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Medivive vs Hims

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

Medivive vs Hims: Overview

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

Medivive offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $162/month with a rating of 7.4/10. Hims also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $298/month with a 8.5/10 rating.

The price difference of $136/month is significant - Medivive is the more budget-friendly option, while Hims positions itself as a premium service.

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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

$136/mo

Rating Difference

1.1

Winner

Hims

Best For

Quality

Medivive

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Rating

7.4/10

Monthly Price

$162Cheaper

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓One all-in price with nothing bolted on: "Starting at $162/month. Billed monthly. One simple all-in price — medication and care included"
✓A hard commitment on the fee that catches most patients: "$0 membership fee... Many telehealth programs tack on a monthly membership fee just to stay a patient — on top of your medication. We don't. Ever."
✓Free to start, with nothing to pay until a provider has reviewed your case
✓Licensed providers in all 50 states
✓It rejects the form-filling model directly - a conversational intake that takes about two minutes rather than a long questionnaire
✓It is explicit that a clinician, not software, makes the call: "Not a chatbot, not a vending machine. A Medivive clinician reviews your history and prescribes only when it's clinically appropriate"
✓Compounded by a licensed US pharmacy with refills arriving on schedule and dose adjustments as your labs change
✓The compounded disclaimer is correctly stated: compounded medications are not FDA-approved finished drug products and are not reviewed by the FDA for safety or efficacy
✓A published support email, care@mymedivive.com
✓A published library of educational content on semaglutide, tirzepatide, how GLP-1s work and side effects

Cons

✗The medication is compounded, so it has not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, quality or efficacy
✗"Starting at $162" is a floor price and no dose ladder is published, so higher doses may cost more
✗The pharmacy is described only as "a licensed U.S. pharmacy" and is never named
✗No phone number or business address is published
✗The site references your provider adjusting treatment "as your labs change" without stating whether labs are required, who orders them or who pays
✗No insurance billing and no HSA/FSA information
✗No published refund or cancellation policy
✗A young brand with no verifiable third-party review presence yet

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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

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Medivive	Hims
Monthly Price	$162	$298
Rating	7.4/10	8.5/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	semaglutide, tirzepatide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	Not published	24/7
Live Chat	No	Available
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Delivered to your door; refills arrive on schedule	2-4 days
Mobile App	No	Available
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Provider adjusts treatment over time as labs change; no fixed schedule published	Ongoing care included with the membership from day one
Money-back Guarantee	Nothing to pay until a provider reviews your case	None published for the weight-loss membership; medication is billed separately from the membership fee
Cancellation Policy	Billed monthly; cancellation terms not published	Membership auto-renews monthly at $149 after the $39 first month; cancel before renewal to stop billing

Which should you choose?

Choose Medivive if you:

→Want to save $136/month with a more affordable option
→Value: one all-in price with nothing bolted on: "starting at $162/month. billed monthly. one simple all-in price — medication and care included"

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Choose Hims if you:

→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.5/10 vs 7.4/10)
→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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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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