Found vs Hims
Found's plan with compounded medication included and insurance billing, against Hims' cash-pay, brand-name-only membership.
Short answer
Found includes compounded semaglutide in a $289 cash plan, or $199 plus copays with insurance, and also prescribes brand-name drugs billed separately. Hims sells brand-name drugs only, with a $149 membership on top, about $298 a month at the cheapest. Hims has an FDA warning letter on record; Found has none.
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Is Found or Hims better?
This is a choice between a compounded plan with insurance options and a brand-name cash plan. Found's monthly price covers clinician care and compounded medication; brand-name drugs cost extra but can go through your insurance. Hims bills a membership plus brand-name medication, cash-pay only, and doesn't list what higher doses cost. Hims received FDA warning letter 716567 in September 2025, linked in the table below; Found has none on record.
How they differ
- Published up front
Found
Compounded semaglutide $289/mo cash or $199/mo with insurance (plus visit copays), tirzepatide $359 or $289, medication included, billed every 28 days; brand-name drugs billed separatelyHims
From $149/mo for medication plus a required membership ($39 first month, then $149/mo) — about $298/mo all-in- Insurance
Found
Works with insuranceHims
Cash-pay only- How you're seen
Found
Video visit / Async intakeHims
Video visit / Async intake- Medications
Found
Compounded semaglutide, Compounded tirzepatide, Branded medicationHims
Branded medication- FDA warning letter
Found
None on record
| Found | Hims | |
|---|---|---|
| Published up front | Compounded semaglutide $289/mo cash or $199/mo with insurance (plus visit copays), tirzepatide $359 or $289, medication included, billed every 28 days; brand-name drugs billed separately | From $149/mo for medication plus a required membership ($39 first month, then $149/mo) — about $298/mo all-in |
| Insurance | Works with insurance | Cash-pay only |
| How you're seen | Video visit / Async intake | Video visit / Async intake |
| Medications | Compounded semaglutide, Compounded tirzepatide, Branded medication | Branded medication |
| FDA warning letter | None on record | Warning letter 716567 |
What each one costs and includes
Month-to-month prices a new patient can buy, with any required membership counted in. First-month promotions and prepaid averages are labeled as such.
- First full month
Found
Compounded semaglutide $289 a month cash, or $199 with insurance plus visit copays (typically about $30); tirzepatide $359 or $289; billed every 28 daysHims
$39 the first month, then a $149 monthly membership plus medication from $149: about $298 a month on the Wegovy pill or Foundayo- Once you're on a steady dose
Found
The same plan price at every dose, because compounded medication is included; brand-name drugs sit on a $149 cash plan with the drug billed separatelyHims
About $348 a month on a Wegovy pen and $448 on Zepbound at starting prices; higher-dose prices aren't listed- What the fee covers
Found
Clinician care plan, messaging, an AI concierge and compounded medicationHims
24/7 provider messaging, the app, a peer community and an optional smart scale; medication is extra- Medications
Found
Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, brand-name Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro and Foundayo, and non-GLP-1 options such as metformin and ContraveHims
Brand-name only: the Wegovy pill and pen, Zepbound, Foundayo, the Ozempic pill and pen, and Mounjaro- Insurance
Found
Bills insurance for video visits and can apply benefits to brand-name drugs; cash members get mostly text-based careHims
Cash-pay; the medication charge is FSA/HSA-eligible but the membership isn't- Commitment and refunds
Found
Monthly, 3-, 6- or 12-month plans (semaglutide $169 cash or $99 with insurance a month on 12 months); the membership is refundable only within 3 days or before your first consultationHims
The membership renews monthly, and canceling it also ends your medication- How care works
Found
Clinician-led care plan; video visits on insurance plans and mostly text-based care on cash plans, with an AI concierge between visitsHims
An online visit, by video only where your state requires it, then 24/7 messaging in the app- Look elsewhere if
Found
You want the lowest cash price on compounded semaglutide, or brand-name drugs without a separate chargeHims
You want insurance to pay for the drug or want to see every dose price before starting
| Found | Hims | |
|---|---|---|
| First full month | Compounded semaglutide $289 a month cash, or $199 with insurance plus visit copays (typically about $30); tirzepatide $359 or $289; billed every 28 days | $39 the first month, then a $149 monthly membership plus medication from $149: about $298 a month on the Wegovy pill or Foundayo |
| Once you're on a steady dose | The same plan price at every dose, because compounded medication is included; brand-name drugs sit on a $149 cash plan with the drug billed separately | About $348 a month on a Wegovy pen and $448 on Zepbound at starting prices; higher-dose prices aren't listed |
| What the fee covers | Clinician care plan, messaging, an AI concierge and compounded medication | 24/7 provider messaging, the app, a peer community and an optional smart scale; medication is extra |
| Medications | Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, brand-name Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro and Foundayo, and non-GLP-1 options such as metformin and Contrave | Brand-name only: the Wegovy pill and pen, Zepbound, Foundayo, the Ozempic pill and pen, and Mounjaro |
| Insurance | Bills insurance for video visits and can apply benefits to brand-name drugs; cash members get mostly text-based care | Cash-pay; the medication charge is FSA/HSA-eligible but the membership isn't |
| Commitment and refunds | Monthly, 3-, 6- or 12-month plans (semaglutide $169 cash or $99 with insurance a month on 12 months); the membership is refundable only within 3 days or before your first consultation | The membership renews monthly, and canceling it also ends your medication |
| How care works | Clinician-led care plan; video visits on insurance plans and mostly text-based care on cash plans, with an AI concierge between visits | An online visit, by video only where your state requires it, then 24/7 messaging in the app |
| Look elsewhere if | You want the lowest cash price on compounded semaglutide, or brand-name drugs without a separate charge | You want insurance to pay for the drug or want to see every dose price before starting |
Found
Partner- Access
- Compounded semaglutide $289/mo cash or $199/mo with insurance (plus visit copays), tirzepatide $359 or $289, medication included, billed every 28 days; brand-name drugs billed separately
- Medications
- Semaglutide · Tirzepatide · Branded
- Insurance
- Works with insurance
- Visit
- Video visit / Async intake
What we like
- Compounded plans include the medication, care and membership in one price, the same at every dose
- Publishes its full price table for every plan length, cash and insurance, for both compounded drugs
- Brand-name, compounded and non-GLP-1 medications from the same intake and clinician
Watch-outs
- Month to month, compounded tirzepatide is $359 cash; the low headline prices need a 12-month plan
- The insurance price adds a video visit and copay (about $30) before every refill
Pick Found if: You want compounded medication included in the plan price, or to try your insurance first.
Check Found availability →Read the full Found review →
Hims
- Access
- From $149/mo for medication plus a required membership ($39 first month, then $149/mo) — about $298/mo all-in
- Medications
- Branded
- Insurance
- Cash-pay
- Visit
- Video visit / Async intake
What we like
- FDA-approved brand-name medication only, including the Wegovy and Foundayo pills
- Starting medication prices shown for every drug
- 24/7 messaging with licensed providers, plus an app, peer community and optional smart scale
Watch-outs
- The required $149 membership roughly doubles the headline price: about $298 a month all-in at the cheapest
- No per-dose price ladder, so the cost of moving up a dose isn't shown
Pick Hims if: You want a brand-name GLP-1, paid in cash, through a mainstream app.
Check Hims availability →Read the full Hims review →Want the full field? See every option in our GLP-1 providers roundup, or narrow by tirzepatide / semaglutide and price.