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Alternatives to Lighter You

Two things stand out. Tirzepatide costs exactly what semaglutide does — both from $169 a month. And they name four compounding pharmacies outright, with addresses and phone numbers: RedRock, Health Warehouse, Precision Compounding, Triad Rx. All fifty states plus D.C.

Read our full Lighter You review

Lighter You at a glance

  • Lighter You offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide.
  • The lowest recurring price we found for Lighter You is $169 a month for semaglutide, close to the middle of the prices we list ($179).
  • Lighter You lets you start without a live video visit.
  • Where it serves: All 50 states plus Washington, D.C..

Why you might look past Lighter You

  • Both prices say "starting at", so your dose may move them
  • The tablet at $249 and the microdose at $179 don't say per what, so it's not clear those are monthly
  • Subscriptions renew automatically — it's in the Terms but not on the product pages

Who Lighter You suits

If you want tirzepatide without the usual markup, and you want to know who's actually making it.

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 Lighter You

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

Semaglutide from $169/mo · Tirzepatide from $219/mo

$169 for semaglutide injections and $219 for tirzepatide injections, with oral semaglutide at $259. Longer supplies have a separate prepaid total.

Why it's here: the same medications, compounded medication, no video visit, a similar price and all-state service.

  • Open Water Rx and Lighter You list semaglutide at about the same price ($169 vs $169 a month).
  • Open Water Rx lists tirzepatide at $219 a month, $50 more than Lighter You's $169.
  • Neither Open Water Rx nor Lighter You requires a live video visit to get started.

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

Hardly anyone shows you the whole ladder before the intake, and this one does: semaglutide at $199 a month, $549 for three months, $999 for six and $1,788 for twelve, with tirzepatide at $299, $797, $1,494 and $2,748.

Why it's here: the same medications, compounded medication, no video visit, a similar price and all-state service.

  • Andrew Meds lists semaglutide at $199 a month, $30 more than Lighter You's $169.
  • Andrew Meds lists tirzepatide at $299 a month, $130 more than Lighter You's $169.
  • Neither Andrew Meds nor Lighter You requires a live video visit to get started.

Semaglutide from $175/mo · Tirzepatide from $235/mo

Trimi offers compounded semaglutide for $175 monthly and tirzepatide for $235 monthly, with care, supplies and shipping included.

Why it's here: the same medications, compounded medication, no video visit, a similar price and all-state service.

  • Trimi Health lists semaglutide at $175 a month, $6 more than Lighter You's $169.
  • Trimi Health lists tirzepatide at $235 a month, $66 more than Lighter You's $169.
  • Neither Trimi Health nor Lighter You requires a live video visit to get started.
  • Lighter You lists an oral option; Trimi Health sticks to injections.

Semaglutide from $179/mo · Tirzepatide from $259/mo

A flat-price compounded shop — $179/mo semaglutide, $259/mo tirzepatide, same price at any dose — though the site doesn't itemize what's actually bundled into that number.

Why it's here: the same medications, compounded medication, no video visit, a similar price and all-state service.

  • InstaRX lists semaglutide at $179 a month, $10 more than Lighter You's $169.
  • InstaRX lists tirzepatide at $259 a month, $90 more than Lighter You's $169.
  • Neither InstaRX nor Lighter You requires a live video visit to get started.
  • Lighter You lists an oral option; InstaRX sticks to injections.

Live Vital

Partner

No recurring price we could quote

Semaglutide costs $299 for a ten-week protocol and tirzepatide $549 for ten weeks, on a broader peptide platform.

Why it's here: the same medications, compounded medication, no video visit and all-state service.

  • Lighter You lists semaglutide at $169 a month; we couldn't find a recurring semaglutide price for Live Vital.
  • Lighter You lists tirzepatide at $169 a month; we couldn't find a recurring tirzepatide price for Live Vital.
  • Neither Live Vital nor Lighter You requires a live video visit to get started.
  • Lighter You lists an oral option; Live Vital sticks to injections.

yourEra

Partner

No recurring price we could quote

YourEra advertises compounded semaglutide from $79.20 and tirzepatide from $159.20 a month, with supplies and shipping included and the same price at every dose.

Why it's here: the same medications, compounded medication and no video visit.

  • Lighter You lists semaglutide at $169 a month; we couldn't find a recurring semaglutide price for yourEra.
  • Lighter You lists tirzepatide at $169 a month; we couldn't find a recurring tirzepatide price for yourEra.
  • Neither yourEra nor Lighter You requires a live video visit to get started.
  • Lighter You lists an oral option; yourEra sticks to injections.
  • Lighter You says it serves all 50 states; yourEra lists a narrower service area, so check your state first.

Lower-priced than Lighter You

  • Trellis Vitality$150 a month for semaglutide, $19 less than Lighter You.
  • bmiMD$159 a month for semaglutide, $10 less than Lighter You.
  • Fresh Day Meds$99 a month for semaglutide, $70 less than Lighter You.

Lighter You alternatives: quick answers

Is there a lower-priced alternative to Lighter You?

Among the providers we list, Trellis Vitality, bmiMD and Fresh Day Meds list semaglutide for less than Lighter You's $169 a month. Prices change, so confirm the full charge and supply length before you pay.

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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