.
Shipping
Hims & Hers bills shipping separately at $5; the other includes it.
Twelve-month cost
Over twelve months the totals are $8,952 for LifeMD and $8,364 for Hims & Hers. Hims & Hers is lower by $588 — a figure worth checking against the cancellation terms below, because a prepaid year is only cheaper if you stay on it.
Cancellation terms
Both state the same cancellation terms: Cancel anytime.
Membership fee
LifeMD charges a membership of $149 a month on top of the medication. That is already folded into the all-in figures above — it is broken out here because a membership is a recurring charge that continues even in a month you skip a shipment.
What each record says
LifeMD Official site
LifeMD attaches a $149/month program fee to medication pricing; its compounded tirzepatide all-in figure ($597) is the highest in our index, though its insurance-navigation pathway for brand products is a genuine strength.
It does not publicly name its compounding pharmacy; the record shows Partner pharmacies, so who actually makes the medication cannot be independently verified; commitment terms are Month-to-month; cancellation is Cancel anytime; availability is stated as 50 states.
Evidence: provider-stated — taken from the provider's own published pages; checkout capture pending, captured . Source — lifemd.com pricing capture 2026-08-05
Watch: Highest all-in compounded tirzepatide in the index; the value case rests on clinical service and insurance help, not price.
Hims & Hers Official site
After settling with Novo Nordisk on March 9, 2026 and exiting compounded semaglutide for new patients, Hims & Hers now runs a branded-only GLP-1 service: Wegovy injection $299/month, oral Wegovy $249/month, and Zepbound $399/month, on top of a $149/month membership ($39 first month) plus $5 shipping.
It names its compounding pharmacy — Brand fulfillment (Wegovy, oral Wegovy, Zepbound) + partner pharmacy, recorded as Brand channel — which can be checked against state board licensing and FDA inspection records before you order; commitment terms are Membership month-to-month ($39 first month); cancellation is Cancel anytime; availability is stated as 50 states.
Evidence: reported — sourced from dated third-party reporting; first-party capture pending, captured . Source — Post-settlement pricing reported May–Jun 2026 (Wegovy $299 / oral $249 / Zepbound $399 + $149 membership + $5 shipping); first-party checkout capture pending
Watch: The membership is the number that moves the math: a $299 Wegovy pen becomes ~$453/month all-in. Compare against going to NovoCare or LillyDirect directly.
What neither record tells you
LifeMD does not publish
- no published twelve-month tirzepatide rate
- no published twelve-month semaglutide rate
- no named compounding pharmacy
Hims & Hers does not publish
- no tirzepatide price at 5, 7.5, 12.5, 15 mg per week
- no published twelve-month tirzepatide rate
- no semaglutide price at 0.5, 1, 1.7 mg per week
- no published twelve-month semaglutide rate
Ask LifeMD and Hims & Hers for each of those in writing before enrolling. A gap is not evidence of a problem; it does mean nothing can be checked against it.
What would change this answer
Evidence may be upgraded. Hims & Hers carries a price we have not captured at checkout. A capture would move the evidence term and could reorder these two without any price changing.
Which one suits which reader
On the lowest standing monthly rate for tirzepatide, Hims & Hers Official site wins this matchup. If you expect to titrate to the top of the ladder, lifemd's flat pricing is worth more than the headline gap suggests; and if you would rather trust a better-evidenced number, lifemd's price rests on stronger provenance.
Both figures should be checked at the provider's own checkout before you pay. LifeMD's tirzepatide price is provider-stated as of 2026-08-05; Hims & Hers's is reported as of 2026-08-11.
Questions
Is LifeMD or Hims & Hers cheaper for tirzepatide?
Hims & Hers is cheaper on all-in monthly cost at 10 mg/week: $697 against $746, a difference of $49 a month. All-in means the medication plus every mandatory recurring fee.
What is the twelve-month cost of LifeMD versus Hims & Hers?
LifeMD works out to $8,952 across twelve months and Hims & Hers to $8,364, on the plan terms each publishes.
Does LifeMD or Hims & Hers raise the price as the dose goes up?
LifeMD: no, it charges one flat rate at every dose. Hims & Hers: yes, it prices by dose. Where one program is flat and the other is tiered, the cheaper of the two can change as you titrate upward.
How many ways do LifeMD and Hims & Hers differ?
6 of the eight dimensions this site records: all-in monthly, twelve-month cost, dose policy, membership, shipping, commitment, cancellation terms and evidence status.
Which of LifeMD and Hims & Hers names its pharmacy?
Hims & Hers does — Brand fulfillment (Wegovy, oral Wegovy, Zepbound) + partner pharmacy. LifeMD does not, recording only Partner pharmacies, so who makes its medication cannot be independently verified.
How well evidenced are the LifeMD and Hims & Hers prices?
LifeMD's tirzepatide figure is provider-stated — taken from the provider's own published pages; checkout capture pending — captured 2026-08-05. Hims & Hers's is reported, captured 2026-08-11. Evidence status is worth fifteen points in the Value Score, so it is priced in rather than mentioned as an aside.
Which is cheaper for semaglutide?
LifeMD, at $497 a month all-in against $602 at 2.4 mg/week. The two programs do not necessarily lead on both medications.
Official sources: LifeMD official site · Hims & Hers official site. Compounded tirzepatide and semaglutide are not FDA-approved products.