Head-to-head · Value Score
NewSelf vs Mint Med
Two GLP-1 deals, scored on the same six factors. NewSelf lands a Value Score of 87, Mint Med a 87. Here's what each one really costs past month one — and where each one bites back.
NewSelf
Grade A- · Great Deal
Advertised price
$134.99/mo at every dose
$134.99/mo at every dose (as low as $99.97 on a longer plan)
Save ~61% vs brand self-payMint Med
Grade A- · Great Deal
Advertised price
$106/mo
$106/mo (all doses)
Save ~70% vs brand self-payThe verdict
It's a dead heat — NewSelf and Mint Med both land a Value Score of 87. Price it on your own priorities: NewSelf for someone who expects to titrate high and wants the price to stay where it started. Mint Med for people who want a low, genuinely flat semaglutide rate and would rather not work out what a membership adds on top of it.
Deal-by-deal
The numbers that decide it. Green ✓ marks the stronger side on each line.
| Deal | NewSelf | Mint Med |
|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 87 (A-) | 87 (A-) |
| Advertised price | $134.99/mo at every dose (as low as $99.97 on a longer plan) | $106/mo (all doses) |
| Save vs brand self-pay | ~61% | ~70% |
| Semaglutide | $134.99/mo at every dose (as low as $99.97 on a longer plan) | $106/mo (all doses) |
| Tirzepatide | $224.99/mo at every dose (as low as $144.49 on a longer plan) | From $145/mo |
| Both molecules | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Flat — no step-up | Flat — no step-up |
| Coverage | 49 states | All 50 states |
Factor by factor
The six factors behind each Value Score. The orange bar marks the stronger side. See the methodology.
NewSelf
NewSelf sells compounded semaglutide with B12 or glycine at $134.99 a month and compounded tirzepatide with B6 and glycine at $224.99, both held flat across every dose, in 49 states.
Why it's a deal
- The rate holds at every dose on both molecules — semaglutide across 0.25 mg to 2.5 mg, tirzepatide across 2.5 mg to 15 mg — so titrating up costs nothing extra
- Both products are compounded with B12, B6 or glycine rather than sold as bare molecules, and the formulation is stated on the product card
- HSA and FSA eligible, with the health screening, shipping and ongoing support inside the price
- Names the 49 states it covers rather than implying nationwide reach
The fine print
- The prominent $99.97 and $144.49 figures are plan floors, not the standing rates — those are $134.99 and $224.99
- Not available in Mississippi or Louisiana
- A "Tirzepatide Plus" tier at $399 a month sits above the standard product, so the flat-rate promise applies within a tier rather than across the range
- Compounded only — no FDA-approved brand-name route
Mint Med
One price at every semaglutide dose, $106 a month, with the seller stating plainly that there are no membership fees - which is rarer than it should be at this end of the market.
Why it's a deal
- Semaglutide is $106 at every dose, so titrating up does not raise the bill
- States in its own banner that there are no membership fees
- Prices are confirmed in the store's own catalog, not just the marketing page
- HSA and FSA eligible, with a phone number published for support
The fine print
- Tirzepatide is sold as two separate products at $145 and $179, so which one applies depends on the dose you are prescribed
- FDA issued a warning letter to Glow Medispa, LLC dba Mint Med, dated June 2026. It is public in the FDA warning-letter database and linked from this review so you can read it yourself
- Sells NAD+, sermorelin and sexual-wellness lines beside the GLP-1s
- Compounded only, with no brand-name option
- No oral or sublingual route
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Neither one the right fit? Every program that outscores NewSelf is ranked on the NewSelf alternatives ranking, and the same list for the other side is on alternatives to Mint Med.
More head-to-heads
The programs scoring closest to this pair, side by side.
Prices, states and verification reflect each program's public disclosures at last check; the Value Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. "% vs brand-name self-pay" compares a program's lowest disclosed monthly price against $349/mo, Wegovy's self-pay price at NovoCare Pharmacy, every standard dose after the two-month intro offer (checked October 2026). Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.