Head-to-head · WeighScore
CoreAge Rx vs Oak
The verdict
CoreAge Rx takes it — 91.8/100 to 63.2/100.
CoreAge Rx grades higher on WeighScore, our editorial score across cost value, dose & formulation, clinical oversight, labs & monitoring, fulfillment and contract terms. Top of the scorecard: flat transparent pricing, both molecules, nationwide — no teaser-rate games.
CoreAge Rx is also our overall #1 pick — it tops the full scorecard at 91.8/100 (A−).
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Factor by factor
The same six graded dimensions, side by side. See the methodology.
The numbers
| Metric | CoreAge Rx | Oak |
|---|---|---|
| WeighScore | 91.8/100 | 63.2/100 |
| Grade | A− | C |
| Scorecard rank | #1 | #209 |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | $250/mo (one flat rate at every dose), read on its order form the afternoon of 15 August; it showed $200/mo that morning |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo | $300/mo (one flat rate at every dose), read on its order form the afternoon of 15 August; it showed $250/mo that morning |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Injection only |
Graded #1 · A−
Strengths
- Flat all-in price with no month-two step-up
- Semaglutide and tirzepatide on one account
- All 50 states, LegitScript-verified
Where it loses points
- Not the cheapest sticker price
- Compounded only
- Pharmacy partner not yet publicly named
Graded #209 · C
Strengths
- No membership or subscription fee, and free shipping
- All 50 states, offered in Spanish as well as English
- One price at every dose, so titrating up does not cost more — its order form states it as "One price · All dosages" beside the figure itself
- The price is reachable without handing over any medical detail: the figures sit on the first screen of its order form, before a single question is answered
Where it loses points
- Its advertising and its order form disagree: none of the nine "starting" figures it markets is the $200/$250 it actually charges, so anyone comparing on the advertised numbers is comparing against a price Oak does not offer
- Nine conflicting "starting" figures appear across Oak's own pages — $119, $133, $160, $167, $180, $185, $190, $199 and $250 — and none carries a term or a billing cadence. Its headline "$133 / $199" is the three-month prepay under code OAKSAVE200, billed upfront, not a monthly rate
- The cheapest two, "$119" and "$185", sit beside a "$200 off" new-patient offer that Oak elsewhere describes as "$50 off your first month, $200 off 3-months" — a three-month package discount, not a monthly rate
- Its two comparison tables disagree with each other and with its two FAQs: $167/mo against $190/mo, "as little as $119/month" against "as little as $190/month or lower"
- Worth re-checking at the last step: an earlier reading of its checkout copy recorded dose steps costing roughly $50–$75 more, which its order form's "One price · All dosages" line contradicts
- Same-day approval with no video call means very little clinical contact before a prescription
- No published lab or monitoring program
- Injection only, and no brand-name lane
- Sold as packages, so re-ordering is on you
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.