GLP-1 Price History: List and Cash Prices by Drug (Chart
List prices of GLP-1 brands have barely moved, but the manufacturers' self-pay prices fell through 2025 and 2026: the lowest now is $149 a month for Wegovy. The charts plot every price point we could source.
- Medicines
- 9
- Price points
- 33
- Sources
- Manufacturers' price pages, CMS
Price over time, for each medicine
Ozempic
Wegovy
Rybelsus
Mounjaro
Zepbound
Foundayo
A solid line shows the list price before insurance. A dashed line shows the self-pay price set by the manufacturer.
Sources: healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com, Novo Nordisk pricing, Novo Nordisk.
All price points
| Medicine | Month | Price type | Price | Per |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2023 | list | $936 | per month (KFF list price comparison) | |
| Aug 2025 | self-pay | $499 | per month | |
| Nov 2025 | self-pay | $349 | per month (standard self-pay) | |
| Nov 2025 | self-pay intro | $199 | per month (first 2 months, new patients) | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $1,027.51 | per pen package | |
| Jan 2027 | list (announced) | $675 | per month (from January 1, 2027) | |
| Aug 2023 | list | $1,349 | per month (KFF list price comparison) | |
| Mar 2025 | self-pay | $499 | per month (NovoCare Pharmacy, all doses) | |
| Nov 2025 | self-pay | $349 | per month (standard self-pay) | |
| Nov 2025 | self-pay intro | $199 | per month (first 2 months, new patients) | |
| Jan 2026 | self-pay | $149 | per month (Wegovy pill 1.5 mg) | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $1,349.02 | per 4-pen package | |
| Jan 2027 | list (announced) | $675 | per month (from January 1, 2027) | |
| Aug 2023 | list | $936 | per month (KFF list price comparison) | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $1,027.51 | per 30 tablets | |
| Jan 2027 | list (announced) | $675 | per month (from January 1, 2027) | |
| Aug 2023 | list | $1,023 | per month (KFF list price comparison) | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $1,112.16 | per fill | |
| Nov 2023 | list | $1,059.87 | per fill (list price at launch) | |
| Aug 2024 | self-pay | $399 | per month (2.5 mg vial) | |
| Feb 2025 | self-pay | $349 | per month (2.5 mg vial) | |
| Feb 2025 | self-pay | $499 | per month (7.5 mg and 10 mg vials, Journey Program) | |
| Jun 2025 | self-pay | $499 | per month (all vial doses, max) | |
| Dec 2025 | self-pay | $299 | per month (2.5 mg vial) | |
| Dec 2025 | self-pay | $449 | per month (7.5 mg to 15 mg vials, Journey Program) | |
| Feb 2026 | self-pay | $299 | per month (KwikPen or vial, 2.5 mg) | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $1,086.37 | per fill (list price range) | |
| Apr 2026 | self-pay | $149 | per month (launch self-pay, lowest doses) | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $649 | per 30-day supply | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $1,006.93 | per month | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $1,349.02 | per 5-pen package | |
| Nov 2026 | list | $815.27 | per 3-pen package | |
| Medicare GLP-1 Bridge (any covered GLP-1) | Jul 2026 | medicare copay | $50 | per month (Medicare GLP-1 Bridge) |
Download the price history as CSV (33 rows)
Sources (23)
healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com 1 2 3 4 5, pricing at Novo Nordisk 1 2 3 4 5, Novo Nordisk, pricinginfo.lilly.com 1 2 3 4, Eli Lilly 1 2 3 4 5, cnbc.com, medicare.gov.