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Hims vs Able

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

Hims vs Able: Overview

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

Hims offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $298/month with a rating of 8.5/10. Able offers semaglutide at $299/month with a 6.4/10 rating.

With only a $1/month price difference, your choice will likely come down to features, support quality, and medication options.

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At a glance

Price Difference

$1/mo

Rating Difference

2.1

Winner

Hims

Best For

Budget

Hims

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Rating

8.5/10Better

Monthly Price

$298Cheaper

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

Able

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Rating

6.4/10

Monthly Price

$299

Medications

semaglutide

Pros

✓Pricing is published without an intake: compounded semaglutide at $299/month, discounted from a stated $344, and Bella Capsules at $149/month (checked July 28, 2026)
✓Health coaching is bundled with the medication rather than sold as an upsell
✓The site states plainly that the medications are compounded, in the first line of the product description
✓An eligibility check is available before you commit to a plan

Cons

✗A Trustpilot average of 3.0 across roughly 1,000 largely unsolicited reviews is a real warning sign, and among the lowest of any provider on this site
✗The claim of 'up to 20% weight loss within 6 months' for compounded semaglutide does not match the evidence. The STEP-1 trial of branded semaglutide found about 15% over 68 weeks; 20% is closer to the tirzepatide figure, and neither trial studied a compounded product over six months
✗Describing its medication as containing ingredients 'clinically proven to be safe and effective' borrows the approved drug's evidence for a compounded preparation that has not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, efficacy or quality
✗At $299/month for compounded semaglutide, it is among the more expensive compounded options we cover - several providers charge under $200
✗Trustpilot lists the company's location as the United Kingdom, so check service coverage before assuming US availability
✗No published phone number
✗GLP-1 medications are not suitable for anyone with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN 2, or during pregnancy

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Hims	Able
Monthly Price	$298	$299
Rating	8.5/10	6.4/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	semaglutide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	24/7	Mon-Fri 9AM-6PM ET
Live Chat	Available	Available
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	2-4 days	3-5 days
Mobile App	Available	Available
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Ongoing care included with the membership from day one	Quarterly check-ins
Money-back Guarantee	None published for the weight-loss membership; medication is billed separately from the membership fee	None published
Cancellation Policy	Membership auto-renews monthly at $149 after the $39 first month; cancel before renewal to stop billing	Cancel anytime, no fees

Which should you choose?

Choose Hims if you:

→Want to save $1/month with a more affordable option
→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.5/10 vs 6.4/10)
→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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Choose Able if you:

→Value: pricing is published without an intake: compounded semaglutide at $299/month, discounted from a stated $344, and bella capsules at $149/month (checked july 28, 2026)

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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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