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Review · not a partner · checked August 2026

Ro

$298/mo

Month to month, no prepay. Read off their site August 2026.

A $149 monthly membership that does not include the medication, and medication that runs $149 to $449 depending on the drug and dose.

What it is

Ro is the biggest name here and the most confusing to price, because the membership and the medicine are two separate bills.

What the membership buys is real: provider support, messaging, check-ins, lab testing where needed, and help pursuing insurance coverage. What it does not buy is the drug.

What it actually costs

The gap

They advertise $74 a month. That is the 12-month plan, prepaid annually, $888 on the card today. With no commitment it is $298 a month.

Brand semaglutide

brand semaglutide price ladder
PlanPer monthCharged today
Wegovy pill, 1.5 mg$149$149
Wegovy pill, 4 mg$199$199
Wegovy pill, 9 mg and 25 mg$299$299
Wegovy pen, 1 mg to 2.4 mg$349$349
Wegovy pen, 7.2 mg$399$399

Medication is billed separately from the membership and rises with dose. Two limited-time offers are running: the 4 mg pill is cut from $199 to $149, and the two starting pen doses from $349 to $199.

Brand tirzepatide

brand tirzepatide price ladder
PlanPer monthCharged today
Zepbound KwikPen, 2.5 mg$299$299
Zepbound KwikPen, 5 mg$399$399
Zepbound KwikPen, 7.5 mg and above$449$449

The $449 price for 7.5 mg and higher runs through a manufacturer offer, and holding it means completing each refill check-in within 45 days of the last delivery. Miss that window and the refill bills at $499 for 7.5 mg or $699 for 10 mg and above.

The membership is $149 a month with no commitment. Prepay and it drops: $99 a month on three months, $89 on six, and the advertised $74 on twelve months prepaid annually. The first month is $39 on any plan.

Then the medication, billed separately. The Wegovy pill is $149 at 1.5 mg, $199 at 4 mg and $299 at the top doses. The pen lists at $349 through 2.4 mg and $399 at 7.2 mg. Zepbound runs $299 at 2.5 mg, $399 at 5 mg, and $449 from 7.5 mg up through a manufacturer offer.

So the realistic month-to-month floor is $298, and a mid-dose month on the pen is closer to $500. Watch the refill clock on Zepbound: the $449 offer price holds only while each refill check-in lands within 45 days of the last delivery, and a missed window bills $499 or $699. The membership fee is non-refundable once paid, renewals are automatic, and cancellation needs 48 hours' notice before the next renewal date.

The full breakdown — what is included, what is extra, and what happens at higher doses — is on the Ro cost page.

Who it's wrong for

Anyone reading $74 as the price of treatment. It is the membership alone, prepaid for a year, before a single dose is paid for.

Anyone whose budget is fixed month to month. Dose escalation is where this gets expensive, and the price climbs as the dose does.

Anyone expecting insurance to carry it. Ro's terms say the weight-loss program is cash pay and does not accept insurance, while offering coverage support for members who are using their own insurance to help pay for medication. Those are different things and it is worth knowing which you are getting.

The American checks

Prescriber licensed in your stateNot stated
Pharmacy namedNot named
What you getBrand Wegovy, Zepbound and Foundayo on the public pricing page; compounded medication only during shortages, per the terms
Overseas fulfillmentNot stated
Support hoursCare team hours published as Monday to Friday, 9:00am-6:00pm Eastern, alongside marketing that offers care team access 24/7

These are the checks this site applies to every company — how we review. Not stated means we could not find it on their site, which is a finding about the site, not about the company.

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Kevin Turner · Reviews Editor · Checked August 2026