The Low DoseThe GLP-1 price desk
Briefing

Hims & Hers vs MEDVi

$238/mo against $399/mo for tirzepatide. Which is worth it, and for whom.

Updated 2026-09-18

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Both sell tirzepatide. Hims & Hers costs $238 a month and MEDVi costs $399, a difference of $161 a month or about $1,932 a year. The desk reads it as follows.

Hims & Hers is widest range of formats. MEDVi is tablet and injection choice. They are not aimed at the same person, and the cheaper one is not automatically the right answer — though on this board it usually is.

Advert against bill. Hims & Hers advertises $199 and bills $238; MEDVi advertises $399 and bills $399. The gaps are different sizes, which means comparing the two on their advertised prices gives you the wrong answer.

Side by side

Hims & HersMEDVi
Advertised from$199$399
Membership on top$39/moNone
True monthly cost$238$399
Roughly, per year$2,856$4,788
Price includes medicationYesYes
Names its pharmacyNot publishedNot published
Our score3.5 / 52.8 / 5

Prices verified 2026-09-18. "True monthly cost" is what you are billed in month two, once any introductory rate has lapsed and any membership has renewed.

The split

They differ on 1 of the 7 things we track, and behave the same on the other 6. The differences are what the price gap is actually buying.

Hims & HersMEDVi
Can dispense FDA-approved branded medicationYesNo

What each puts on the record: Hims & Hers

  • Weight-loss membership advertised at $39 for the first month.
  • Compounded GLP-1 injections priced from $199/month.
  • Oral medication kits priced from $79/month.
  • Branded Zepbound offered at $1,899/month.
  • Company has announced oral semaglutide pricing starting around $49/month, with the 1.5 mg dose around $149/month.

Where it wins: One account covers oral, compounded injectable and branded options. Watch for: The advertised entry prices and the membership are separate charges. Add $39/month to whatever medication figure you were quoted.

What each puts on the record: MEDVi

  • Compounded tirzepatide injections listed at $399/month.
  • Tirzepatide tablet pricing is quoted after the intake questionnaire rather than published up front.

Where it wins: Injection pricing is consistent between the first month and renewals. Watch for: You have to complete intake before seeing tablet pricing. Injection pricing is published at $399.

In each one’s favour

Hims & Hers.

  • One account covers oral, compounded injectable and branded options.
  • Large enough to keep supply steady when smaller sellers run dry.

MEDVi.

  • Injection pricing is consistent between the first month and renewals.
  • Tablet option for people who will not inject.

How they score

What we weighWeightHims & HersMEDVi
True monthly cost30%3.42.4
Price honesty20%3.22.5
Clinical support20%3.63.3
Pharmacy sourcing15%3.93.2
Cancelling15%3.33

Hims & Hers scores higher overall at 3.5 out of 5. The weights are published on how we rate, and so is the note about which of these is our paid featured partner.

The desk’s call

  • Pick Hims & Hers if cost is the binding constraint. Over a year the gap is about $1,932, which is real money for the same class of medication.
  • Pick MEDVi if what it does better matters to you — injection pricing is consistent between the first month and renewals.
  • Ask both which pharmacy compounds the medication and whether it is a 503A or 503B facility. Neither publishes it.

The verdict

On the board, Hims & Hers at $238 a month is the more defensible choice on arithmetic alone. MEDVi earns its premium only if you will actually use what it does differently. Read the full reviews before deciding: Hims & Hers and MEDVi.

How they sit against everyone else

ProgrammeAdvertisedBilledGapVs board floor
Coreage Rx$149$199+$50+$74/mo
Trimi$125$125none
Ozari Health$125$125none
Fifty 410$133$133none+$8/mo
PlexusDx$129$189+$60+$64/mo
Ivím Health$199$199none+$74/mo
Zealthy$216$216none+$91/mo
Hims & Hers$199$238+$39+$113/mo
Coby Health$179$239+$60+$114/mo
Mochi Health$199$278+$79+$153/mo
Eden$199$298+$99+$173/mo
Lemonaid Health$229$348+$119+$223/mo

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