Head-to-head · WeighScore
Arc-1 vs Renlo Health
The verdict
Renlo Health takes it — 79.7/100 to 56.3/100.
Renlo Health grades higher on WeighScore, our editorial score across cost value, dose & formulation, clinical oversight, labs & monitoring, fulfillment and contract terms. One of the few programs whose headline is the actual monthly rate, with the prescribing physician and the dispensing pharmacy both named.
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Factor by factor
The same six graded dimensions, side by side. See the methodology.
The numbers
| Metric | Arc-1 | Renlo Health |
|---|---|---|
| WeighScore | 56.3/100 | 79.7/100 |
| Grade | C | C+ |
| Scorecard rank | #457 | #41 |
| Semaglutide | $200/mo (0.5 mg dose, compounded) | $199/mo, billed monthly at every dose |
| Tirzepatide | $200/mo (2.5 mg dose, compounded) | $269/mo, billed monthly at every dose |
| Coverage | Coverage not published | Not publicly listed |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Injection only |
Graded #457 · C
Strengths
- Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide available
- Per-dose purchasing — no subscription or membership required
- 25% off plus free shipping promotion
- Broader longevity formulary (rapamycin, NAD+, sermorelin)
- LegitScript Certified badge now displayed on product pages
Where it loses points
- No legal entity name or address disclosed
- State availability not disclosed
- No named clinicians or pharmacy partners
- Per-dose pricing still climbs with dose (semaglutide 2.5mg is $549.99/mo, tirzepatide 7.5mg $399.99/mo)
Graded #41 · C+
Strengths
- The headline is the real month-to-month rate — no prepay division and no commitment behind an asterisk
- A genuine all-in line: medication, injection supplies, provider evaluation, ongoing care, expedited shipping and unlimited care-team messaging, with no membership or consultation fees
- Names the prescribing physician, Dr. Sean Arora, MD, and the dispensing pharmacy, VialsRX
- Same price at every dose with a price-lock badge
- A four-month money-back guarantee, and cancel anytime with no fee
Where it loses points
- A struck-through $399 sits beside the price with no published basis — Renlo never says what it was, when it applied or to whom
- That strikethrough comes from a stylesheet rule rather than a struck-out element, so a markup-level check would report the page clean
- A comparison table headed "Most GLP-1 providers" quotes $270, $365 and $445 by dose while naming no provider and citing no source
- A site-wide $50 code means the advertised figure is not the first amount charged
- No lab protocol is published, and there is no oral or brand route
Also worth a look
Neither is our top-graded pick — CoreAge Rx leads the scorecard
Across all 544 providers, CoreAge Rx grades highest at 91.8/100 (A−). Top of the scorecard: flat transparent pricing, both molecules, nationwide — no teaser-rate games.
Pricing/verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last grading; the WeighScore is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.