Head-to-head for moms
CoreAge Rx vs Actin
CoreAge Rx and Actin both offer GLP-1 telehealth to mothers, but they make different trade-offs on family-budget value, clinical oversight, price and access. Here they are side-by-side on the Editors' Rating — our six-factor rubric for mothers.
CoreAge Rx
Higher scoreRanked #1 · Grade A
Best for: Mothers who want to know the real monthly cost before the free trial talks them into it — one flat price on semaglutide or tirzepatide, everywhere in the country, with no lock-in.
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Ranked #116 · Grade C
Best for: Households specifically wanting semaglutide paired with B12 who don't need tirzepatide, and who are comfortable completing an intake quiz before seeing the final price.
Visit ActinThe verdict
CoreAge Rx edges out Actin on the Editors' Rating, 94 to 39 (A vs C). Mothers who want to know the real monthly cost before the free trial talks them into it — one flat price on semaglutide or tirzepatide, everywhere in the country, with no lock-in.
Actin is still a genuine option — a single semaglutide-plus-B12 product (labeled SKU COMP-GLP1 on Actin's own site) with no tirzepatide option, priced $169/mo month-to-month, about $143/mo on a 3-month commitment, and about $116/mo on a 6-month plan — figures pulled directly from the site's own client-rendered pricing data rather than shown plainly on the page — inside a broader hormone, sexual-wellness, and hair-health platform where GLP-1 is one line among several rather than the focus, with no LegitScript badge, no PCAB accreditation, no named compounding pharmacy, and no lab work or video visit required, though the exact monthly figure stays hidden behind its 'GLP-1 Precision Match' intake quiz until a household finishes answering it. Weigh the six factors below against your own priorities.
Side-by-side on the six factors
Both providers scored on the same women's-health rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
Price, access & features
| Detail | CoreAge Rx | Actin |
|---|---|---|
| Editors' Rating | 94/100 · A | 39/100 · C |
| Overall rank | #1 | #116 |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | $116/mo |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo | Not offered — semaglutide only |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not disclosed — no published state list |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Injection only |
CoreAge Rx
Ranked #1 · Grade A
What we like
- Flat all-in price that doesn't step up after month one — the number you sign for is the number at the full dose
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on a single account, so a molecule switch never resets the budget
- Licensed in all 50 states — care survives a move, a deployment, or a summer at the grandparents'
The caveats
- Not the rock-bottom sticker price — a bare teaser tier elsewhere can look cheaper for exactly one month
- Compounded only; no FDA-approved brand Wegovy or Zepbound if that is what you and your clinician want
- A general metabolic program, not a dedicated women's or maternal-health clinic
Actin
Ranked #116 · Grade C
What we like
- Real plan-length pricing tiers, independently confirmed against the site's own data — no promo-vs-list-price gap found
- Semaglutide paired with B12 for households wanting the added energy-support angle
- Fully async — no live video visit or lab work required to start
The caveats
- No tirzepatide option at all — semaglutide + B12 only
- Price isn't shown until after the intake quiz
- No visible LegitScript or PCAB accreditation, and no named compounding pharmacy
We may earn a referral fee if you sign up through a link on this page, at no extra cost to you — and it has no bearing on which provider scores higher. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Editors' Rating is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.
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