Head-to-head dispatch
Options Medical Weight Loss vs Sesame Care
Two GLP-1 providers, one scorecard. Both are graded on the same six Desk Score dimensions — here is how they stack up, and which one fits you.
Desk Score
Options Medical Weight Loss offers telehealth medical weight-loss programs built around compounded GLP-1 — semaglutide starting around $239/month and tirzepatide from $299/month, plus NAD+ injections at…
Desk Score
An established national telehealth marketplace with the widest real brand-name GLP-1 access on the board — Wegovy (pen and pill), Zepbound, Ozempic and Mounjaro — plus provider-by-provider price transparency.
Sesame Care takes this head-to-head with the higher Desk Score, 87/100 (B+) against 65/100 (C) for Options Medical Weight Loss. Options Medical Weight Loss still holds its ground where its strengths line up with yours.
Desk Score, dimension by dimension
Same six measured dimensions for both. The red flag marks the stronger side. See the methodology.
Options Medical Weight Loss
65/100
C
Sesame Care
87/100
B+
Price transparency
State access
Molecule range
Onboarding speed
Support responsiveness
Licensing & trust
The spec sheet
| Field | Options Medical Weight Loss | Sesame Care |
|---|---|---|
| Semaglutide | $199/mo (compounded) | From $149/mo (brand Wegovy pill) |
| Tirzepatide | $399/mo (compounded) | Brand Zepbound (price varies) |
| Coverage | Coverage not published | Nationwide marketplace |
| Brand-name | Yes | Yes |
| Oral option | Injectable only | Yes |
| Best for | People wanting a structured medical weight-loss program with compounded GLP-1 and provider accountability. | Shoppers who want genuine FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s and the ability to pick their own provider and see the price up front, rather than one fixed compounded program. |
| Desk Score | 65/100C | 87/100B+ |
The verdict
Desk pick — Sesame CareSesame Care takes this head-to-head with the higher Desk Score, 87/100 (B+) against 65/100 (C) for Options Medical Weight Loss. Options Medical Weight Loss still holds its ground where its strengths line up with yours.
Choose Options Medical Weight Loss if…
People wanting a structured medical weight-loss program with compounded GLP-1 and provider accountability.
$199/mo (compounded) sema · $399/mo (compounded) tirz · Coverage not published
Choose Sesame Care if…
Shoppers who want genuine FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s and the ability to pick their own provider and see the price up front, rather than one fixed compounded program.
From $149/mo (brand Wegovy pill) sema · Brand Zepbound (price varies) tirz · Nationwide marketplace
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a referral commission at no extra cost to you, and what we file on a provider reads the same either way. Read full breakdowns: Options Medical Weight Loss · Sesame Care.
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Pricing and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last scoring; the Desk Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's own site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.