Published price vs quote-only
Shed vs LIV Body: Which One Publishes Its Price? (2026)
Compare Shed and LIV Body on real cost over 12 months, medication type, price stability and support. Independent 2026 analysis, no first-month gimmicks.
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Two platforms, one drug class, and a difference in annual cost most people do not notice until month four. That is the Shed versus LIV Body question.
LIV Body publishes what it charges — $249/mo flat at every dose. Shed does not: Shed does not publish standard pricing; you receive a personalized quote after completing the intake assessment. That asymmetry is the comparison, because you can only price-check one of these two before handing over a medical history.
What follows is a like-for-like read of both programs: entry pricing, maintenance pricing, formulary, support model and the terms attached to each. Every figure traces back to the provider's own published material, and the missing ones stay missing.
The short answer
- Easier to price in advance
- LIV Body — $249/mo flat at every dose. The other side quotes after intake, so a like-for-like total is not available before you apply.
- FDA-approved medication
- Shed — The only side that can write an approved brand-name product at all — it offers name-brand FDA-approved GLP-1 and compounded GLP-1.
- Quickest to start
- LIV Body — Online intake, then home delivery.
- Most support included
- Shed — Continuous coaching built into every treatment plan.
Shed vs LIV Body: the specification
Every figure below is the provider's own published number. The blank spaces are theirs, not ours.
| Shed | LIV Body | |
|---|---|---|
| Advertised price | 10% off the first month, price quoted after intake | $249/mo flat at every dose |
| Rate after promotions | not published before intake | $249/mo |
| Pricing structure | Quoted only after intake | Flat rate at every dose |
| Medication | Name-brand FDA-approved GLP-1 and compounded GLP-1 | Compounded semaglutide |
| Price transparency | Quote only, after intake | Published upfront |
| State coverage | Not published | Not published |
| How fast you start | 2-minute approval assessment | Online intake |
| Membership fee | Not stated | None |
| Payment options | Card only, no financing published | Card only, no financing published |
| Patient reviews | 8,500 | 125,000 |
| eRxDoctor score | 9.9/10 | 7.0/10 |
What you will have spent by month twelve
Trial data runs to 68 and 72 weeks; the pricing people compare runs to 30 days. Below, both are carried out to six and twelve months so the comparison holds at the point it matters.
| Shed | LIV Body | |
|---|---|---|
| First month | Not published | $249 |
| Months 2 onward | Not published | $249/mo |
| 6-month total | Not computable | $1,494 |
| 12-month total | Not computable | $2,988 |
| Best published plan | No multi-month discount published | No multi-month discount published |
A like-for-like annual total is not available for Shed: Shed does not publish standard pricing; you receive a personalized quote after completing the intake assessment. Treat any comparison that quotes one as an estimate someone else has made for you.
One publishes a price. One does not.
LIV Body states its terms upfront: $249/mo flat at every dose, flat rate at every dose. You can decide whether it fits your budget without giving anyone a medical history.
Shed inverts that: Shed does not publish standard pricing; you receive a personalized quote after completing the intake assessment. Personalization is a real justification, but the result is a quote delivered at the point you have already invested time in the process.
The workaround is straightforward: complete Shed's assessment, get the quote, and then price it against LIV Body's published $249/mo before agreeing to anything.
Shed: what you are buying
Shed offers both name-brand and compounded GLP-1 weight loss medications with integrated coaching, a 2-minute approval assessment, and 10% off your first month. Against LIV Body, that puts it in the position of the harder of the two to price in advance.
From signup to first shipment: 2-minute approval assessment, then home delivery after clinician review. Billing follows a quoted only after intake structure.
Behind the prescription sits continuous coaching built into every treatment plan. Available medication: name-brand FDA-approved GLP-1 and compounded GLP-1.
Shed pros
- Continuous coaching is integrated into treatment, not just a prescription
- Offers both FDA-approved name-brand GLP-1 and compounded options on one platform
- 10% off your first month for new patients
- Fast 2-minute approval assessment
Shed cons
- Standard pricing is not published, you receive a personalized quote after intake
- Coaching-bundled model can cost more than bare-prescription platforms
- Name-brand options carry significantly higher costs than compounded alternatives
Read next to LIV Body, the weak point: you cannot know what you will pay until you have finished the intake.
LIV Body in detail
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. What it is really selling here is a weight loss guarantee behind the program and unlimited access to physicians and nurses.
You start with online intake; medication arrives via home delivery. The price behaves as flat rate at every dose.
On the clinical side, 24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses, prescribing compounded semaglutide.
LIV Body pros
- Flat-rate pricing, the same price at every dose with no hidden fees
- 24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses
- Weight loss guarantee backing the program
LIV Body cons
- At $249/mo it is well above the cheapest compounded competitors
- Uses compounded GLP-1 medications, not brand-name FDA-approved drugs
The reservation worth holding, particularly next to Shed: $249 flat is well above the cheapest compounded competitors.
Which one fits which patient
Choose Shed if:
- you want continuous coaching built into every treatment plan rather than a prescription alone
- you want an FDA-approved finished medication rather than a compounded preparation
- the level of clinical contact suits you: continuous coaching built into every treatment plan
- you would get real value from one of the few platforms that will write either a name-brand or a compounded GLP-1, with coaching bundled into the plan rather than sold beside it
Choose LIV Body if:
- you want to start on their timeline: online intake
- the level of clinical contact suits you: 24/7 unlimited messaging with physicians and nurses
- delivery works the way you want it to: home delivery
- you would rather use the platform with the longer public record (125,000 reviews)
The trade-offs, stated plainly
On price. Only LIV Body publishes a rate you can plan against ($249/mo flat at every dose). The other quotes after intake, which is a cost of a different kind: you cannot budget the year in advance.
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 predictability. The pricing structures differ (quoted only after intake versus flat rate at every dose), and structure, not headline rate, determines the twelve-month bill.
On access. Shed advertises 2-minute approval assessment and home delivery after clinician review; LIV Body advertises online intake and home delivery. Neither publishes its state coverage, so confirm you are eligible before paying for anything.
What the trials and the FDA say
The efficacy data people cite when comparing these platforms is not platform data. It comes from trials of the underlying medication, and it applies to both.
In the STEP 1 trial, weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg produced a mean body-weight change of −14.9% at 68 weeks against −2.4% on placebo, per NEJM, STEP 1.
The STEP 1 extension found participants regained roughly two-thirds of the weight they had lost within a year of stopping semaglutide, per Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
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.
Shed vs LIV Body: common questions
Which has more patient reviews, Shed or LIV Body?
LIV Body, with 125,000 against 8,500. 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.
Do Shed or LIV Body take insurance?
Both run on a direct-pay basis: you pay the platform and it does not bill your insurer. Neither publishes HSA/FSA acceptance, so budget the full amount as out-of-pocket spending.
Can I switch from Shed to LIV Body later?
You can, and people do — usually when an introductory price expires. Budget for a repeat intake and a short overlap in supply, and confirm what happens to any unused portion of a multi-month plan before you cancel it.
Do Shed and LIV Body prescribe the same medication?
No. Shed dispenses both name-brand FDA-approved medication and compounded alternatives; LIV Body dispenses compounded medication prepared by a pharmacy rather than manufactured under an approved application. That is a regulatory difference rather than a branding one, and it is the main reason the two prices are not directly comparable.
What happens if I stop taking the medication?
Weight regain is the documented pattern, and it is not specific to either platform. Trial extension data has recorded participants regaining most of the weight they lost within a year of stopping semaglutide. Both Shed and LIV Body price on a monthly basis, so treat the twelve-month figure as the realistic commitment rather than a first-month experiment.
The verdict
Neither of these two publishes enough for a clean cost verdict, which is itself the finding. Shed leads on one of the few platforms that will write either a name-brand or a compounded GLP-1, with coaching bundled into the plan rather than sold beside it; LIV Body leads on a weight loss guarantee behind the program and unlimited access to physicians and nurses.
Before choosing either, get the maintenance-dose price in writing. Without it, any comparison — including this one — is working with half the information.
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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Disclaimers and methodology
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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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