Sesame Care vs Ark Health
Two GLP-1 desks, one scoreboard. We put Sesame Care and Ark Health head-to-head on the published Brief Score — the same six factors, scored the same way.
Sesame Care
The verdict
Sesame Care takes this head-to-head.
Sesame Care scores 87 to 65 on our six-factor Brief 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.
That doesn't make Ark Health a bad call — it's best for readers who want broadest single-platform menu — compounded, brand and wellness adjuncts. Weigh the six factors below against your own priorities before you decide.
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Factor by factor
Both desks scored on the six published Brief Score factors. The higher score in each row is marked. See the methodology.
Price, coverage & the tracker
| Sesame Care | Ark Health | |
|---|---|---|
| Brief Score | 87/100 (B+) | 65/100 (C) |
| Semaglutide | From $149/mo (brand Wegovy pill) | From $125/mo (all doses, compounded oral) |
| Tirzepatide | Brand Zepbound (price varies) | From $249/mo (all doses, compounded) |
| Coverage | Nationwide marketplace | Coverage not published |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Yes |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | Yes |
| On the tracker | Stableprice stable | Newnew to the tracker, no prior reading |
Sesame Care: Marketplace pricing is set per provider rather than one desk rate; the brand-name Wegovy pill line held its ~$149 entry this cycle.
Ark Health: New to the tracker on 1 August 2026. The published line reads From $125/mo (all doses, compounded oral) at our first reading; there is no earlier reading of ours to compare it against yet.
● Not sold on either?
CoreAge Rx tops the whole board at 94/100.
The steadiest desk on the board: one flat, no-step-up price on both molecules, nationwide, and it hasn't moved.
Pricing, states and access reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Brief Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.