Circle Medical vs AgelessRx

Compare pricing, features, and medications to find the best GLP-1 provider for your weight loss journey

These two prices are not directly comparable

  • Circle Medical: the $35 figure is a per-visit consultation fee, not a month of treatment - the medication is billed separately.

Circle Medical vs AgelessRx: Overview

Choosing between Circle Medical and AgelessRx for GLP-1 weight loss medication? Both are highly-rated providers, but they differ in pricing, medication options, and service features.

Circle Medical offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $35/month with a rating of 8.7/10. AgelessRx also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $99/month with a 8.4/10 rating.

The price difference of $64/month is significant - Circle Medical is the more budget-friendly option, while AgelessRx positions itself as a premium service.

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Our recommended brand

After reviewing all 148 providers on this platform, we've identified CoreAge Rx as offering the most transparent pricing model. At just $99/month — the same price every month, every dose — there are no surprise charges or hidden fees. Combined with exceptional service quality, personalized support, and access to both semaglutide and tirzepatide, it represents the best value without compromising on care.

At a glance

Price Difference
$64/mo
Rating Difference
0.3
Winner
Circle Medical
Best For
Budget

Circle Medical

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Rating
8.7/10Better
Monthly Price
$35Cheaper
Medications
semaglutidetirzepatideoral semaglutide

Pros

  • It bills your insurance instead of asking you to forget insurance exists. Circle Medical states it is in-network with most commercial plans
  • Publishes a real out-of-pocket figure rather than a marketing one: patients with accepted insurance paid an average of $35 per appointment over the previous six months
  • FDA-approved medication only - Wegovy, Zepbound and non-GLP-1 options such as Contrave when appropriate. No compounded product
  • No membership and no hidden fees, which is rare among insurance-accepting telehealth services
  • This is a full primary-care practice, so weight management sits inside ongoing medical care rather than being a standalone drug subscription
  • Clear, conventional eligibility criteria published up front: BMI 27+ with a weight-related condition such as high blood pressure, diabetes or sleep apnea, or BMI 30+ without one
  • A mobile app with regular provider check-ins
  • Honest about supply and coverage: the site warns these treatments have significant stock issues and are not always covered
  • Insurance verification is built into the booking flow, so you find out where you stand before the appointment

Cons

  • Your cost is whatever your plan says it is. $35 is an average, not a price - deductibles and exclusions can leave you paying far more
  • The medication itself is a separate cost from the visit, and coverage for weight-loss drugs is the single most commonly denied benefit in this category
  • You must live in the state you are treated in and have your primary pharmacy in that same state, which rules out anyone splitting time between states
  • The full list of available states is not published - you have to start booking an appointment to see it
  • You may be booked with any available provider (MD, DO, PA-C or NP) rather than choosing one
  • If your insurance denies weight-loss coverage, there is no cash-pay compounded fallback here
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AgelessRx

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Rating
8.4/10
Monthly Price
$99
Medications
semaglutidetirzepatideliraglutidemetformin

Pros

  • The branded-drug pricing model is the most cost-honest we have seen: $50 + cost of medication for the Wegovy pill, and $65 + medication for Wegovy or Zepbound, with the drug supplied through the manufacturer's own direct programme rather than marked up
  • Compounded microdosing options are cheap by category standards: microdosing semaglutide from $99/month and microdosing tirzepatide from $159/month (checked July 27, 2026)
  • Metformin from $25/month for patients who do not need or want a GLP-1
  • Eligibility is framed clinically rather than universally - 'Ideal for adults with BMI >27' and 'Use with reduced-calorie meal plan and exercise for best results'
  • Efficacy figures are attached to the FDA-approved products they actually come from, such as the 14% average for the Wegovy pill, rather than being borrowed for compounded versions
  • Trustpilot rating of 4.4 across 2,407 reviews
  • Longevity-trained clinicians and a broader diagnostic offering including BioAge tests and health monitoring
  • Compounded liraglutide is offered with a specific safety warning about allergic reactions, rather than generic boilerplate

Cons

  • The core compounded offering is microdosing, which is not an evidence-based protocol. The trials behind semaglutide and tirzepatide used full therapeutic doses; there is no comparable evidence for the lower doses sold here, and AgelessRx's own wording only claims it 'may support moderate weight loss'
  • If you want the weight loss the headline GLP-1 figures describe, microdosing is unlikely to deliver it - this is positioned as longevity support, not maximal weight reduction
  • A fourth price appears at category level: the GLP-1 landing block says 'Starting at $139' while the individual products are listed at $99 and $159. That $139 matches nothing on the page
  • For the branded route you pay the monitoring fee plus the full manufacturer price, so the real monthly cost is far above the $50-65 shown and depends entirely on the drug
  • The compounded disclosure is brief - it notes the products come from a licensed compounding pharmacy but does not state plainly on the product page that they are not FDA-approved
  • No published refund or cancellation policy was found on the pages we checked
  • No customer phone number or support hours are published
  • GLP-1 sits inside a wide longevity catalogue, so the weight-management pathway competes for attention with NAD+, GSH and BioAge testing
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Feature-by-feature comparison

FeatureCircle MedicalAgelessRx
Monthly Price$35$99
Rating8.7/108.4/10
Medicationssemaglutide, tirzepatide, oral semaglutidesemaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide, metformin
Insurance AcceptedYesNo
Support HoursNot publishedNot published
Live ChatNoNo
Free ShippingNoYes
Shipping SpeedPrescriptions go to your own pharmacy rather than shipping from the providerNot published
Mobile AppAvailableNo
Dedicated CoachNot includedNot included
Follow-up FrequencyRegular provider check-ins to monitor progressClinician monitoring included in the Access & Monitoring fee
Money-back GuaranteeNone publishedNone published
Cancellation PolicyAppointment-based care - there is no subscription to cancelNot published on the product pages

Which should you choose?

Choose Circle Medical if you:

  • Want to save $64/month with a more affordable option
  • Prefer a higher-rated service (8.7/10 vs 8.4/10)
  • Need insurance coverage for your treatment
  • Value: it bills your insurance instead of asking you to forget insurance exists. circle medical states it is in-network with most commercial plans

Choose AgelessRx if you:

  • Want more medication options to choose from
  • Value: the branded-drug pricing model is the most cost-honest we have seen: $50 + cost of medication for the wegovy pill, and $65 + medication for wegovy or zepbound, with the drug supplied through the manufacturer's own direct programme rather than marked up

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Our recommendation

Circle Medical comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8.7/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.
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