Weight loss · active ingredient
Tirzepatide cost: every product that contains it
Tirzepatide is the active ingredient in the prescription medicines Zepbound and Mounjaro.
General information, not medical advice. Last reviewed: pending clinical review.
People search for “tirzepatide cost”, but nobody sells tirzepatide by that name with one price. This page lists each FDA-approved product that contains it, what its manufacturer charges people paying for it themselves, and where the full price list for each is.
Manufacturers’ self-pay prices
Published prices$299 – $449a month, across 1 product and their doses
Tirzepatide is an ingredient, not a product: the price is the price of the product it comes in. Newest price seen October 11, 2026.
By product
What each tirzepatide product costs
The manufacturer’s published self-pay price a month, from the lowest dose it prices to the highest. Different products, different doses: a month of one is not a month of another.
| Product | Price a month, by dose | First year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zepboundweekly injection · vial or KwikPenLabel: reducing excess body weight | $299 – $4492.5 mg to 15 mgsingle-dose pen: from $499 a monthFirst year: $5,087 – $5,637lilly.com (opens in a new tab)seen Oct 11, 2026 | lilly.com (opens in a new tab)seen Oct 11, 2026 | |
| Mounjaroweekly injectionLabel: type 2 diabetes | No checked self-pay price yet |
“First year” is the manufacturer’s prices added up along the dose schedule on the product’s label, shown line by line on the product’s own page. It is arithmetic, not a recommendation of any dose.
From the labels
What each tirzepatide product’s label is for
The same ingredient is sold under labels for different uses. Each label’s own words, linked and dated.
- Zepbound’s label is for use with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity: to reduce excess body weight and maintain the reduction in adults with obesity, or with overweight and a weight-related condition; and for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity.Source: FDA-approved label for Zepbound (DailyMed) (opens in a new tab), label revised 8/2026. Checked October 11, 2026.
- Mounjaro’s label is for improving blood sugar control in adults and children 10 and older with type 2 diabetes. It has no use for weight management on its label.Source: Mounjaro label (openFDA copy of a repackager’s label) (opens in a new tab), effective 2026-07-29. Checked October 11, 2026.
Not on this page
Compounded tirzepatide
Some pharmacies and programs also sell compounded tirzepatide, which is not one of the products above and is not priced on this page.
FDA says compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, and that it does not review them for safety, effectiveness or quality.Source: FDA’s concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss (opens in a new tab), content current as of 10/01/2026. Checked October 11, 2026.
Questions
Questions people ask about tirzepatide cost
- How much does tirzepatide cost without insurance?
- It depends on which product and which dose. By the manufacturers’ published self-pay prices: Zepbound is $299 – $449 a month. Each is a different product with its own doses.Product by product
- What is the lowest published price for a tirzepatide product?
- Among the manufacturers’ self-pay prices on this page, the lowest is $299 a month for Zepbound at 2.5 mg, which is its starting dose. Higher doses of the same product cost more: see its page for every dose.Zepbound by dose
Tirzepatide products
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Not medical advice. This page is about what things cost. Prices change: the newest here was seen on its source page on October 11, 2026.
What that means, and how we check prices
Not medical advice
This page is about what things cost. It does not say what anyone should take or have done; that is a decision for you and a licensed clinician. Statements from labels and agencies are quoted from the sources linked beside them and have not been clinically reviewed.
Prices change
Every price here is a published price as it was seen on its source page — the newest on October 11, 2026. Sellers change prices and end offers; the seller’s page is the authority.
How we check prices
Each price is read from the seller’s own page and checked against its source before it appears, with the unit it is quoted in and the conditions printed beside it. Published prices are re-checked monthly. How we estimate · How this site works