Provider review
Chia review
A tablet or injection of either molecule, with discounts that are smaller than advertised.
Reviewed by Lena OrtizMetabolic Health Editor
Price updated October 2026
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$349/mo sema · $399/mo tirz month to month; from $249 a month on a longer plan
Visit ChiaA month-to-month rate is shown for each drug; the badges beside the lower figures overstate the saving.
Price as published
Chia
$349/mo sema · $399/mo tirz month to month; from $249 a month on a longer plan
- Vs median
- $174/mo above the $175 median
- Market
- $59–$1,300/mo across 299 of 548
- Structure
- Standard plan, self-directed low dose
- Dispensed
- Compounded, a 503A pharmacy, not named
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In one paragraph
The verdict
Chia's most useful feature for a small dose is the format: both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide come as a daily tablet that dissolves under the tongue, as well as a weekly injection. Each product shows a month-to-month price you can cancel at any time, which many sellers never print, beside a lower starting figure for a plan whose length the page does not state. The refund policy fills in that longer plans run three, four or six months, and that they renew for the same term unless you cancel five days ahead. The discount badges are where to be careful: the percentages printed are well above the actual gap between the two prices. Chia says each batch is third-party tested and uses 503A pharmacies it does not name. A 30-day money-back guarantee applies to first-time month-to-month customers who can show they took the medication. Its refund policy mentions a micro-dosing program, but nothing on the weight-loss pages sells one. Its own licensure page lists only two nurse practitioners in three states, with expiry dates that have passed.
Microdosing is off-label and unproven — decide with a clinician. Prices are as published by the provider when we last checked; confirm current terms before you buy.
Who it suits, and who it does not
A good fit if
- You want a needle-free tablet for either molecule
- You want a month-to-month price you can see before intake
- You want a money-back guarantee on your first month
Look elsewhere if
- You take discount badges at face value
- You want a product sold as a low dose
- You want to know which states are served before you start
What it actually costs
Price as published
$349/mo sema · $399/mo tirz month to month; from $249 a month on a longer plan
- Vs median
- $174/mo above the $175 median across the 299 of 548 programs here that publish a plain monthly rate
- Market
- $59–$1,300/mo is the full published spread on this site
- Structure
- Standard plan, self-directed low dose
No low-dose product of its own. Starting low means asking for a smaller amount inside a standard plan, at the standard plan's price.
235 of the 548 programs here price a small dose this way. Both molecules carry a month-to-month rate and come as an injection or an under-the-tongue tablet, which suits a small dose, but no low-dose product is sold. A micro-dosing program is named only in the refund terms, with no price, so a small dose would be a request inside a standard plan.
Microdosing is off-label and unproven — decide with a clinician. Prices are as published by the provider when we last checked; confirm current terms before you buy.
What is included
- Consult
- Included in the price
- Dietitian
- Not confirmed
- Labs
- Optional
- Pricing
- Check plan terms
What it does well
- Both molecules come as an under-the-tongue tablet as well as an injection, which makes a small dose easier to take
- A month-to-month rate is shown for each molecule, with a cancel-anytime option
- Third-party batch testing is described, and the pharmacy class, 503A, is stated
- First-time month-to-month customers get a 30-day money-back guarantee, with conditions
- Lab results can be uploaded and tracked
Pharmacy, labs and oversight
Chia says it uses a 503A pharmacy, but does not say which one. Bloodwork is offered but not required. A clinician review is included in the price.
Transparency check
2 of 4 published openly
What Chia publishes about itself, read from its own pages when we verified them — not estimated, and not a score.
- Pharmacy named and regulatedSays it uses a 503A pharmacy, but does not say which one.
- Not published
- A price you can read before intakeA monthly rate is published on its own pages — the figure in the price row above, read there and verified against it.
- Published
- What a higher dose costsPriced by dose, plan or tier, and the higher rungs are not published — the advertised figure does not tell you what a larger dose costs.
- Not published
- No FDA warning letter on fileChecked against the FDA's own warning-letter database; nothing on file for this company.
- None on file
How the program works
Chia, operated by Zerolimit Tech LLC, sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, each as a weekly injection or a daily tablet that dissolves under the tongue, prepared by state-licensed 503A pharmacies that are not named. It says every batch is tested for potency, sterility, endotoxins and pH. A physician reviews your intake, usually within 24 hours, and plans include telehealth visits, provider messaging, AI-powered coaching and free shipping of a four-week supply. It also sells sermorelin, NAD+, hormone and longevity treatments, and bundles a GLP-1 with them. Its refund policy refers to a micro-dosing program, but no such product or price appears on its weight-loss pages. It does not take insurance, and the site does not list the states it serves.
The honest cons
The discount badges overstate the saving: 'Save 50%' sits on a gap of about 29%, and 'Save 45%' on about 38%
- The lower starting-from figure does not say which plan length it buys, and committed plans renew for the full term
- The refund policy mentions a micro-dosing program that is not shown or priced anywhere
- Its provider-licensure page lists two nurse practitioners in three states, with licenses that show expiry dates earlier this year
- The pharmacy is not named, no milligram is published, and the states served are not listed
- Compounded GLP-1s are not FDA-approved, and intentional microdosing is off-label and unproven
Microdosing is off-label and unproven — decide with a clinician. Prices are as published by the provider when we last checked; confirm current terms before you buy.
How it compares
Chia is one of 548 low-dose GLP-1 programs compared on this site, and 299 of them publish a monthly rate you can read before signing up. The full list puts every published price in one place, with the companies that pay us listed first — something we state there, on the page it applies to.
Also consider
Two more programs that price a small dose the way Chia does. Both are partners: we may earn a commission if you start care through these links.
Partner
Bodybuilding Health+
$179/mo sema · $209/mo tirz
Standard plan, self-directed low dose
Partner
Direct Meds
From $249/mo sublingual · $297/mo injection
Standard plan, self-directed low dose
FDA warning letter · Direct Meds · September 2025 · addressed to directmeds.com, Inc. dba DirectMeds. Details in our review.
Where this sits
#441 of 548
Ordered with the companies that pay us first, and Chia is not one of them. A disclosed partition, not a score.
Compare all 548 providers →Read this before you buy
Intentional GLP-1 microdosing is off-label and unproven — no randomized trial has established that a sub-label dose does anything, and any dose belongs with a clinician who knows your history. If you are going to have that conversation, have it with real numbers.
- Sublingual troches and drops
- What microdosing GLP-1 costs
- Is compounded GLP-1 safe?
- The true annual cost of a plan
- Microdose & reconstitution calculator
Microdosing is off-label and unproven — decide with a clinician. Prices are as published by the provider when we last checked; confirm current terms before you buy.
The closest alternative
Strut Health
$99/mo sema lozenge (auto-refill)
FDA warning letter · Strut Health · February 2026 · addressed to Strut Health, LLC dba Strut. Details in our review.
- Vs median
- $76/mo below the $175 median
- Market
- $59–$1,300/mo across 299 of 548
- Structure
- Standard plan, self-directed low dose
- Dispensed
- Pharmacy not publicly identified
Advertising disclosure · we may earn a commission if you start care through some of these links, at no extra cost to you.
Read the Strut Health review →Microdosing is off-label and unproven — decide with a clinician. Prices are as published by the provider when we last checked; confirm current terms before you buy.