GLP-1 prices feel opaque because the same medication has several official prices at once. This page puts the manufacturers' own published numbers side by side — nothing estimated, every price linked to the page that publishes it.
Verified Aug 11, 2026
Quick answer: ignore the list price. If your commercial insurance covers the drug, a manufacturer savings card can mean paying as little as $25 a month. If not, the manufacturers' own pharmacies sell direct: $299–$449 for Zepbound vials, $349–$399 for Wegovy, $349–$499 for Ozempic.
The matrix
Manufacturer-published prices only, as of the verified date above. A "—" means the manufacturer doesn't publish a price for that channel. Dose-level detail and conditions are in the cards below.
Medication
List price / mo
Self-pay direct
Savings card*
Wegovysemaglutide injection · Novo Nordisk
$1,349
$349–$399/mo
As little as $25/mo
Ozempicsemaglutide injection · Novo Nordisk
$1,028
$349–$499/mo
As little as $25/mo
Zepboundtirzepatide · Eli Lilly
$1,086
$299–$449/mo
As little as $25/mo
Mounjarotirzepatide · Eli Lilly
$1,080
—
As little as $25/mo
*Savings cards apply only when commercial insurance covers the drug, savings are capped monthly, and government coverage (Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, VA) is always excluded. Saxenda is omitted: its savings program closed to new enrollees and Novo Nordisk publishes no direct self-pay price for it.
What the three prices mean
List price
The manufacturer's published sticker price (wholesale acquisition cost). Almost nobody pays this number directly — but it drives what shows up before deductibles are met, so it's worth knowing.
Manufacturer self-pay
Cash prices the manufacturers publish for buying directly through their own pharmacies (NovoCare Pharmacy, LillyDirect) — no insurance involved. This is the real floor for the FDA-approved product without coverage.
Savings card, with covered commercial insurance
If your commercial plan covers the drug, the manufacturer's card can bring your copay down to as little as $25 — but the monthly savings are capped, and no card works with Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, or VA coverage.
Medication by medication
Dose-level prices and the conditions attached to each, with sources.
Wegovy
semaglutide injection · Novo Nordisk · list price $1,349/month — Novo Nordisk has announced a cut to $675 on January 1, 2027.
All standard doses (0.25–2.4 mg), via NovoCare Pharmacy$349/mo
Wegovy HD 7.2 mg$399/mo
New-patient offer: first 2 monthly fills (0.25/0.5 mg), through Dec 31, 2026$199/mo
Wegovy tablets (daily pill), depending on dosefrom $149/mo
Self-pay prices are cash prices through NovoCare Pharmacy — they don't run through insurance.
The savings card requires commercial insurance that covers Wegovy: pay as little as $25, with savings capped at $100 per 1-month fill. Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, VA, and other government coverage are excluded.
semaglutide injection · Novo Nordisk · list price $1,028/month — Novo Nordisk has announced a cut to $675 on January 1, 2027.
0.25, 0.5, or 1 mg, via NovoCare Pharmacy$349/mo
2 mg$499/mo
New-patient offer: first 2 monthly fills, through Dec 31, 2026$199/mo
The savings card requires commercial insurance that covers Ozempic (0.5, 1, or 2 mg): pay as little as $25, with savings capped at $100 per 1-month fill ($300 per 3-month fill). Government coverage is excluded.
7.5, 10, 12.5, or 15 mg vials — when refilled within 45 days$449/mo
Those same higher doses without the 45-day refill$599–$1,049/mo
The discounted higher-dose vial prices hold only if each refill is ordered within 45 days of the last delivery — miss the window and that fill reverts to the standard self-pay price.
Vials are drawn up with a syringe rather than a pre-filled pen.
The savings card requires commercial insurance that covers Zepbound: pay as little as $25 per fill, savings capped at $100 per month and $1,300 per calendar year. Government coverage is excluded; the current card expires December 31, 2026.
Lilly doesn't currently publish a direct self-pay price for Mounjaro the way it does for Zepbound vials — if one appears on LillyDirect, we'll add it here.
The savings card requires commercial insurance that covers Mounjaro: pay as little as $25 for up to a 3-month fill. Government coverage is excluded; the current card expires December 31, 2026.
Prices are set by the manufacturers and change — sometimes mid-year. We list only manufacturer-published numbers, re-verified on the date above, and this page is not medical, insurance, or financial advice. Telehealth platforms listed elsewhere on this site charge their own separate visit or membership fees on top of medication costs.