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Hims vs Sunlight

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

Hims vs Sunlight: Overview

Choosing between Hims and Sunlight 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. Sunlight also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $88/month with a 7.5/10 rating.

The price difference of $210/month is significant - Sunlight is the more budget-friendly option, while Hims positions itself as a premium service.

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.

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At a glance

Price Difference

$210/mo

Rating Difference

1.0

Winner

Hims

Best For

Quality

Hims

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Rating

8.5/10Better

Monthly Price

$298

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

Sunlight

View full Sunlight review →

Rating

7.5/10

Monthly Price

$88Cheaper

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓Among the lowest advertised prices in the category: compounded semaglutide from $88/month and tirzepatide from $157/month (checked July 26, 2026)
✓A flat-price promise - 'Same price forever. No price increases ever' - with no separate membership fee stacked on top
✓The monthly rate is stated to include the prescription, unlimited telehealth visits and free 1-2 day shipping
✓Injection and oral formats both offered
✓If a provider medically disqualifies you, Sunlight refunds unused months and the video visit fee
✓Cancel anytime, with no minimum term advertised
✓Accepts HSA/FSA as well as major cards
✓Will match an equivalent dose if you are transferring from another provider, via prescription upload and a clinician appointment

Cons

✗Sunlight describes its compounded products as 'clinically proven to support weight loss'. Compounded drugs have not been through the trials that phrase implies, and the FDA has issued warning letters to other telehealth firms over claims of this type
✗The '(4.9) Excellent!' badge has no source. Trustpilot, the only public platform we found, showed 4.3 from 183 reviews - not the 100,000+ customer base implied elsewhere on the page
✗The scarcity banner is broken: it reads 'Only Spots Left!' with no number, which suggests the counter is decorative rather than real
✗'Starting at $88' has no published terms - the page never says whether that rate needs a 3, 6 or 12-month commitment, or what a month-to-month plan costs
✗The page carries a '$140 Off Today' urgency banner alongside the claim of no price increases ever
✗Testimonial copy follows the same template as several other compounded GLP-1 funnels, down to the phrasing 'When change felt impossible, Sunlight helped'
✗'We've been featured in' appears with no named publications or links in the page text
✗No BBB record and no published phone number, so there is little independent history to check

Choose Sunlight

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Hims	Sunlight
Monthly Price	$298	$88
Rating	8.5/10	7.5/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	semaglutide, tirzepatide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	24/7	Not published
Live Chat	Available	No
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	2-4 days	Free shipping in 1-2 days claimed
Mobile App	Available	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Ongoing care included with the membership from day one	Unlimited telehealth visits included
Money-back Guarantee	None published for the weight-loss membership; medication is billed separately from the membership fee	Refund of unused months and the video visit fee if a provider medically disqualifies you
Cancellation Policy	Membership auto-renews monthly at $149 after the $39 first month; cancel before renewal to stop billing	Cancel any time; flat pricing promised with no advertised minimum term

Which should you choose?

Choose Hims if you:

→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.5/10 vs 7.5/10)
→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 Sunlight if you:

→Want to save $210/month with a more affordable option
→Value: among the lowest advertised prices in the category: compounded semaglutide from $88/month and tirzepatide from $157/month (checked july 26, 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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