Most people looking for a Wegovy price comparison check one number: the cost of the starter pen. It is the wrong number to fixate on. Wegovy is not sold at a single flat price. You climb a five-step dose ladder, and the price climbs with you, so the pen you order in week one is rarely the pen that decides what you spend across a year.
This guide lays all five injection doses side by side, from the 0.25mg starter to the 2.4mg maintenance dose, using prices checked across our UK provider dataset on 4 July 2026. It shows where the cheapest deal sits at each rung, and why the gaps between providers matter more than the headline offer.
The 0.25mg starter dose is the cheapest and the most heavily discounted, but you only take it for four weeks. The 2.4mg maintenance dose is where you spend most of your time and money. Compare the full ladder — not just the first month — before you pick a provider.
How the Wegovy dose ladder works
Wegovy (semaglutide) is titrated upwards gradually to keep nausea manageable. The standard schedule is 0.25mg weekly for four weeks, then 0.5mg, then 1mg, then 1.7mg — roughly four weeks at each step — reaching the usual 2.4mg maintenance dose from around week 17. That is about four months of dose-escalation before you settle.
Each dose is dispensed as its own pre-filled pen, and providers price each pen separately. So a full first year touches all five prices: a short spell on each of the lower rungs, then a long stretch on 2.4mg. A provider that is cheap at 0.25mg but expensive at 2.4mg can quietly cost you more over twelve months than one that looked slightly dearer at the start.
Wegovy price comparison by dose
The table below shows the standard (non-promotional) 4-weekly price for each Wegovy dose at a representative spread of UK providers, sorted by the maintenance-dose price. Our recommended provider, The Weight Clinic, is listed first; everyone else follows in price order. First-order discount codes can lower the starter price further but do not usually apply beyond the first pen.
| Provider | 0.25mg starter |
0.5mg | 1mg | 1.7mg | 2.4mg maintenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Weight Clinic ★ Recommended | £115 | £125 | £135 | £175 | £230 |
| Simply Meds Online | £99.99 | £109.99 | £129.99 | £169.99 | £189.99 |
| Simple Online Pharmacy | £99 | £119 | £125 | £169 | £189 |
| ZAVA | £99.99 | £119.99 | £149.99 | £168.99 | £189.99 |
| The Independent Pharmacy | £99.79 | £129.99 | £144.99 | £169.99 | £189.99 |
| Cloud Pharmacy | £114.99 | £119.99 | £124.99 | £149.99 | £174.99 |
| Phlo Clinic | £119 | £139 | £169 | £189 | £199 |
| Boots Online Doctor | £79.97 | £114.97 | £166.97 | £192.97 | £205.97 |
| Numan | £149 | £179 | £189 | £219 | £249 |
Standard 4-weekly prices per pen, checked 4 July 2026. This is a representative sample of our full dataset — see the homepage price table for every provider and live discount codes. Listing order is by price, not payment.
The cheapest provider at each dose
No single pharmacy is cheapest all the way up the ladder. Across the doses in our full dataset, the lowest standard price at each rung sits with a different provider:
- 0.25mg starter: from around £79.97 (Boots Online Doctor).
- 0.5mg: from around £108.97 (ASDA Online Doctor).
- 1mg: from around £109 (Click2Pharmacy).
- 1.7mg: from around £149.99 (Cloud Pharmacy).
- 2.4mg maintenance: from around £174.99 (Cloud Pharmacy).
Notice the pattern: the provider with the cheapest starter pen is not the provider with the cheapest maintenance pen. Boots leads on the 0.25mg dose but rises sharply higher up. Cloud Pharmacy is not the very cheapest starter, yet it holds the lowest price on both the 1.7mg and 2.4mg doses — the two you live with longest.
The Weight Clinic is our pick for Wegovy: a GPhC-registered pharmacy with a free consultation, monthly video reviews as your dose steps up, and a refund if you are declined. New patients get NEWME for £35 off the first order.
Visit The Weight Clinic →Prices can change — confirm the current figure on their site. Price information only, not medical advice.
Why the gaps between providers are so wide
The spread at any single dose is larger than most people expect. For the identical 1mg pen, the cheapest and dearest providers in our dataset are separated by roughly £90. At the 0.25mg starter, the gap is over £80. That is the same medicine, the same pen, wildly different prices.
Three things drive the spread. First, margin: providers set their own mark-up. Second, bundling — some prices fold in coaching, dietitian check-ins or free next-day delivery, while others are stripped back to the pen alone. Third, first-order offers, which discount the starter pen to win the sign-up and then revert to standard pricing from the second month.
That third factor is the trap. A provider can advertise a very low starter price, sign you up, and sit above the market on the 1.7mg and 2.4mg doses you will actually spend the year on. The honest comparison is the whole ladder, which is why we show it in full rather than leading on one discounted number.
How to read this comparison for your own budget
A practical way to use the table is to weight it towards the maintenance dose. In a typical first year you might spend four weeks each on 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1mg and 1.7mg, then the remaining eight or nine months on 2.4mg. So the 2.4mg column deserves most of your attention.
Run the sum for the providers on your shortlist: add the four escalation pens once each, then multiply the 2.4mg price by the number of maintenance months you expect. A first-order code knocks a one-off amount off the starter pen, so treat it as a small bonus rather than the deciding factor. If you want the maths done for you, our Wegovy maintenance dose cost guide focuses on the 2.4mg figure that dominates the total, and the cheapest Wegovy in the UK guide ranks providers on ongoing price.
It is also worth separating what the NHS covers from the private route, since eligibility and cost differ sharply — our NHS vs private cost comparison sets both out plainly.
Frequently asked questions
Does every Wegovy dose cost the same?
No. The price rises as you climb the ladder from 0.25mg to the 2.4mg maintenance dose. At most UK providers the 2.4mg pen costs roughly twice the 0.25mg starter pen, so budgeting on the starter price alone underestimates what you will pay once you reach maintenance.
Which Wegovy dose is the cheapest?
The 0.25mg starter dose is the cheapest, and it is often discounted further by first-order codes. But you only take it for the first four weeks, so it is not the number that matters most over a year. The 2.4mg maintenance dose is the one you spend the most time on.
Why do prices differ so much between providers at the same dose?
Providers set their own margins, bundle different levels of coaching or delivery, and run different first-order offers. At the 1mg dose our data shows a gap of about £90 between the cheapest and dearest UK provider for the identical pen, so it genuinely pays to compare.
Should I choose a provider on the starter-dose price?
It is risky. A cheap or heavily discounted starter pen can sit well above the market on the higher doses. Because you spend far longer on the maintenance dose, check the 1.7mg and 2.4mg prices before you commit to anyone.
How current are these Wegovy prices?
Every figure on this page was checked on 4 July 2026 against the providers in our comparison dataset. Prices change often, so always confirm the current price on the provider's own website before you order.
Once you have weighed up the doses, The Weight Clinic is where we would start: transparent pricing, monthly video reviews as your dose climbs, and a refund if you are not approved. Use code NEWME for £35 off your first order.
Visit The Weight Clinic →Our rankings are ordered by price alone — no provider can pay to move up. Confirm current prices on the provider's site. Not medical advice.
Prefer to start from the live table? Head back to the Wegovy Compare homepage for every provider, current discount codes and prices last checked on 4 July 2026.