Head-to-head
TMates vs Care Bare Rx
Compared on both medications across the eight dimensions this database records. They differ on 4 of those eight. Care Bare Rx 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
TMates is $297 a month all-in for tirzepatide; Care Bare Rx is $199. Over twelve months that is $2,004 against $2,388. Value Scores are 55.3 and 84.9 out of 100.
Tirzepatide
Plan pages: TMates plans · Care Bare Rx plans
At 10 mg/week, TMates is $297 a month all-in and Care Bare Rx is $199 — $98 apart, or $1,176 across a year. Over twelve months the totals are $2,004 (prepaid term) and $2,388 (billed monthly).
TMates charges a flat $297 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.
Care Bare Rx charges a flat $199 per month for tirzepatide at every dose from 2.5 to 15 mg per week, so titrating upward does not change what you pay.
| Dose | TMates | Rank | Care Bare Rx | Rank | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 mg | $297 | 16/31 | $199 | 6/31 | Care Bare Rx by $98 |
| 5 mg | — | — | $199 | 4/17 | only Care Bare Rx publishes |
| 7.5 mg | — | — | $199 | 4/17 | only Care Bare Rx publishes |
| 10 mg | $297 | 12/27 | $199 | 4/27 | Care Bare Rx by $98 |
| 12.5 mg | — | — | $199 | 4/17 | only Care Bare Rx publishes |
| 15 mg | — | — | $199 | 4/17 | only Care Bare Rx publishes |
Care Bare Rx 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, TMates sits 10 of 27 on all-in monthly cost and Care Bare Rx sits 4. There are 5 other programs priced between them. The field median is $339 and the floor is $169, so both sit below the median. TMates is $128 above the cheapest tirzepatide program on record. Care Bare Rx is $30 above the cheapest tirzepatide program on record.
LillyDirect (Zepbound), the lowest FDA-approved tirzepatide channel here, is $449 a month — TMates undercuts it by $152, Care Bare Rx by $250. Compounded products are not FDA approved; insurance can reverse that comparison.
| Plan term | TMates | Care Bare Rx | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month to month | $297 | $199 | Care Bare Rx by $98 |
| 12-month term | $167 | — | only TMates publishes this term |
| Settled dose | TMates | Care Bare Rx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 mg | $3,564 | $2,388 | $1,176 apart |
| 5 mg | — | $2,388 | one side unpriced |
| 7.5 mg | — | $2,388 | one side unpriced |
| 10 mg | $3,564 | $2,388 | $1,176 apart |
| 12.5 mg | — | $2,388 | one side unpriced |
| 15 mg | — | $2,388 | one side unpriced |
TMates publishes no rate for 3-month term, 6-month term; Care Bare Rx 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 $3,564 on TMates and $2,388 on Care Bare Rx. 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: TMates publishes no price at 2 of the 6 doses, so the maintenance rate stands in for the missing steps rather than a number the company has stated.
Value Scores are 55.3 for TMates and 84.9 for Care Bare Rx, against a tirzepatide category floor of $169. Care Bare Rx leads by 29.6 points, driven mostly by price.
| Program | Price /70 | Evidence /15 | Dose /10 | Membership /5 | Total /100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMates | 39.8 | 10.5 | 0 | 5 | 55.3 |
| Care Bare Rx | 59.5 | 10.5 | 10 | 5 | 84.9 |
Semaglutide
Plan pages: TMates plans · Care Bare Rx plans
At 2.4 mg/week, TMates is $249 a month all-in and Care Bare Rx is $199 — $50 apart, or $600 across a year. Over twelve months the totals are $1,896 (prepaid term) and $2,388 (billed monthly).
TMates charges a flat $249 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.
Care Bare Rx charges a flat $199 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.
Care Bare Rx is cheaper at every dose where both publish a price, so the lead does not change as you titrate.
Value Scores are 51.8 for TMates and 70.9 for Care Bare Rx, against a semaglutide category floor of $129. Care Bare Rx leads by 19.1 points, and the margin comes from structure rather than price alone.
Where the two programs differ
All-in monthly
Care Bare Rx is cheaper month to month — $199 against $297, a gap of $98 every month, or $1,176 across a year if both rates hold.
Commitment
TMates asks for 12-month plan or month-to-month; substantial difference in rates; Care Bare Rx asks for Monthly (confirm at enrollment). 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
Care Bare Rx charges one price at every dose; TMates 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.
Twelve-month cost
Over twelve months the totals are $2,004 for TMates and $2,388 for Care Bare Rx. TMates is lower by $384 — 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: Per provider terms.
Evidence status
Both figures carry the same evidence status, reported: sourced from dated third-party reporting; first-party capture pending. Neither is stronger than the other on provenance.
Membership fee
Neither charges a separate membership fee.
Shipping
Shipping is handled the same way by both — included in the quoted price.
What each record says
TMates Official site
TMates is a compounded GLP-1 telehealth service that includes medication and visits in one bundled monthly price. It offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide, with a 12-month plan that brings tirzepatide to $167/mo — the lowest committed-plan figure for tirz outside of bmiMD and NexLife.
It does not publicly name its compounding pharmacy; the record shows Partner 503A pharmacy (not publicly named), so who actually makes the medication cannot be independently verified; commitment terms are 12-month plan or month-to-month; substantial difference in rates; cancellation is Per provider terms; availability is stated as Confirm at intake.
Evidence: reported — sourced from dated third-party reporting; first-party capture pending, captured . Source — rangeyourself.com, capture 2026-07-14
Watch: The $158/mo (sema) and $167/mo (tirz) headline figures are 12-month plan rates; month-to-month is $249 (sema) and $297 (tirz) — some of the widest start-to-commitment spreads in the index. Reported status from RangeYourself 2026-07-14 verification.
Care Bare Rx Official site
Care Bare Rx is a cash-pay compounded GLP-1 telehealth service offering both semaglutide and tirzepatide from $199/mo. It operates a lighter clinical model — confirm prescriber availability and refill cadence before enrolling.
It does not publicly name its compounding pharmacy; the record shows Partner 503A pharmacy (not named publicly), so who actually makes the medication cannot be independently verified; commitment terms are Monthly (confirm at enrollment); cancellation is Per provider terms; availability is stated as Confirm at intake.
Evidence: reported — sourced from dated third-party reporting; first-party capture pending, captured . Source — rangeyourself.com, 2026 capture
Watch: Lighter clinical model; confirm prescriber availability, refill cadence and pharmacy identity before enrolling. Reported status from RangeYourself 2026 data.
What neither record tells you
TMates does not publish
- no tirzepatide price at 5, 7.5, 12.5, 15 mg per week
- no semaglutide price at 0.5, 1, 1.7 mg per week
- no named compounding pharmacy
- no state-by-state availability list — it says Confirm at intake
- no specific cancellation or refund terms
Care Bare Rx does not publish
- no published twelve-month tirzepatide rate
- no published twelve-month semaglutide rate
- no named compounding pharmacy
- no state-by-state availability list — it says Confirm at intake
- no specific cancellation or refund terms
Ask TMates and Care Bare Rx 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. TMates, Care Bare Rx carry a price we have not captured at checkout. A capture would move the evidence term and could reorder these two without any price changing.
Prepaid terms move the annual figures. TMates publishes a twelve-month rate of $167 a month against $297 month-to-month. Read those next to the cancellation terms, not the monthly rate.
Which one suits which reader
On the lowest standing monthly rate for tirzepatide, Care Bare Rx Official site wins this matchup. If you expect to titrate to the top of the ladder, care bare rx's flat pricing is worth more than the headline gap suggests.
Both figures should be checked at the provider's own checkout before you pay. TMates's tirzepatide price is reported as of 2026-07-14; Care Bare Rx's is reported as of 2026-07-14.
Questions
Is TMates or Care Bare Rx cheaper for tirzepatide?
Care Bare Rx is cheaper on all-in monthly cost at 10 mg/week: $199 against $297, a difference of $98 a month. All-in means the medication plus every mandatory recurring fee.
What is the twelve-month cost of TMates versus Care Bare Rx?
TMates works out to $2,004 across twelve months and Care Bare Rx to $2,388, on the plan terms each publishes.
Does TMates or Care Bare Rx raise the price as the dose goes up?
TMates: yes, it prices by dose. Care Bare Rx: no, it charges one flat rate at every 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 TMates and Care Bare Rx differ?
4 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 TMates and Care Bare Rx names its pharmacy?
Neither. TMates records Partner 503A pharmacy (not publicly named) and Care Bare Rx records Partner 503A pharmacy (not named publicly). Without a named pharmacy, neither program's licensing or inspection history can be checked before you order.
How well evidenced are the TMates and Care Bare Rx prices?
TMates's tirzepatide figure is reported — sourced from dated third-party reporting; first-party capture pending — captured 2026-07-14. Care Bare Rx's is reported, captured 2026-07-14. 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?
Care Bare Rx, at $199 a month all-in against $249 at 2.4 mg/week. The two programs do not necessarily lead on both medications.
Official sources: TMates official site · Care Bare Rx official site. Compounded tirzepatide and semaglutide are not FDA-approved products.