Head-to-head for moms
Hims & Hers vs LifeMD
Hims & Hers and LifeMD don't publish comparable month-to-month prices for the same medication, so the choice turns on how each one works. Choose LifeMD if you want lab work and coaching in the price. The details, from each provider's own published prices and terms, are below.
Hims & Hers
Editors' Rating 76/100 · Grade C
Best for: Mothers who want a familiar, women-facing consumer brand and are comfortable budgeting for a separate membership fee on top of the posted medication price.
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Higher scoreEditors' Rating 80/100 · Grade B−
Best for: Mothers who want clinician oversight and a big, established, all-50-states operation, and who understand the real monthly is the membership plus a separate brand-medication cost.
Visit LifeMDThe verdict
LifeMD edges out Hims & Hers on the Editors' Rating, 80 to 76 (B− vs C). Mothers who want clinician oversight and a big, established, all-50-states operation, and who understand the real monthly is the membership plus a separate brand-medication cost.
Hims & Hers is still a genuine option — fDA warning letters dated 9 September 2025, over the compounded-semaglutide business it has since left behind. Through the Hers front door, a mass-market brand now selling FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s — Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic — instead of the compounded semaglutide it used to. The posted price is only half the bill: a required $149/mo membership sits on top of whatever the medication costs, so the real monthly number is roughly double what the landing page shows. Weigh the six factors below against your own priorities.
Side-by-side on the six factors
Each side's six factor scores from our women's-health rubric; the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
What Hims & Hers and LifeMD cost
Both Hims & Hers and LifeMD offer semaglutide, but neither publishes a month-to-month price for it, so get both totals in writing before you choose.
Both Hims & Hers and LifeMD offer tirzepatide, but neither publishes a month-to-month price for it, so get both totals in writing before you choose.
Both Hims & Hers and LifeMD also offer brand-name medication: Hims & Hers from $298 a month and LifeMD from $298 a month, before any insurance.
| Detail | Hims & Hers | LifeMD | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semaglutide, first dose | Brand-name only, from $298 | Brand-name only, from $298 | — |
| Tirzepatide, first dose | Brand-name only, from $448 | Brand-name only, from $448 | — |
| Brand-name medication | From $298 | From $298 | Same |
| Included in the price | Clinician consult | Clinician consult, lab work and coaching | — |
| Price shown | Not recorded | Before intake | — |
| Live video visit | Not recorded | Not required | — |
| Oral option | Yes | Yes | — |
| Where it serves | Not available in all 50 states (list not published) | All 50 states | — |
| Editors' Rating | 76/100 | 80/100 | LifeMD +4 |
What the price covers
Hims & Hers' price includes the clinician consult, and the medication is billed or arranged separately. LifeMD's price includes the clinician consult, lab work and coaching, and the medication is billed or arranged separately. So the sticker prices cover different things: lab work and coaching at LifeMD but not, or not stated, at Hims & Hers. Add the missing pieces before you compare totals.
Where they serve and how signup works
Where they serve: Hims & Hers, not available in all 50 states (list not published); LifeMD, all 50 states.
LifeMD shows its price before the health questions; for Hims & Hers, use the price above and confirm it at checkout. LifeMD starts with an online questionnaire, no live video visit. Hims & Hers has received an FDA warning letter of its own and LifeMD has none on file; our Hims & Hers review explains what it covered.
Hims & Hers or LifeMD: who each one fits
Choose Hims & Hers if…
- In what both publish, Hims & Hers has no clear edge over LifeMD on price, access or signup; read our Hims & Hers review for what it does differently.
Choose LifeMD if…
- You want lab work and coaching included in the price, which Hims & Hers doesn't state.
- You go by our Editors' Rating: 80/100 against Hims & Hers' 76.
Hims & Hers
Editors' Rating 76/100 · Grade C
What we like
- Now selling FDA-approved brand-name medication (Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic) rather than compounded semaglutide
- An explicit women's entrance (Hers) and a polished app most mothers already trust
- Three pills on the menu — the Wegovy pill, the Ozempic pill and Foundayo — so a needle-averse first-timer has a way in
The caveats
- The posted 'from $149/mo' price is medication only — a required $149/mo membership (billed separately, $39 the first month) roughly doubles the real ongoing cost
- Not available in all 50 states, and no state list is published — check yours at the first screen
- The membership fee is not HSA or FSA eligible, only the medication is
LifeMD
Editors' Rating 80/100 · Grade B−
What we like
- Discloses starting cash prices for both the membership and each medication, so the two line items are separately checkable
- Nationwide, physician-led care, so treatment survives a move
- Transparent about the industry-wide shift away from compounded GLP-1s and toward FDA-approved brand product
The caveats
- The $149/mo figure is the membership fee, not the medication — the real monthly is membership plus a separately billed drug starting around $149–$299
- Compounded semaglutide/tirzepatide is being phased out here as the FDA shortage exemption has ended, so the cheaper compounded-era pricing no longer applies
- Large-platform support is competent but rarely personal
Hims & Hers vs LifeMD: quick answers
Is Hims & Hers cheaper than LifeMD?
We can't put Hims & Hers and LifeMD side by side on one price: they don't both publish a month-to-month rate for the same medication. Ask each for the full monthly total at your dose before deciding.
Do Hims & Hers and LifeMD both offer tirzepatide?
Yes. Hims & Hers lists tirzepatide without a month-to-month price, and LifeMD lists it without a month-to-month price.
Do I need a video visit with Hims & Hers or LifeMD?
LifeMD starts with an online questionnaire instead. Ask Hims & Hers at signup whether it needs one. Either way, a licensed clinician reviews your health history before anything is prescribed.
Do Hims & Hers and LifeMD serve every state?
Hims & Hers lists not available in all 50 states (list not published). LifeMD lists all 50 states. Both say they cover all 50, so where you live won't decide this one.
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