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Alternatives to Calibrate

Calibrate costs $199/month with an initial three-month commitment ($597 total), then renews monthly. Medication and labs are billed separately through insurance or your pharmacy. The program fee is not a medication price.

Read our full Calibrate review

Calibrate at a glance

  • Calibrate offers semaglutide and tirzepatide, including brand-name options.
  • We couldn't find a recurring medication price to quote for Calibrate, so ask for the full charge and supply length before you pay.
  • Calibrate asks for a live video visit before it prescribes.
  • Where it serves: Not published as a list.
  • Calibrate says it bills health insurance for its own care.

Why you might look past Calibrate

  • A three-month commitment is required — Calibrate's own terms put the total at $597 in $199 installments, so plan on paying for the full three months
  • The $25 copay is conditional on your plan and on meeting a deductible, and Calibrate cannot promise your insurer will cover anything
  • It sells no medication, so if your insurance declines there is no cash price here to fall back on

Who Calibrate suits

A mom with commercial insurance that might actually cover a GLP-1, who can absorb a three-month commitment to find out.

Our featured partner

Grade A

CoreAge Rx

A featured partner advertising compounded semaglutide at $79 and tirzepatide at $129 a month, with the same price at every listed dose, supplies and shipping included.

Semaglutide from $79/mo · Tirzepatide from $129/mo

Providers that work most like Calibrate

Matched on what Calibrate offers: medications, brand-name access, the video visit, an oral option, price and where it serves. Each one links to our full review.

No recurring price we could quote

PlushCare charges $19.99/month membership after a free first month, plus an initial $129 self-pay visit. Medication is extra.

Why it's here: the same medications, brand-name access and a video visit.

  • Like Calibrate, PlushCare offers brand-name GLP-1 medication as well.
  • Both PlushCare and Calibrate ask for a live video visit first.
  • Like Calibrate, PlushCare says it bills health insurance for its own care.

No recurring price we could quote

A board-certified obesity-medicine practice that bills your insurance — including Medicare — rather than selling you a compounded vial, with a $299 self-pay plan that covers the care and none of the medication.

Why it's here: the same medications, brand-name access and a video visit.

  • Like Calibrate, Form Health offers brand-name GLP-1 medication as well.
  • Both Form Health and Calibrate ask for a live video visit first.
  • Like Calibrate, Form Health says it bills health insurance for its own care.

Semaglutide from $119/mo · Tirzepatide from $139/mo

PreventiveMD lists semaglutide at $119 and tirzepatide at $139 on one-month plans, including review, medication, supplies and shipping.

Why it's here: the same medications and brand-name access.

  • PreventiveMD lists semaglutide at $119 a month; we couldn't find a recurring semaglutide price for Calibrate.
  • PreventiveMD lists tirzepatide at $139 a month; we couldn't find a recurring tirzepatide price for Calibrate.
  • Like Calibrate, PreventiveMD offers brand-name GLP-1 medication as well.
  • PreventiveMD lets you start without a live video visit; Calibrate asks for one.
  • Calibrate says it bills health insurance for its own care; PreventiveMD doesn't say that.

Semaglutide from $225/mo · Tirzepatide from $285/mo

HeliMeds lists one-month refill orders at $225 for semaglutide and $285 for tirzepatide after $175/$235 first orders. Three-month orders cost $435/$597 initially, then $485/$647, paid upfront; advertised monthly equivalents are not monthly charges.

Why it's here: the same medications and brand-name access.

  • HeliMeds lists semaglutide at $225 a month; we couldn't find a recurring semaglutide price for Calibrate.
  • HeliMeds lists tirzepatide at $285 a month; we couldn't find a recurring tirzepatide price for Calibrate.
  • Like Calibrate, HeliMeds offers brand-name GLP-1 medication as well.
  • HeliMeds lets you start without a live video visit; Calibrate asks for one.
  • Calibrate says it bills health insurance for its own care; HeliMeds doesn't say that.

Shed

Partner

Semaglutide from $199/mo · Tirzepatide from $299/mo

A wide menu — both molecules, drops, lozenges, an oral pill, and real brand-name Wegovy and Zepbound — with a written promise that your price won't climb as your dose does.

Why it's here: the same medications and brand-name access.

  • Shed lists semaglutide at $199 a month; we couldn't find a recurring semaglutide price for Calibrate.
  • Shed lists tirzepatide at $299 a month; we couldn't find a recurring tirzepatide price for Calibrate.
  • Like Calibrate, Shed offers brand-name GLP-1 medication as well.
  • Shed lets you start without a live video visit; Calibrate asks for one.
  • Shed lists an oral option (a pill or under-the-tongue form); Calibrate doesn't.
  • Shed says it serves all 50 states; Calibrate doesn't publish a full state list.
  • Calibrate says it bills health insurance for its own care; Shed doesn't say that.

Semaglutide from $209/4 wks · Tirzepatide from $249/4 wks · Brand-name from $1,299/4 wks

Luvo publishes four-week prices: semaglutide injections $209, tablets $259 and tirzepatide injections $249, with half off their first cycle.

Why it's here: the same medications and brand-name access.

  • Luvo Health lists semaglutide at $209 per 4 weeks; we couldn't find a recurring semaglutide price for Calibrate.
  • Luvo Health lists tirzepatide at $249 per 4 weeks; we couldn't find a recurring tirzepatide price for Calibrate.
  • Like Calibrate, Luvo Health offers brand-name GLP-1 medication as well.
  • Luvo Health lets you start without a live video visit; Calibrate asks for one.
  • Luvo Health lists an oral option (a pill or under-the-tongue form); Calibrate doesn't.
  • Luvo Health lists a narrower service area; Calibrate doesn't publish a full state list.
  • Calibrate says it bills health insurance for its own care; Luvo Health doesn't say that.

Calibrate alternatives: quick answers

Which Calibrate alternatives skip the video visit?

Calibrate asks for a live video visit. Of the close matches above, PreventiveMD, HeliMeds, Shed and Luvo Health let you start without one.

Some providers we list are partners, and we may be paid when you sign up through our links. That can affect which providers we feature. Prices are the providers' own published figures and change often. Scores are our editorial judgment per the methodology. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.

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