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Research Labs vs SkinnyRx

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

Research Labs vs SkinnyRx: Overview

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

Research Labs offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $60/month with a rating of 5.5/10. SkinnyRx also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $199/month with a 8/10 rating.

The price difference of $139/month is significant - Research Labs is the more budget-friendly option, while SkinnyRx 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

$139/mo

Rating Difference

2.5

Winner

SkinnyRx

Best For

Quality

Research Labs

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Rating

5.5/10

Monthly Price

$60Cheaper

Medications

GLP-1 peptidesBPC-157TB-500NAD+

Pros

✓The quality documentation is genuinely thorough for this category: HPLC and mass spectrometry on every lot, a signed certificate of purity shipped with every order, and a public lab-report library you can read before buying
✓Endotoxin testing (LAL assay) and microbial screening to USP standards on every batch before release
✓Full batch traceability - each vial traced to its production lot, raw materials and test results
✓States an average of 99.3% HPLC purity across all batches and publishes the underlying numbers rather than only the claim
✓Partner labs described as GMP-aligned, with documented SOPs and controlled environments
✓Pricing is straightforward and published: individual peptides run roughly $59.99 to $159.99, with free shipping over $150 (checked July 28, 2026)
✓The research-use-only status is disclosed up front behind an acknowledgement gate, not buried in a footer after checkout
✓A published phone number and a catalogue organised into peptides, blends, sprays and capsules, with a reference database

Cons

✗This is not a treatment and cannot lawfully be sold as one. Everything here is labelled for research use only and explicitly not for human consumption. If you are reading this site to find help with weight loss, this is not an option - it is laboratory material
✗There is no clinician at any point. Nobody takes a history, nobody checks your contraindications, nobody sets a dose and nobody monitors you. The safety net that every licensed provider on this site provides simply does not exist here
✗A certificate of analysis tells you what is in the vial. It tells you nothing about whether the contents are safe for you, what dose is appropriate, or how it interacts with your medications
✗Products arrive as lyophilised powder requiring reconstitution, and bacteriostatic water, syringes and other supplies are not included - so self-administration would also mean improvising sterile technique
✗Peptides such as BPC-157 and TB-500 appear on the FDA's list of substances that raise significant safety concerns for compounding, and have little or no published human trial evidence
✗There is no prescription, no pharmacy oversight and no adverse-event reporting pathway. If something goes wrong there is no clinical record and no provider to call
✗No Trustpilot or BBB record exists, so there is no independent consumer feedback of any kind
✗Our rating reflects suitability for someone seeking treatment, which is what this site compares. As a laboratory supplier the documentation is strong; as a route to a GLP-1 or peptide for your own health it is the wrong door, and a licensed provider is the right one

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SkinnyRx

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Rating

8/10Better

Monthly Price

$199

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓Trustpilot rating of 4.8 across 5,272 reviews, an unusually strong independent signal for this category
✓Publishes a customer phone number, +1 (888) 979-9580, and a support email rather than hiding behind a portal
✓Full refund available any time before a licensed provider completes your prescription
✓Compounded injectable semaglutide from $199/month and tirzepatide, as tablets or injection, from $299/month, with microdose options (checked July 26, 2026)
✓Carefully separates compounded from brand-name in its own disclosures instead of implying the two are the same
✓Buy-now-pay-later through Affirm with the APR disclosed openly - the site gives a worked example of $800 split into 12 payments of $72.21 at 15% APR
✓A mobile app for meal plans, medication tracking and weight logging, plus unlimited provider messaging and free shipping
✓A substantial clinical content library covering practical issues like GLP-1s with levothyroxine, gallbladder pain and surgery timing

Cons

✗A '90-day money-back guarantee' is advertised in a banner on every page, but the site's own /money-back-guarantee link returns a 404 reading 'Page not found... Probably the link is broken'. We could not find the terms of that guarantee anywhere
✗The hero promises 'FDA-approved Wegovy, Foundayo and other GLP-1s', yet both the Wegovy Pill and Foundayo Pill are marked 'Unavailable' in the product list directly below
✗Pricing is at the higher end for compounded product: $199/month for semaglutide and $299/month for tirzepatide, where several rivals advertise under $150
✗'Lose up to 14.9% of your body weight' takes the figure from the STEP 1 trial of branded semaglutide and applies it to a compounded preparation that has not been trialled
✗The published refund window closes as soon as a provider completes your prescription, which can be the same day you sign up
✗A pop-up offers 'up to 43% off' without stating what plan or commitment unlocks that discount
✗No BBB profile or complaint history to cross-check the Trustpilot score against
✗No published support hours, so the phone line's availability is unknown

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Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Research Labs	SkinnyRx
Monthly Price	$60	$199
Rating	5.5/10	8/10
Medications	GLP-1 peptides, BPC-157, TB-500, NAD+	semaglutide, tirzepatide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	Not published	Not published
Live Chat	No	No
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Nationwide US shipping, free on orders over $150	Not published
Mobile App	No	Available
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	None - there is no clinical relationship	Unlimited provider messaging plus app-based tracking
Money-back Guarantee	See the site's refund policy; no clinical guarantee applies	A 90-day money-back guarantee is advertised sitewide, but its terms page returns a 404; a full refund is available before a provider completes your prescription
Cancellation Policy	One-off purchases rather than a subscription	Cancel anytime; full refund only before the prescription is completed by a provider

Which should you choose?

Choose Research Labs if you:

→Want to save $139/month with a more affordable option
→Want more medication options to choose from
→Value: the quality documentation is genuinely thorough for this category: hplc and mass spectrometry on every lot, a signed certificate of purity shipped with every order, and a public lab-report library you can read before buying

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Choose SkinnyRx if you:

→Prefer a higher-rated service (8/10 vs 5.5/10)
→Value: trustpilot rating of 4.8 across 5,272 reviews, an unusually strong independent signal for this category

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Research Labs

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Our recommendation

SkinnyRx comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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