Found vs Hers Weight Loss: Which Fits You and What It Really Costs

Found vs Hers comes down to what you want to take and how you'll pay. Hers' public menu lists FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s: $39 for the first month's membership, then $149 a month, plus medicine. Found can bill eligible insurance for visits and prices plans in 28-day cycles; some include compounded medicine.

Three things change that answer:

• You have job-based or marketplace insurance. Found can bill eligible plans for visits if it's in your network. Hers doesn't accept insurance.
• You're on Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE or Medi-Cal. Found's standard commercial-insurance prices don't apply. It has a separate Medicare offering; Medicaid members should start with their plan. Hers is cash only.
• You want an FDA-approved GLP-1. At Found, that's the brand-name plan, with medicine charged separately. Its compounded GLP-1 plans are not FDA-approved.

Here's the catch to check before it reaches your bank statement. Found's prices cover 28 days: 13 cycles cover 364 days, and prepaid plans have a different payment schedule. At Hers, canceling your medicine doesn't stop the $149 membership—and an already-shipped multi-month supply can keep that fee due even after you ask to cancel membership. The cost tables and cancel rules put both side by side.

One honest limit before we start. We can compare the public prices and rules. We can't see the quote for your prescription. A licensed clinician decides what you get, and either company can say no. The tables show what we could confirm, and the checklist tells you what to ask before you pay.

RX Index Decision Verdict

Pick Hers if you want its cash-pay, app-based brand-name GLP-1 care and accept the separate fees. Pick Found if eligible insurance can help with visits, or if a clinician finds a medical need for a compounded option that an approved drug cannot meet.

• Best for: Hers — cash payers who want the Wegovy pill, Wegovy pen, Zepbound or Foundayo in a simple app. Found — people with job-based insurance in Found's network, and people who want the medicine folded into one price.
• Not ideal for: Hers — anyone who wants to use drug coverage for Wegovy or Zepbound. Found — anyone assuming its lowest advertised GLP-1 price with medicine included buys an FDA-approved product; that price is for compounded treatment.
• The factor that matters most: Which medicine fits your medical needs, and what will your insurance actually help pay?

Found vs Hers at a glance

Found and Hers are both online weight-loss programs where a licensed clinician can prescribe GLP-1 medicine. Hers' current public menu lists brand-name GLP-1s, paid in cash. Found sells compounded plans with the medicine included, brand-name plans with the medicine billed separately, and can bill eligible insurance for visits.

Prices and rules checked on each company's own pages on October 23, 2026: Found plans and terms, Found Medicare offering, Hers menu, Hers terms, and Hers insurance policy. Your quote and existing-member terms may differ.

The right choice isn't the same for everyone. It depends on your state, your insurance and its drug list, FDA-approved or compounded, a pill or a shot, and your budget. If you're still torn, The RX Index's Find My GLP-1 Path tool asks a few quick questions and shows the GLP-1 paths and providers that fit your goals, budget, insurance and situation. It's free, takes about 2 minutes, and needs no signup.

Are you comparing the same kind of medicine?

Found and Hers prices can cover different kinds of medicine, and this is the first thing to sort out. Brand-name GLP-1s like Wegovy and Zepbound are FDA-approved: the FDA reviewed them for safety, how well they work, and quality. Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, so they do not get that review before they reach you.

FDA approval applies to a specific drug product. A compounded product has not gone through that approval process. A pharmacy license does not make the medicine FDA-approved (FDA).

Here's what the FDA says right now, in plain words:

• Compounded drugs should only be used when a patient's needs can't be met by an FDA-approved drug (FDA, content current October 1, 2026).
• Semaglutide and tirzepatide are no longer on the FDA's shortage list. Patient-specific compounding must meet the rules in section 503A of federal law. Those rules restrict regular compounding of near-copies unless a prescriber documents a change that makes a significant difference for that patient (FDA, content current April 1, 2026).
• As of May 31, 2026, the FDA had received 990 reports of side effects or problems with compounded semaglutide and more than 730 with compounded tirzepatide. The FDA says these are likely undercounted, and a report doesn't prove the drug caused the problem. These are reports across compounded products, not a count of Found patients or a comparison with Hers (FDA).

What this means for this choice:

• Hers no longer lists compounded GLP-1s on its weight-loss menu. In March 2026, Hims & Hers said it would focus on FDA-approved GLP-1s and offer compounded semaglutide only on a limited scale (Hims & Hers).
• Found still sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide. Found says they come from licensed U.S. 503A pharmacies and describes them as "+ B12/Glycine" (semaglutide; tirzepatide). That's Found's description, not an FDA review. Ask which formulation your prescription would use; an added ingredient alone does not establish that it meets the compounding rules (FDA).

One more term worth knowing. Off-label means a doctor prescribes an FDA-approved drug for a use it wasn't approved for (FDA). Ozempic injections, Ozempic tablets and Mounjaro have type 2 diabetes indications, not weight-management approval. Each provider decides who meets its clinical criteria. Off-label use of an approved drug is still different from a compounded drug, which isn't approved at all. Wegovy, Zepbound and Foundayo are approved for weight management.

Want the longer version? See our guide to compounded vs brand-name GLP-1s and our compounded GLP-1 enforcement tracker.

What will Found or Hers really cost you?

At Hers, you pay two separate bills: a membership ($39 the first month, then $149 a month) and your medicine. At Found, compounded plans include the medicine in one price per 28 days, while brand-name plans charge a plan fee plus the medicine. The fair way to compare is the same medicine, the same length of time, and every required fee.

Think of it as the whole receipt, not the sticker price. Here's every piece we could confirm.

Brand-name, FDA-approved medicine, paying cash

Sources: Hers weight-loss menu; Found offer terms; Found pricing. Checked October 23, 2026.

Two notes that save people money:

• Found's own pricing page lists Wegovy and Zepbound "from $650/mo+." But Found's offer terms say brand-name medicine can be filled at your own pharmacy, or through NovoCare (Novo Nordisk) or LillyDirect (Eli Lilly) at their cash prices. Ask Found which route your prescription will use before you pay.
• "$188" adds two starting charges; it isn't a verified all-in quote or the amount due at signup. Hers charges the $39 membership when you join. The medicine is charged only if a clinician prescribes it, and the plan may require several supplies to be paid upfront (membership billing; Hers FAQ).

What the makers charge for each dose. The Hers pages we could verify list starting prices, so here's what Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly charge eligible cash buyers directly. Use it as a yardstick and ask Hers or Found for the price at your dose; these are manufacturer prices, not a confirmed Hers quote.

For the Wegovy intro offer, a new patient has not redeemed a Wegovy injection savings offer in the past 365 days. For Lilly's $449 offer, the first qualifying higher-dose purchase gets the price automatically; later refill purchases must be made within 45 days of delivery or receipt of the previous supply. Zepbound vials need separate needles and syringes; KwikPens need separate pen needles. Additional taxes or fees may apply. Manufacturer eligibility and reimbursement restrictions apply; do not assume these offers can be combined with insurance or HSA/FSA reimbursement. Prices and terms checked October 23, 2026; the linked terms give the full rules.

Found's publicly priced compounded plans (not FDA-approved)

Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved. The FDA does not review them for safety, effectiveness or quality before they reach patients, and it recommends them only when an approved drug can't meet your medical needs.

These are compounded products, not FDA-approved drugs. Prices include the medicine and membership; Found lists free shipping on these compounded plans. Labs, if required, are extra. The insurance-care column reflects insurance for clinical visits—not insurance-paid compounded medicine. Visit copays, coinsurance and deductibles are extra. Found advertises a typical copay around $30; your own cost is not known until you check. Sources: Found offer terms, compounded semaglutide, compounded tirzepatide. Checked October 23, 2026.

For three- and six-month terms, the prices above are per-cycle rates. The public pages did not settle every payment schedule; ask what is due upfront and what happens when that term ends. The 12-month figures are base arithmetic before any confirmed checkout offer or extras—not observed checkout totals.

Not looking for a GLP-1? Found's separate oral non-GLP-1 plan costs a standard $149 per 28 days for a single-cycle cash plan, or $89 with eligible insurance for care, plus any visit cost-sharing. It includes certain generic oral medicines, such as metformin or topiramate; labs, if required, are extra. Longer commitments have lower advertised rates (Found offer terms).

The 28-day math that changes your yearly bill

Found prices its standard plans in 28-day cycles. Thirteen cycles cover 52 weeks—364 days. Twelve 28-day cycles cover 336 days, or 48 weeks. Found explicitly lists 48 weeks for its brand-name and non-GLP-1 oral 12-month terms. For compounded plans, the figures below use twelve 28-day price units; confirm your actual end and renewal dates.

The Found calculation counts treatment cycles, not bank charges in a calendar year. An advance payment on day 364 can fall within the first 365 days. Prepaid terms have different charge dates. Sources: Found terms, Found pricing, Hers membership, Wegovy prices, and FDA Wegovy label, checked October 23, 2026.

Here's the useful lesson in those numbers. Found advertises lower per-cycle prices with longer commitments. Hers' medicine cost can change with the dose and supply you buy. Neither starting price tells you which will cost less over your treatment period. That's not a reason to pick either one. It's a reason not to assume "compounded" means "cheap."

Turn your own quote into a fair comparison

Say you're 47, paying cash, and comparing Hers with the Wegovy pill against a Found compounded-semaglutide plan your clinician has said fits your medical needs. The converter below keeps each bill's supply period separate, adds every fee you enter, and shows what's still unknown. You can use our checked starting prices or type in the numbers from your own quote.

Worked example, so you don't have to click. At Hers, the $39 first membership fee plus one Wegovy pill supply at the advertised $149 starting price adds to $188. That is two known price components, not a full checkout quote: the medicine plan may be prepaid. After month one, membership is $149 a month; your later pill quote is still needed. Found's single-cycle cash compounded-semaglutide plan is $179 for the first 28 days and $289 after that. At unchanged rates, 13 cycles cost $3,647 before extras and cover 364 days. Its advertised 12-month prepaid option gives a $2,028 base estimate using twelve 28-day price units; confirm the actual end and renewal dates. Those are different medicines and different commitments. The next useful number is the refill price for your prescription.

Does insurance change the answer?

Yes, at Found it can change the visit bill and, separately, what you pay for a brand-name drug. Hers doesn't accept insurance (Hers insurance policy). Found can bill eligible in-network job-based or marketplace plans for clinical visits, but its own billing rules say the membership fee and compounded medicine are not covered services (Found billing consent, dated July 1, 2026).

Here's how the pieces split:

Before you count on insurance, ask three yes-or-no questions:

1. Is my plan from an employer or the marketplace — not Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE or Medi-Cal?
2. Is Found in network for my exact plan and state? Its pricing page lists insurer names such as Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross plans, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare in 40 states, but a logo is not confirmation of your own benefits (Found).
3. Does my plan cover the exact medicine—Wegovy, Zepbound or Foundayo—for weight management, and what approval rules apply?

If you can't answer #3, log in to your insurer's member site or call the pharmacy number on your card. "Found accepts insurance" means your visits; it doesn't mean your plan pays for the drug.

Your drug coverage may need prior authorization—approval from your insurer before it pays. Found offers a free drug-coverage check and says it supports prior authorization and required paperwork. Hers does not bill insurance for this program.

Ro is another option to compare for brand-name medicine and insurance support. Its free coverage report checks Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound autoinjector pens; it does not submit a treatment request or write a prescription. Ro's paid program includes an insurance concierge to help with prior-authorization paperwork. Membership is $39 the first month, then $149 a month, or $74 a month on a following 12-month plan paid upfront ($888), with medicine separate (Ro pricing). Coverage is still up to your insurer.

See your own doctor first if you're under 18, pregnant or planning to be, have type 1 diabetes, have a history of an eating disorder, or might have a reason on the medicine's label not to take it. These situations need care from someone who knows you; they are not all FDA-labeled contraindications. For example, Wegovy's label says not to use it with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, MEN 2 (a rare inherited condition), or a prior serious allergic reaction to semaglutide or an ingredient. See GLP-1 hard contraindications and GLP-1s, pregnancy and birth control.

If you have commercial insurance, none of those clinician-first situations applies, and you want a coverage report before considering paid care, start with Ro's free checker.

On Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE or Medi-Cal? Found's standard commercial-insurance prices don't apply to government plans. Found now has a separate Medicare offering for ages 65–75, with a membership fee separate from the medicine copay. If you have Medicare Part D, start with the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge and its official CMS rules, then compare care fees. Found's billing rules ask patients to confirm they're not on Medicaid, CHIP or another state-funded program (billing consent). On Medicaid, including Medi-Cal, start with your plan and an enrolled clinician—see GLP-1 providers that accept Medicaid. For TRICARE, check your own plan and prescriber first. Hers is cash only.

HSA and FSA are a separate question. Hers suggests paying with a regular card and sending the receipt to your HSA or FSA for reimbursement (Hers). Found lists HSA/FSA eligibility on its compounded plan pages. Card acceptance, tax eligibility and reimbursement are separate questions. Ask your account administrator which medicine, visit and membership expenses qualify under the tax and plan rules; also check any manufacturer offer's reimbursement limits. More in GLP-1 providers that take FSA.

Which one fits your situation?

Pick by your insurance and the medicine you want, not by the ad. Here's how the facts above sort most people.

If Found's column fits, review its current plans. If you're using insurance, check your exact state and insurer before you pick a plan length.

If you're paying cash and want Hers' brand-name options without insurance steps, review its medicine choices and separate membership fee before paying. A clinician decides eligibility; ask for the price of your prescribed supply.

What happens if you cancel or stop?

Stopping your medicine and stopping your bills are two different jobs. Found's refund deadline needs confirmation before you pay. At Hers, canceling medicine alone keeps membership billing—and a prepaid supply already shipped can keep membership charges due through that supply period.

Sources: Found offer terms and refund policy; Found general terms; Found billing consent; Hers cancellation help, updated October 20, 2026; Hers terms. Checked October 23, 2026.

Found's refund rule is worded a little awkwardly — it lists two ways to qualify, then says the fee becomes non-refundable "after either" happens. If you're about to prepay, ask Found to confirm your refund deadline in writing.

Hers' two-day renewal deadline does not erase membership charges tied to a supply already shipped. Canceling a Gifthealth medicine subscription does not cancel Hers membership. Ask for the date each subscription will end and the charges still due (Hers terms, updated October 20, 2026).

How to cancel without surprises:

• Screenshot the plan terms and renewal date at checkout.
• Put a reminder on your phone a week before each renewal.
• At Hers, cancel the membership if you want it and its linked medicine plan to stop. Check the effective date and manage any separate Gifthealth order too. Hers' steps are in its help article.
• At Found, use the app or the Found Help Center, and keep the confirmation.

Before you pay either one, ask these questions

Copy these into your notes and get answers before you choose a plan:

1. What exact medicine, strength and amount is this quote for?
2. Is it FDA-approved, an approved drug used off-label, or compounded?
3. What's charged at signup, what's charged only after a prescription, and what's prepaid?
4. How many days does each charge cover, and when is the next one?
5. Are visits, labs and shipping included? What can change at refill?
6. If I stop, which charges keep going, and what happens to anything I prepaid?
7. Who answers medical questions, who handles billing, and which pharmacy fills my medicine?

What care do you get, and can you get it where you live?

Both programs give you licensed clinicians and a way to message them. The difference is how the visits happen and what extras come with the membership. The pages we checked did not give a guaranteed clinician reply time.

These are the companies' own descriptions, checked October 23, 2026: Found program, Found video visits, Found pricing and states, Hers membership terms, and Hers FAQ. We didn't rate service quality.

Switching from one to the other? Both will review your history and current treatment first. Hers says that in many cases care can continue without starting over (Hers). Any change in medicine or dose is your clinician's call, so don't stop, restart or change doses on your own. Ask the new care team to confirm the prescription and refill plan before ending existing care.

How we checked Found and Hers

On October 23, 2026, we read Found's and Hers' own pricing, membership, insurance, medicine and cancellation pages, plus the FDA, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly pages behind the medicine facts. Then we did the math ourselves and showed it.

The RX Index is the independent GLP-1 decision resource that scores telehealth providers and treatment paths on clinical legitimacy, care quality, transparency, access, and cost, so readers can choose the path that fits their situation. You can read how we score in our methodology.

What we actually verified — Last verified October 23, 2026 Source checks completed October 23, 2026.

• Found: posted rates and 28-day price units for compounded, brand-name and non-GLP-1 plans; prepaid compounded offers; the refund wording; billing consent; insurance-state listings; prior-authorization support; and its separate Medicare offering. The offer-terms header says "Last Updated: Aug 26, 2025"; we checked the prices displayed there on October 23, 2026. Billing consent is dated July 1, 2026.
• Hers: membership price and charge timing, the public medicine menu and starting prices, insurance and HSA/FSA guidance, cancellation help, and the full membership terms updated October 20, 2026—including the already-shipped prepaid-supply rule.
• Makers and FDA: Wegovy and Zepbound manufacturer self-pay prices and offer terms; FDA compounding and safety pages; and FDA labels covering the cited drug approvals and Wegovy contraindications, including the actual Ozempic-tablet label.
• Provider-stated, not independently tested by us: Found's pharmacy sourcing and typical copay, and both companies' care features. We read those claims; we did not audit pharmacies or test care quality.
• What we couldn't confirm: Hers' full dose-price schedule; every Found payment and renewal schedule or promotion combination; Found cash access in California; your final checkout total, coverage or eligibility. An unknown required fee stays unknown.
• What we didn't do: we didn't sign up or get a prescription from either company.

For each company on its own, see our Found weight loss review and Hers weight loss review.

Found vs Hers FAQ

Is Found or Hers cheaper?

It depends on the medicine and how long you commit. Hers' $39 first membership fee plus one Wegovy pill supply at the $149 starting price adds to $188, but that is not a full checkout or long-term quote. Found's lowest cash compounded-semaglutide rate is $169 per 28 days on its advertised 12-month prepaid plan ($2,028 base for 12 cycles)—a different, non-FDA-approved product. Compare the quoted refill cost, supply length and commitment.

Does Hers take insurance?

No. Hers says it does not accept insurance. It suggests paying by regular card and submitting a receipt for possible HSA/FSA reimbursement; check your account rules and any manufacturer-offer restrictions.

Does Found take insurance?

Yes, for clinical visits with an eligible job-based or marketplace plan in its network. You'll still owe any copay, coinsurance or deductible; Found's membership fee and compounded medicine are separate, noncovered charges. Found also has a separate Medicare offering, so don't use its standard commercial-plan prices to judge Medicare access.

Is Found's medicine FDA-approved?

Its brand-name medicines — like Wegovy, Zepbound and Foundayo — are FDA-approved. Its compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not. The FDA doesn't review compounded drugs before they reach patients.

Does Hers still sell compounded semaglutide?

Not on its current weight-loss menu. In March 2026, Hims & Hers said it would focus on FDA-approved GLP-1s and offer compounded semaglutide only on a limited scale. The public menu we checked lists brand-name GLP-1s; that does not rule out individual clinical exceptions.

Is Found the same as Foundayo?

No. Found is a telehealth company. Foundayo is Eli Lilly's FDA-approved GLP-1 pill for weight management. Both Found and Hers can prescribe Foundayo if it's right for you.

What fees should I ask about beyond the advertised price?

Ask about the medicine at your dose, the membership or plan fee, visits, labs and shipping. Ask how many days each charge covers. At Found, also ask about the $30 missed-visit fee.

Is an oral weight-loss kit the same as a GLP-1 pill?

No. A kit may hold non-GLP-1 medicines like metformin or topiramate. An FDA-approved GLP-1 pill is a specific product, like the Wegovy pill or Foundayo. Ask for the exact medicine name, not just "a pill."

Do I need either one if I already have a doctor?

Maybe not. If your own doctor will prescribe and follow up, you can fill the prescription at a pharmacy or through a maker program like NovoCare or LillyDirect. Compare that total with any membership before paying for a second service.

Does either one work better?

The sources we checked do not establish that either program produces better results. Results depend on the medicine, the dose your clinician chooses, and your own plan. Paying a membership doesn't guarantee a prescription.

Sources

Sources checked October 23, 2026. Dates beside links identify the source's policy, publication or label date.

• Found — Plans and pricing
• Found — Offer terms and refund policy (page header: Aug 26, 2025)
• Found — Payment and billing consent (dated July 1, 2026)
• Found — General terms, insurance support, coverage checker, and Medicare offering
• Found — Compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide
• Hers — Weight loss menu, membership billing, and full terms (terms updated October 20, 2026)
• Hims & Hers — Insurance policy and weight-loss FAQ
• Hers — Wegovy pill page and FAQ
• Hims & Hers — Cancellation help (updated Oct 20, 2026)
• Hims & Hers — Strategic shift for U.S. weight loss business (March 2026)
• Novo Nordisk — Wegovy self-pay prices and offer terms
• FDA — Ozempic tablets prescribing information (revised January 2026)
• Eli Lilly — LillyDirect Zepbound prices and Journey offer terms
• Ro — Weight loss pricing and free insurance coverage checker
• FDA — Concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss (content current Oct 1, 2026)
• FDA — Policies for compounders as GLP-1 supply stabilizes (content current Apr 1, 2026)
• FDA — Compounding questions and answers and off-label use
• FDA — Wegovy label (revised June 2026), Zepbound label, Ozempic injection label, and Mounjaro label
• FDA — Foundayo approval (April 1, 2026)
• CMS — Medicare GLP-1 Bridge
• IRS — Publication 969: HSA and FSA rules (2025 publication)