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DudeMeds vs Hims

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

DudeMeds vs Hims: Overview

Choosing between DudeMeds and Hims for GLP-1 weight loss medication? Both are popular providers, but they differ in pricing, medication options, and service features.

DudeMeds focuses on semaglutide at $149/month with a rating of 7.6/10. Hims also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $149/month with a 8.5/10 rating.

With only a $0/month price difference, your choice will likely come down to features, support quality, and medication options.

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After reviewing all 86 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.

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At a glance

Price Difference

$0/mo

Rating Difference

0.9

Winner

Hims

Best For

Quality

DudeMeds

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Rating

7.6/10

Monthly Price

$149

Medications

semaglutide

Pros

✓The subscription terms are handled better than most in this category: renewals are disclosed up front and an email is sent before each renewal 'confirming the amount, date, and upcoming charge'
✓You can cancel or pause at any time from your account or by emailing care@dudemeds.com, and a support address is published rather than hidden behind a form
✓No membership fee, no separate doctor fee and free shipping, with medication typically shipped within 48 hours of approval
✓Oral and injectable GLP-1 options, with prices advertised from $149 a month
✓Plan lengths run from monthly to 12 months, so a short commitment is possible
✓24/7 patient portal with clinician messaging for dose adjustments
✓Explicitly accepts transfers from other GLP-1 and TRT clinics, which is useful if you are already mid-treatment elsewhere
✓Failed payments are retried a stated maximum of three times over 30 days rather than indefinitely

Cons

✗Published product information is thin. There is no dedicated GLP-1 product page, no named medication and dose list, and no price ladder - just 'Prices from: $149+ / month'
✗We could not find a compounded-medication disclosure anywhere on the site. Every comparable provider states in writing that compounded drugs are not FDA-approved; DudeMeds does not appear to
✗Semaglutide appears only in customer testimonials, not in any product description we could locate, so what you are actually buying is unclear until you are in the funnel
✗Trustpilot sits at 2.5 out of 5, though from just 8 reviews
✗Once a prescription is filled and shipped, that portion is non-refundable
✗The site's legal documents are buried behind a 'Legal' index page rather than linked directly, and the refund terms sit inside 'Terms of Sale' rather than a named refund policy
✗GLP-1 treatment sits alongside ED, TRT, hair loss and herpes products in a men's-lifestyle brand, so the weight-loss programme gets little dedicated clinical content
✗The marketing voice is aggressively gendered - 'We aren't in the business of making safe spaces' - which tells you who the service is designed for

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Hims

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Rating

8.5/10Better

Monthly Price

$149

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓The entire weight-loss line is FDA-approved branded medication - Wegovy pen and pill, Zepbound vial and KwikPen, Ozempic, Ozempic pill, Mounjaro and the new Foundayo pill - with no compounded product in the lineup
✓Genuinely competitive medication pricing for branded drugs: the Wegovy pill and Foundayo pill from $149/mo and the Wegovy pen and Ozempic from $199/mo (checked July 26, 2026)
✓A microdosing plan for the Wegovy pill is offered at the same $149/mo, which is unusual for a branded product
✓Zepbound vial and KwikPen at $299/mo undercut what many telehealth platforms charge for the same branded product
✓Every product carries an 'Important safety information' link directly beside it
✓A large, established, publicly listed company with real regulatory exposure, rather than an anonymous LLC
✓Ongoing care is included from day one alongside the medication

Cons

✗The advertised prices are medication only. A Hims Weight Loss Membership is required on top - $39 for the first month, then auto-renewing at $149/month - so the realistic all-in cost starts near $298/month and reaches about $448/month for Zepbound
✗The membership 'does not include or guarantee a prescription', and medication 'is not available without a membership'. You can pay $149 a month and be declined treatment
✗The $39 introductory membership auto-renews at nearly four times that rate
✗Mounjaro and Zepbound are listed at $1,899/month, far above the manufacturers' own direct-pay programmes
✗Trustpilot sits at 3.0 out of 5 across 8,862 reviews - the weakest independent score of any major provider we have reviewed here, despite the FDA-approved lineup
✗The '32 lbs' figure beside the Wegovy pill is asterisked to trial data for the branded drug, not to outcomes among Hims members
✗Ozempic and Mounjaro are FDA-approved for type 2 diabetes, so prescribing them for weight loss is off-label and depends on your clinical picture
✗Because medication and membership are billed separately, the headline price understates what leaves your account each month

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	DudeMeds	Hims
Monthly Price	$149	$149
Rating	7.6/10	8.5/10
Medications	semaglutide	semaglutide, tirzepatide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	24/7 patient portal claimed	24/7
Live Chat	No	Available
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Typically ships within 48 hours of approval	2-4 days
Mobile App	No	Available
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	24/7 portal messaging with clinicians	Ongoing care included with the membership from day one
Money-back Guarantee	None published; once a prescription is filled and shipped it is non-refundable	None published for the weight-loss membership; medication is billed separately from the membership fee
Cancellation Policy	Cancel or pause any time from your account or by email before your renewal date, with an email notice sent before each renewal	Membership auto-renews monthly at $149 after the $39 first month; cancel before renewal to stop billing

Which should you choose?

Choose DudeMeds if you:

→Value: the subscription terms are handled better than most in this category: renewals are disclosed up front and an email is sent before each renewal 'confirming the amount, date, and upcoming charge'

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Choose Hims if you:

→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.5/10 vs 7.6/10)
→Want more medication options to choose from
→Need 24/7 customer support availability
→Value: the entire weight-loss line is fda-approved branded medication - wegovy pen and pill, zepbound vial and kwikpen, ozempic, ozempic pill, mounjaro and the new foundayo pill - with no compounded product in the lineup

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Our recommendation

Hims comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8.5/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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