Head-to-head · computed 2026-08-11
Fridays vs Henry Meds
Fridays: Fridays runs flat no-membership pricing: $175/month semaglutide, $359/month tirzepatide. Henry Meds: Henry's all-inclusive semaglutide runs $297/month ($247 on 6-month and $197 on 12-month prepaid bundles) and tirzepatide $349/month; a separately marketed 'as low as $149' microdose floor is a different program.
Tirzepatide
| Fridays | Henry Meds | |
|---|---|---|
| All-in maintenance | $359/mo | $179/mo |
| Best plan rate | $359/mo | $179/mo |
| 12-month total | $4,308 | $2,148 |
| Status | Provider-stated · 2026-08-05 | Reported · 2026-07-14 |
The arithmetic
On the figures our desk holds, Henry Meds's $179 a month undercuts Fridays's $359 by $180 a month at the 10 mg/wk maintenance basis — $2,160 across a year. Henry Meds's figure is reported (captured 2026-07-14) and Fridays's is provider-stated (captured 2026-08-05); a status below 'verified' means our independent checkout capture is still pending, so treat the gap as the best current evidence rather than settled fact.
Fridays's tirzepatide ladder runs $359 a month billed monthly. Henry Meds's runs $179 a month billed monthly. On the twelve-month basis Henry Meds's $2,148 beats Fridays's $4,308 by $2,160 — with the winner's figure resting on twelve months at the month-to-month rate with no commitment, a structural difference that matters if you might stop early.
Semaglutide
| Fridays | Henry Meds | |
|---|---|---|
| All-in maintenance | $175/mo | $179/mo |
| Best plan rate | $175/mo | $197/mo |
| 12-month total | $2,100 | $2,364 |
| Status | Provider-stated · 2026-08-05 | Provider-stated · 2026-08-05 |
The arithmetic
On the figures our desk holds, Fridays's $175 a month undercuts Henry Meds's $297 by $122 a month at the 2.4 mg/wk maintenance basis — $1,464 across a year. Fridays's figure is provider-stated (captured 2026-08-05) and Henry Meds's is provider-stated (captured 2026-08-05); a status below 'verified' means our independent checkout capture is still pending, so treat the gap as the best current evidence rather than settled fact.
Fridays's semaglutide ladder runs $175 a month billed monthly. Henry Meds's runs $297 a month billed monthly, $247 a month on a six-month plan, and $197 a month on a twelve-month plan. On the twelve-month basis Fridays's $2,100 beats Henry Meds's $2,364 by $264 — with the winner's figure resting on twelve months at the month-to-month rate with no commitment, a structural difference that matters if you might stop early.
Where the structures genuinely differ
On exit terms, Fridays's structure avoids prepaid lock-in while Henry Meds's better rates ride prepaid terms — cheaper per month, costlier to leave early; read the refund language before choosing the discount.
Structure, side by side
Fridays
- MembershipNone
- Dose policyDose-flat
- CommitmentMonth-to-month
- CancellationCancel before renewal
- PharmacyPartner pharmacies
Henry Meds
- MembershipNone
- Dose policyFlat — $179/mo tirzepatide and $179/mo semaglutide at every dose, per reported sources
- CommitmentMonth-to-month; 6/12-month bundles prepaid
- CancellationCancel before renewal; bundle refunds limited
- PharmacyPartner pharmacies
What our desk is watching on each
Fridays: Provider-stated; checkout capture pending.
Henry Meds: Two independent 2026 captures (RangeYourself Jul 2026, RxPepsDirect May 2026) consistently show $179/mo flat for tirzepatide, replacing our Aug-5 $349 provider-stated figure. Henry's pharmacy partner is not publicly named. Semaglutide plan tiers ($179–$297) remain from our prior captures pending full reconciliation with the updated tirz figure.
Questions people ask
Is Fridays or Henry Meds cheaper in 2026?
The tirzepatide and semaglutide verdict blocks above give the computed answer at the maintenance basis, with the verification status of each figure; the short version is that whichever program's all-in monthly number is lower on this page is cheaper on the evidence we hold today, and both rows carry capture dates so you can judge freshness.
What does Fridays vs Henry Meds miss that checkout will show?
Taxes, state availability, current promotions, and any dose surcharge introduced after our capture date. Screenshot the order summary before paying — that capture, not any comparison page, is your contract.
Why do you compare at the maintenance dose instead of the starting dose?
Because starter pricing lasts one or two months and maintenance pricing lasts the rest of the year; comparing starts against maintenances is the single most common way GLP-1 comparisons mislead.
What do Fridays and Henry Meds cost over a full year of tirzepatide?
On the plans our database holds, a year of tirzepatide runs $4,308 at Fridays and $2,148 at Henry Meds — computed from each program's best published twelve-month route, with promotional figures labeled in the sections above and every number carrying its capture date.
Both records live in the normalized database; re-run the math yourself from the downloads. Full record pages: Fridays · Henry Meds. Official sites: Fridays ↗ · Henry Meds ↗. Nothing here is medical advice.