Zera Health vs PlushCare
A monthly rate behind a first-month offer, against a two-step dose price.
Zera Health
Editorial
$169/mo
Zera Health charges $179 a month for compounded semaglutide and $255 for compounded tirzepatide, each billed monthly after a discounted first month. A separate microdose semaglutide line, described by the seller as low-dose, is priced below it, and a daily dissolving tablet is listed at $169. All fifty states are served.
For
- The monthly rate is printed beside the offer
- All fifty states served
- Narrow step between the two molecules
Against
- The lead figure is a first month only
- Prices above the named vial strengths are not shown
- The tablet's standing rate is not stated
Pick it for: Readers who want the lower rate past the starting dose
PlushCare
Editorial
$149/mo
PlushCare advertises compounded semaglutide at $149 a month cash-pay, and states that the figure buys the 0.25 mg starting dose only; every dose from 0.5 mg to 2.4 mg costs more. Its compounded tirzepatide page now redirects to a Mounjaro page that quotes no compounded price. Insurance is accepted on a separate basis.
For
- Says what the entry figure buys
- Insurance accepted as a separate route
- Prescription follows a clinician visit
Against
- Maintenance doses cost $299 a month
- No compounded tirzepatide price published
Pick it for: Readers who want the brand and a clinician visit in the loop
Our verdict
Zera Health charges $179 a month for semaglutide after a discounted first month. PlushCare's $149 covers the starting dose only, and every dose above it costs more. Past the starting dose, Zera is the cheaper of the two.
What actually separates them
Zera Health and PlushCare state different things about published price. Everything else they publish, they publish the same way.
Zera Health costs $20 more than PlushCare — 13% more for the same molecule. Whether that buys anything is what the rest of this page is for.
Over twelve months that is about $1,788 at PlushCare against $2,028 at Zera Health — a difference of $240.
| Zera Health | PlushCare | |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | $169/mo | $149/mo |
Before you choose either
Ask both sellers what dose the monthly price buys before you compare the two figures. A price is only a price once you know what quantity it is attached to, and a seller that will not answer has told you something. Set both against every published price we hold rather than against each other alone.
Our take is computed from a published rubric that does not read commercial status, and what is known about safety applies to both of them equally.