Ro vs Henry Meds

Both sell tirzepatide. Ro costs $448 a month and Henry Meds costs $449, a difference of $1 a month or about $12 a year. Over a year that is the whole question.

Ro is branded medication with insurance help. Henry Meds is sublingual and oral formats. They are not aimed at the same person, and the cheaper one is not automatically the right answer — though for a cash payer it usually is.

The yearly view. Over twelve months that gap is $12. On a treatment most people stay on for years rather than months, that compounds: five years at this difference is $60. That is the number worth deciding on, not the monthly one.

Side by side

Prices verified 2026-09-18. "True monthly cost" is what you are billed in month two, once any introductory rate has lapsed and any membership has renewed.

Where the money actually goes

3 real differences between them. Everything else is identical, so the rest of the decision is money.

What each one charges for: Ro

• Ro has exited compounded GLP-1s and works with FDA-approved branded products.
• Effective all-in cost commonly lands between $298 and $598/month depending on the medication and any insurance coverage.

Where it wins: FDA-approved medication only, which removes the compounding-regulation question entirely. Watch for: The membership and the medication are two separate bills. A $39 first month does not mean a $39 prescription.

What each one charges for: Henry Meds

• Compounded semaglutide injection around $297/month; sublingual around $249/month with a $179/month tier.
• Three-month oral tirzepatide supply $1,047, or $891 paid in full.

Where it wins: No membership fee layered on top of medication. Watch for: The advertised "starts at $179" is the sublingual tier. Weekly injectable tirzepatide renews at $449/month.

What each does well

Ro.

• FDA-approved medication only, which removes the compounding-regulation question entirely.
• Genuine help pursuing insurance coverage.

Henry Meds.

• No membership fee layered on top of medication.
• Real choice of sublingual, oral tablet and injection.

Ro scores higher overall at 3.5 out of 5. The weights are published on how we rate, and so is the note about which of these is our paid featured partner.

Which saves you more

On money alone: Ro, by $12 a year. That is the entire calculation and we are not going to dress it up. The only reason to pay more is if Henry Meds does something in the table above that you will actually use — and most people, most of the time, will not.

The verdict

On the yearly arithmetic, Ro at $448 a month is the more defensible choice on arithmetic alone. Henry Meds earns its premium only if you will actually use what it does differently. Read the full reviews before deciding: Ro and Henry Meds.

How they sit against everyone else