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LIV Body vs Maximus: Which Costs Less Over 12 Months? (2026)
LIV Body $249/mo vs Maximus $133/mo. 2026 comparison of pricing, medication and support, with 12-month totals rather than first-month offers.
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Comparing LIV Body with Maximus means comparing two business models more than two medications. The molecules overlap; the terms do not.
On the number that matters after the first month, they are not close: Maximus runs $133/mo against $249/mo at LIV Body — 87% more, every month, for the same drug class.
Rather than restate two feature lists, this compares the two on cost over time, medication access, price stability and the support each one includes. No number here is inferred; if a provider does not publish it, the table says so.
The short answer
- Lowest 12-month cost
- Maximus — $1,596 against $2,988 at LIV Body, on each provider's own best published pricing.
- Most predictable bill
- LIV Body — Flat rate at every dose, so titration does not change what you are charged.
- Least friction to get going
- Maximus — Telemedicine intake, no clinic visits, then home delivery.
- Longest public track record
- LIV Body — 125,000 patient reviews against 2,896.
The short version: LIV Body vs Maximus
Two programs, side by side, on their own published terms — with the rows that differ doing the work.
| LIV Body | Maximus | |
|---|---|---|
| Advertised price | $249/mo flat at every dose | $132.99/mo |
| Rate after promotions | $249/mo | $133/mo |
| Pricing structure | Flat rate at every dose | Flat rate at every dose |
| Medication | Compounded semaglutide | Compounded semaglutide |
| Membership fee | None | None |
| Payment options | Card only, no financing published | Card only, no financing published |
| State coverage | Not published | Not published |
| How fast you start | Online intake | Telemedicine intake, no clinic visits |
| Patient reviews | 125,000 | 2,896 |
| eRxDoctor score | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
What you will have spent by month twelve
A first-month price is a customer-acquisition number. Here is what each one costs across a realistic course of treatment, on published pricing.
| LIV Body | Maximus | |
|---|---|---|
| First month | $249 | $133 |
| Months 2 onward | $249/mo | $133/mo |
| 6-month total | $1,494 | $798 |
| 12-month total | $2,988 | $1,596 |
| Best published plan | No multi-month discount published | No multi-month discount published |
Over a year that is a $1,392 difference, in Maximus's favor. Whether it is the right call depends on whether LIV Body gives you $116 a month of something you will use.
Maximus is cheaper. Does that make it better?
The gap runs to 87% a month. What LIV Body offers for it: 24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses, plus home delivery.
Maximus counters with a low flat rate with a simple direct-pay structure and nothing bolted on, and the thing it asks you to accept in return: the smallest patient base here, with limited published detail on tirzepatide.
Price gaps in this market rarely reflect a different molecule; they reflect a different amount of human contact. Decide how much of that you actually intend to use before paying for it.
LIV Body: what you are buying
LIV Body is a flat-rate compounded semaglutide program at $249/month with 24/7 unlimited messaging, a weight loss guarantee, and 125,000+ members. Against Maximus, that puts it in the position of the more expensive option.
The process is online intake, then home delivery. On money, expect flat rate at every dose — published upfront.
What continues after the first shipment: 24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses. Formulary: compounded semaglutide.
LIV Body pros
- Weight loss guarantee backing the program
- 24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses
- Flat-rate pricing, the same price at every dose with no hidden fees
LIV Body cons
- Uses compounded GLP-1 medications, not brand-name FDA-approved drugs
- At $249/mo it is well above the cheapest compounded competitors
Read next to Maximus, the weak point: $249 flat is well above the cheapest compounded competitors.
Inside the Maximus program
Maximus positions itself on a low flat rate with a simple direct-pay structure and nothing bolted on. $132.99 per Month
You start with telemedicine intake, no clinic visits; medication arrives via home delivery. The price behaves as flat rate at every dose.
On the clinical side, prescriptions approved by licensed doctors, filled through U.S. pharmacies, prescribing compounded semaglutide.
Maximus pros
- Prescriptions approved by licensed doctors
- Medication filled through trusted U.S. pharmacies
- Low flat rate at $132.99/month
- Convenient telemedicine access with no clinic visits
Maximus cons
- No published outcome or weight loss guarantee
- Limited published detail on tirzepatide availability and program features
- Compounded medication only, no branded Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound
Where it gives ground to LIV Body: the smallest patient base here, with limited published detail on tirzepatide.
Picking between them
Choose LIV Body if:
- the level of clinical contact suits you: 24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses
- what it leads on is worth paying for in your case: a weight loss guarantee behind the program and unlimited access to physicians and nurses
- you would rather use the platform with the longer public record (125,000 reviews)
- you want the price you sign up at to survive titration
Choose Maximus if:
- you want the price you sign up at to survive titration
- the monthly rate is the constraint — $133/mo against $249/mo
- you would get real value from a low flat rate with a simple direct-pay structure and nothing bolted on
- the twelve-month total is what you are optimizing ($1,596 against $2,988)
What each one gives up
On price. $133/mo against $249/mo. LIV Body is asking you to pay for a weight loss guarantee behind the program and unlimited access to physicians and nurses; decide whether that is a line item you will use.
On commitment. Neither publishes a multi-month discount, so both are month-to-month decisions and neither asks you to prepay for a response you have not had yet. Neither publishes financing options, so plan for the full amount each month.
On medication. LIV Body covers compounded semaglutide; Maximus covers compounded semaglutide. Neither locks you out of a molecule the other offers, so this is unlikely to be the deciding factor.
On clinical contact. 24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses at LIV Body; prescriptions approved by licensed doctors, filled through U.S. pharmacies at Maximus. Neither is a substitute for in-person care if you have complicating conditions, and both bill you directly rather than your insurer.
What the evidence actually says
Both platforms sell access to the same drug class, so the clinical record below applies equally to each.
The SELECT trial found semaglutide reduced major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease, without diabetes, per NEJM, SELECT.
NIDDK frames medication as one component of obesity treatment rather than a replacement for the rest of it, per NIH, NIDDK.
Use it as the floor for the conversation with whichever prescriber you end up with, rather than as a reason to pick one platform over the other.
LIV Body vs Maximus: common questions
Which is cheaper to start, LIV Body or Maximus?
Maximus, at $133 against $249. Note that the cheapest first month and the cheapest year are often different providers here — check the 12-month row of the cost table before deciding on the entry price.
Which has more patient reviews, LIV Body or Maximus?
LIV Body, with 125,000 against 2,896. Ratings across this market cluster tightly, so volume is the more useful signal: it indicates how much operational load the platform has already absorbed, not how good the medication is.
Are LIV Body and Maximus legitimate?
Both are licensed telehealth platforms that route a prescription through a clinician review before anything is dispensed; neither sells medication without one. LIV Body operates on flat rate at every dose with pricing published upfront, Maximus on flat rate at every dose, published upfront. The meaningful due diligence is on the medication category and the terms, not on whether the platforms are real.
What happens if I stop taking the medication?
Neither LIV Body nor Maximus penalizes you for stopping, but the medication does. The published follow-up data on withdrawal shows substantial regain, which is why the twelve-month totals above matter more than either provider's introductory offer.
Is LIV Body or Maximus better for a first GLP-1 prescription?
For a first prescription, weight support over price. LIV Body offers more contact (24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses), which matters most in the first eight weeks when side effects and titration questions are at their peak. Once you know how you tolerate the medication, the cheaper program becomes the rational choice.
The verdict
On the numbers, Maximus wins the year: $1,596 against $2,988. That is the default answer, and it is the right one for anyone who mainly needs a reliable prescription and a shipment that arrives.
Where LIV Body justifies itself is a weight loss guarantee behind the program and unlimited access to physicians and nurses. Where it does not is anywhere the extra spend buys features you will never open.
Whichever you choose, diarise the month the introductory pricing ends and re-run the comparison then. Neither platform will remind you.
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Pricing reflects what each provider published as of the sync date above and changes frequently; confirm the current rate, and the rate at your maintenance dose, before you pay. Six- and twelve-month totals are calculated from those published rates and exclude anything a provider bills separately.
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