This is the most interesting pairing in the no-membership tier, because the two providers have made opposite choices about what a single monthly price should contain.
CoreAge Rx puts almost nothing in it. $79 for semaglutide, $129 for tirzepatide, medication and supplies and shipping, a physician review, and a support team. No coaching, no dietitian, no labs, no branded options.
Fridays puts almost everything in it. $117 and $198 cover unlimited provider visits, group Zoom coaching across nutrition, mental health, movement and nurse education, one-to-one dietitian and journey-support coaching, a fitness app membership, and an insurance concierge — with no membership, sign-up or lab fees.
$18 a month for that bundle is good value
On semaglutide the gap is $18 a month, or $216 a year. A single dietitian consultation costs more than that privately, and Fridays includes ongoing one-to-one sessions plus group programming. If you will actually attend, the arithmetic favours Fridays clearly.
On tirzepatide the gap widens to $49 a month, or $588 a year, which is a harder case. The bundle is the same; the premium is nearly three times larger.
The problem with Fridays is the page, not the programme
CoreAge Rx has its own version of this problem — $79, $79 and $79 published across three pages — but it commits to something Fridays does not: the price you lock at checkout stays fixed for all future months. Fridays' rate depends on a code and a promotion with no committed end date.
Read the footnotes on both
Fridays advertises a 96.8% success rate. Its own footnote defines that as recent internal fulfilment and delivery performance for paid orders, and states explicitly that it does not represent clinical outcomes. Its testimonials are disclosed as paid. Both disclosures are more candid than the headlines they sit under, and more candid than most competitors manage at all.
What it actually costs per year
Advertised prices in this category are usually medication only. Add the membership back in and the ranking changes. Pick a provider, or enter the quote you were given.
One-month semaglutide rate. Starting at $79/month equivalent requires a 12-month plan ($948 total); confirm payment and renewal terms.
- First month
- $139
- Every month after
- $139
- Total over 12 months
- $1,668
No membership on this plan, so every dollar goes to medication and care.
Figures are the providers' own published prices as of our last review of each. Promotional rates, multi-month prepayment and dose changes can all move these numbers — confirm at checkout.