Head-to-head · computed 2026-08-11
Luvo Health vs TMates
Luvo Health: Luvo Health publishes an openly available price ladder for compounded GLP-1s — semaglutide and tirzepatide — alongside longevity peptides. It names four dispensing pharmacy partners. Its 52-week (annual) plan offers the lowest per-month-equivalent rate; no-commitment 4-week terms cost materially more. TMates: TMates is a compounded GLP-1 telehealth service that includes medication and visits in one bundled monthly price. It offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide, with a 12-month plan that brings tirzepatide to $167/mo — the lowest committed-plan figure for tirz outside of bmiMD and NexLife.
Tirzepatide
| Luvo Health | TMates | |
|---|---|---|
| All-in maintenance | $339/mo | $297/mo |
| Best plan rate | $291/mo | $167/mo |
| 12-month total | $3,492 | $2,004 |
| Status | Reported · 2026-08-08 | Reported · 2026-07-14 |
The arithmetic
On the figures our desk holds, TMates's $297 a month undercuts Luvo Health's $339 by $42 a month at the 10 mg/wk maintenance basis — $504 across a year. TMates's figure is reported (captured 2026-07-14) and Luvo Health's is reported (captured 2026-08-08); a status below 'verified' means our independent checkout capture is still pending, so treat the gap as the best current evidence rather than settled fact.
Luvo Health's tirzepatide ladder runs $339 a month billed monthly, and $291 a month on a twelve-month plan. TMates's runs $297 a month billed monthly, and $167 a month on a twelve-month plan. On the twelve-month basis TMates's $2,004 beats Luvo Health's $3,492 by $1,488 — with the winner's figure resting on a committed twelve-month plan, a structural difference that matters if you might stop early.
Semaglutide
| Luvo Health | TMates | |
|---|---|---|
| All-in maintenance | $249/mo | $249/mo |
| Best plan rate | $194/mo | $158/mo |
| 12-month total | $2,328 | $1,896 |
| Status | Reported · 2026-08-08 | Reported · 2026-07-14 |
The arithmetic
On monthly cost the two are tied at $249; the decision comes down to structure — Luvo Health's (per 4-week term; annual plan rate is total divided by 12 calendar months (13 cycles per year)) against TMates's (structured titration; medication and provider visits included in price).
Luvo Health's semaglutide ladder runs $249 a month billed monthly, and $194 a month on a twelve-month plan. TMates's runs $249 a month billed monthly, and $158 a month on a twelve-month plan. On the twelve-month basis TMates's $1,896 beats Luvo Health's $2,328 by $432 — with the winner's figure resting on a committed twelve-month plan, a structural difference that matters if you might stop early.
Structure, side by side
Luvo Health
- MembershipNone
- Dose policyPer 4-week term; annual plan rate is total divided by 12 calendar months (13 cycles per year)
- Commitment52-week (annual) plan billed as lump-sum ($3,497 tirz / $2,327 sema) OR 4-week rolling ($339/$249 per term, no commitment)
- CancellationNo-commitment 4-week option available; confirm annual plan refund terms
- PharmacyFour named dispensing compounding pharmacies (specific names per provider materi
TMates
- MembershipNone
- Dose policyStructured titration; medication and provider visits included in price
- Commitment12-month plan or month-to-month; substantial difference in rates
- CancellationPer provider terms
- PharmacyPartner 503A pharmacy (not publicly named)
What our desk is watching on each
Luvo Health: Luvo publishes plan-TERM totals in weeks, not monthly prices; our monthly figures divide the term total by 12 calendar months, but 52 weeks = 13 four-week cycles, so the true per-cycle cost is slightly different. Luvo makes no third-party testing claim and its own evaluation does not include lab testing. Geographic availability is a qualified all-50-states claim. Reported status — RangeYourself verified 2026-08-08.
TMates: The $158/mo (sema) and $167/mo (tirz) headline figures are 12-month plan rates; month-to-month is $249 (sema) and $297 (tirz) — some of the widest start-to-commitment spreads in the index. Reported status from RangeYourself 2026-07-14 verification.
Questions people ask
Is Luvo Health or TMates cheaper in 2026?
The tirzepatide and semaglutide verdict blocks above give the computed answer at the maintenance basis, with the verification status of each figure; the short version is that whichever program's all-in monthly number is lower on this page is cheaper on the evidence we hold today, and both rows carry capture dates so you can judge freshness.
What does Luvo Health vs TMates miss that checkout will show?
Taxes, state availability, current promotions, and any dose surcharge introduced after our capture date. Screenshot the order summary before paying — that capture, not any comparison page, is your contract.
Why do you compare at the maintenance dose instead of the starting dose?
Because starter pricing lasts one or two months and maintenance pricing lasts the rest of the year; comparing starts against maintenances is the single most common way GLP-1 comparisons mislead.
What do Luvo Health and TMates cost over a full year of tirzepatide?
On the plans our database holds, a year of tirzepatide runs $3,492 at Luvo Health and $2,004 at TMates — computed from each program's best published twelve-month route, with promotional figures labeled in the sections above and every number carrying its capture date.
Both records live in the normalized database; re-run the math yourself from the downloads. Full record pages: Luvo Health · TMates. Official sites: Luvo Health ↗ · TMates ↗. Nothing here is medical advice.