Heros Health vs Hims
Heros Health and Hims both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide; this is how their prices, coverage and records differ.
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Hims
Best for: knowing which pharmacy fills the vial: it names Apostrophe Pharmacy LLC
Visit Hims →If you are choosing between Heros Health and Hims, price alone will not settle it. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Hims leads our six-part score, 6.8 to 6.3. One of the two has an FDA warning letter on record, covered below.
Heros Health vs Hims price
Heros Health and Hims start at the same figure, $199 a month, so the entry price does not separate them. Look at what each price covers and at the per-drug prices below.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide costs the same at both, $199 a month; tirzepatide is cheaper at Heros Health ($199 a month vs $299 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format, Heros Health prices compounded injections, while Hims prices compounded injections and brand-name pens.
If you want the FDA-approved brand rather than a compounded version, Hims is the only one of the two with a brand-name price.
Where each one treats patients
Heros Health does not publish where it ships, and Hims lists 50 states.
Pricing
Heros Health
Hims
Brand Zepbound from $299/mo medication-only; requires Hims Weight Loss Membership ($149/mo)
What each price covers
Both prices cover the medication itself.
Heros Health's price also covers the clinician visit, which Hims does not claim.
Heros Health is silent on shipping, lab work and coaching.
Hims is silent on shipping and lab work.
Heros Health
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
Not stated
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Hims
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
Charged on top
Shipping
Not stated
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Charged on top
Where each one scores higher
Overall, Hims scores 6.8 and Heros Health 6.3 out of 10.
Heros Health is stronger on value (6.6 vs 3.0) and support (5.5 vs 3.0).
Hims is stronger on user experience (8.0 vs 3.0), trust & safety (7.0 vs 4.0) and accessibility (10.0 vs 5.0).
Effectiveness is within half a point.
Heros Health
6.3/10
Hims
6.8/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
The FDA sent Hims a warning letter dated September 9, 2025 (letter 716567), and it is still open.
Heros Health has no FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Heros Health | Hims |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $199/mo | $199/mo |
| Features | ✓8 features | 2 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | 50 |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | — | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | ✓None | 1 letter |
About Heros Health
One flat program price covers dose adjustments and clinician messaging: $149 to begin, $199/mo thereafter, or $165/mo if three months are taken at once. Compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide are written by board-certified US physicians and filled at 503A compounding pharmacies that are FDA-registered and LegitScript-certified. Delivery takes 2-4 days at no charge, and a 90-day money-back guarantee sits behind GLP-1 treatment.
Read our full Heros Health review →About Hims
Hims is a major men's telehealth brand. Its weight loss offering is compounded semaglutide on a 6-month plan.
Read our full Hims review →Pros & Cons
Heros Health
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $199 a month, close to the $185 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $199 a month, 20% below the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication and clinician visits
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Heros Health
Watch-outs
- You only see a price after finishing the medical intake, so you cannot compare costs before sharing health information
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Hims
What we like
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price includes the medication
- Serves all 50 states
- Names 4 pharmacies that fill its prescriptions, which most sellers do not
Watch-outs
- Not included in the monthly price: clinician visits, coaching
- The FDA has issued Hims a warning letter. Read what it alleges: a letter flags a problem but does not by itself rule a seller out
- Its semaglutide is compounded rather than FDA-approved, so it has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Our Verdict
Hims wins this one, 6.8 to 6.3, above all for knowing which pharmacy fills the vial: it names Apostrophe Pharmacy LLC. Heros Health fits better if compounded semaglutide at $199/month is your priority.
Choose Heros Health if…
You want compounded semaglutide at $199/month and an opening price near $199 a month.
Choose Hims if…
You want knowing which pharmacy fills the vial: it names Apostrophe Pharmacy LLC and an opening price near $199 a month.
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