Gala Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 8.5/10
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
Gala scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on follow-up care. Its compounded tirzepatide costs $179 a month, 33% below the $269 median among the sellers we compare.
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Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Prices checked October 2026
A yearly plan is the format: compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide are sold that way, with brand-name Ozempic on the same menu. The corporate name is AI Coaching Inc., which does business as Gala GLP-1 and is incorporated in Delaware; care comes through OpenLoop-affiliated medical groups. Compounded GLP-1 is $179 a month on the yearly plan, all doses included. A Wegovy pill taken orally is flagged as coming soon.
Is Gala legit?
Yes. Gala is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. Its site shows LegitScript certification. We rate it 8.5/10 overall, across six areas from price to trust and safety. Legitimate is not the same as right for you, though: that part is a decision for you and a licensed clinician.
Is there a Gala promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for Gala. Its listed price is $179 a month. Coupon sites advertising "Gala discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
See how Gala compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
Gala at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide
- Starting price
- $179/mo
- Pricing model
- Flat: the price stays the same as the dose goes up
- What's included
- Medication · Consult · Shipping
- Availability
- All 50 states
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How Gala scores
Six columns, each one computed from something Gala has published rather than from an opinion we formed: what it charges, which molecules it will dispense, what its record shows, and what the monthly figure actually buys. Where a seller keeps something back, such as its price or its pharmacy, the score reflects it. Every seller we review goes through the same six columns.
Value25%
7.9/10$179/month is 33% below the $269 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare.
Effectiveness25%
10.0/10Dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide, including the FDA-approved product. Anchored to SURMOUNT-1 (tirzepatide, -20.9%) and STEP 1 (semaglutide, -14.9%).
User Experience15%
8.0/10A price is shown before the questionnaire starts.
Trust & Safety15%
7.5/10No pharmacy is named for its prescriptions. It shows a price before asking for health information. It lists the states it serves.
Accessibility10%
10.0/10Serves all 50 states.
Support10%
7.0/10The price covers the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
A seller that shows no price until after the medical intake loses points on User Experience and Trust & Safety, and its review says so. How we score →
What we checked on Gala
Last checked October 2026- Checked the listed price across 3 dose or plan tiers
- Checked state coverage: all 50
- Checked what the monthly price covers, and what it leaves out
- Checked FDA warning letters for Gala
Price, availability, and compliance here are read off the seller's own pages and off primary regulatory records, named in the sources below.
What signing up with Gala involves
What to expect on the way to a prescription: where the price appears, who fills the medication, and what the monthly price covers. It is not medical advice, and a clinician makes the prescribing decision.
- 1Gala shows a price on its own site before asking anything about you, so you can compare it with other sellers before you start a questionnaire.
- 2Ask Gala which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay. The pharmacy's name is what lets you check its license.
- 3The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
- Lowest ongoing monthly price: semaglutide $179, tirzepatide $179. That leaves out membership fees, first-month rates and insurance copays.
- Gala serves all 50 states.
- The medication is compounded, so it is not an FDA-approved product and has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality.
Contacting Gala
- Gala offers email support
Cancelling Gala
Taken from the terms Gala publishes. Terms change, so check the current policy before you subscribe.
- Cancel any time
- Yes
- Minimum commitment
- Yearly plan for the $179 rate; 72 hours' notice before the billing date to cancel
- Refund policy
- No refund on cancellation; full refund only if the medical provider disqualifies you
Medications Gala lists
Gala lists Wegovy, Ozempic, compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide. Each one has its own guide: how it works, the dosing schedule, the side effects that show up in practice, and what the trials measured.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
$179 a month on the yearly plan, all doses included. The FAQ also cites $199 a month on a 3-month plan. The weight-loss page says semaglutide from $129 a month without naming a plan.
Tirzepatide from $179 a month on the yearly plan, all doses included.
'Ozempic® Brand-name semaglutide $1,299/month' — unchanged. Wegovy pill still 'Coming soon / Pricing at launch' (not a priced row).
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from Gala's own website, as of the date shown. Sellers move prices without announcing it, and promotional rates lapse, so confirm the standing cost on their site before committing.
In its favor
- Semaglutide costs $179 a month, 10% below the $199 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $179 a month, 33% below the $269 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Gala
Against it
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
What Gala charges
The standing price at Gala is $179/month, unchanged as the dose goes up. That sits at the affordable end of what we see. Flat dose pricing matters more than it sounds: on a tiered plan the bill grows with the dose, so the figure that got you to sign up is not the one you end up paying.
- Compounded semaglutide: $179/month
- Compounded tirzepatide: $179/month
- Ozempic: $1,299/month
For compounded tirzepatide, the median across the sellers we compare is $269/month, so Gala's $179 is genuinely below the middle, not just advertised that way. Before you pay, compare Gala's cancellation terms with other sellers' cancellation and refund policies. Across the compounded market the dearest tenth of sellers charges about three times what the cheapest tenth does; how much GLP-1 prices actually vary explains the spread.
Bodybuilding Health+, at about $179/month, is the closest like-for-like alternative we review.
What Gala dispenses
Gala prescribes semaglutide (approved as Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (approved as Zepbound and Mounjaro). Between them these are the two molecules with the largest published weight-loss trial programs behind them. The choice is between an FDA-approved pen and a compounded preparation that costs less. Compounding is lawful and often appropriate, but a compounded product is not an approved one, and the price gap is largely that difference. The molecule can be the one in Ozempic and Wegovy; what differs is the formulation, the concentration and the dose ladder.
Safety and disclosure
Gala tells you its price before you start the medical questionnaire and that it treats patients in all 50 states. We found no FDA warning letters issued to Gala. Because the medication is compounded, the most useful question to ask at intake is which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription. If Gala will not tell you, treat that as a warning sign. A 503A pharmacy answers to a state board and a 503B facility to the FDA; which one fills it changes what you can check. How we weigh oversight, disclosure and price is set out in our scoring methodology.
Who should look elsewhere
- You need insurance to cover the cost. Check whether Gala bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- the lowest standing monthly cost is what you are solving for
- you want the price to stop moving as your dose climbs
- you need access wherever you live
Our read
Gala competes on price without an obvious sacrifice elsewhere: $179/month, no FDA warning letters, and wide state coverage.
The Bottom Line
Gala scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on follow-up care. Its compounded tirzepatide costs $179 a month, 33% below the $269 median among the sellers we compare.
Before you pay Gala
Starting at $179 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where Gala is the wrong choice
No seller suits every reader, and pretending otherwise is the easiest way to sell one. On these two counts, another seller does better.
- If the standing monthly cost is what decides it, consider WellMedRx (from $49/mo).
- If you want a human checking in, not just a prescription, consider Eden.
If none of these fits, our guide to alternatives to Gala sets more sellers in the same category beside Gala on price, states and what the price includes.
Alternatives to Gala
Collective
Best for: flat any-dose pricing, if you can absorb a $199 annual membership on top
Editorial score · methodology
Embody
Best for: a flat compounded tirzepatide or semaglutide price at every dose, from a seller that names its pharmacies
Editorial score · methodology
Luvo Health
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
Editorial score · methodology
Compare Gala head to head
Our head-to-head pages for Gala are Gala vs Hers, Gala vs Fridays, Gala vs Ivy Rx, Gala vs Brello Health, Gala vs Gimme Care, and Gala vs Zealthy.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check Gala yourself
- How to Get a GLP-1 Prescription
- How to Read a Peptide Certificate of Analysis (and What It Cannot Prove)
- Is Ozempic Available Over the Counter? No GLP-1 Is, and What Is Sold Instead
Every seller that ships to your state, side by side: Alabama, Colorado, Massachusetts, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and every other state.
Glossary
The words sellers use, defined. Tap any term.
- Semaglutide · Drugs and brands
- Tirzepatide · Drugs and brands
- Compounded GLP-1 · Pharmacy and drug forms
- 503A pharmacy · Pharmacy and drug forms
- PCAB accreditation · Pharmacy and drug forms
- Prior authorization (PA) · Insurance and regulatory
- Off-label use · Insurance and regulatory
- FDA Drug Shortage List · Insurance and regulatory
Sources
Cited across this Gala review: primary regulatory filings, and peer-reviewed studies.
Sources & methodology — as of October 2026
- 1.GLP Watchdog — GLP-1 Pricing Index 2026 (our independent dataset)— GLP Watchdog.
- 2.FDA — Compounding and the 503A Pharmacy Framework— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 3.FDA — Drug Shortages Database (current shortage listings)— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 4.PCAB — Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Standards— Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) / PCAB.
- 5.KFF — Medicaid coverage research (anti-obesity & GLP-1 drug policy)— Kaiser Family Foundation.
- 6.STEP 1 Trial — Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity (Wilding JPH et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 33567185.
- 7.FDA — Wegovy (semaglutide) Approval History via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 8.FDA — Ozempic (semaglutide) Prescribing Information via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 9.SURMOUNT-1 Trial — Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity (Jastreboff AM et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 35658024.
- 10.FDA — Zepbound (tirzepatide) Approval History via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 11.FDA — Mounjaro (tirzepatide) Prescribing Information via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 12.SURMOUNT-5 Trial — Tirzepatide vs. Semaglutide Head-to-Head in Obesity (Aronne LJ et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 40353578.
See Gala's current pricing
Plans start at $179 a month. Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.