Rows of lyophilised research peptide vials under bright laboratory light

Read from live storefronts · August 26, 2026

What a milligram actually costs.

Three US research vendors, 121 vials, one number that makes them comparable. We pull every price straight from the vendor's own storefront, divide by the milligrams in the vial, and put the result in one table. Nothing is sponsored. Nothing is estimated.

Compounds indexed
42
Vial prices tracked
121
Vendors compared
4storefronts
Catalogues read
Aug 262026

The index

Every compound, priced per milligram

Sorted A to Z by default. The price column is the cheapest vial at any of the three vendors; the per-milligram column is what makes a 5mg vial and a 30mg vial comparable. Tap any row for the full vendor-by-vendor table.

38 of 42 stocked by 2+ vendors
Compound
Class
Best-buy price
Per mg, after code
Value score
5-Amino-1MQ5-amino-1-methylquinolinium, 5A1MQ
Metabolic
$129.99ZestyRat
$2.60 $2.34/mg
9.3
AOD-9604HGH fragment 176-191, AOD9604
Metabolic
$79.99Dynamic
$8.00/mg
7.9
ARA-290Cibinetide, pHBSP, ARA290
Specialty
$49.99ZestyRat
$5.00 $4.50/mg
9.1
BPC-157Body Protection Compound 157, pentadecapeptide BPC-157
Recovery & repair
$49.00Ascension
$4.90/mg
7.5
CagrilintideAM833, amylin analog
GLP-1 class
$99.99ZestyRat
$10.00 $9.00/mg
8.7
CJC-1295 (no DAC)Mod GRF 1-29, CJC-1295 without DAC
Growth-hormone axis
$80.00Ascension
$8.00/mg
7.6
CJC-1295 + IpamorelinCJC/Ipam, FIT stack, CJC-1295 ipamorelin blend
Blends
$74.99Dynamic
$7.50/mg
6.1
CJC-1295 DACCJC-1295 with DAC, DAC:GRF
Growth-hormone axis
$49.99Dynamic
$10.00/mg
7.6
DSIPDelta sleep-inducing peptide
Sleep
$45.99ZestyRat
$4.60 $4.14/mg
9.1
EpitalonEpithalon, epithalamin, AEDG
Longevity
$39.99ZestyRat
$4.00 $3.60/mg
8.2
FOXO4-DRIFOXO4-D-Retro-Inverso, FOXO4-DRI peptide
Longevity
$149.99ZestyRat
$15.00 $13.50/mg
9.0
GHK-CuCopper peptide, GHK-copper, glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine
Cosmetic
$34.99ZestyRat
$0.70 $0.63/mg
8.8
GHRP-6Growth hormone releasing peptide 6
Growth-hormone axis
$29.99ZestyRat
$6.00 $5.40/mg
9.1
GLOW Blend (GHK-Cu + BPC-157 + TB-500)GLOW, GLOW 70mg, GHK-Cu BPC-157 TB-500 blend
Blends
$99.99ZestyRat
$1.43 $1.29/mg
9.0
GlutathioneGSH, reduced glutathione, L-glutathione
Longevity
$29.99ZestyRat
$0.05 $0.04/mg
8.9
HexarelinExamorelin, hexarelin acetate
Growth-hormone axis
$34.99Dynamic
$7.00/mg
5.3
IGF-1 LR3Long R3 IGF-1, IGF-1 Long R3
Growth-hormone axis
$89.99ZestyRat
$89.99 $80.99/mg
9.0
IpamorelinIpamorelin acetate, GHRP
Growth-hormone axis
$79.99Dynamic
$8.00/mg
7.8
KisspeptinKisspeptin-10, KP-10, metastin
Specialty
$29.99ZestyRat
$6.00 $5.40/mg
8.9
KLOW Blend (GHK-Cu + BPC-157 + TB-500 + KPV)KLOW, KLOW 80mg, GHK-Cu BPC-157 TB-500 KPV blend
Blends
$119.99ZestyRat
$1.50 $1.35/mg
9.0
KPVLysine-proline-valine, alpha-MSH 11-13
Recovery & repair
$45.99ZestyRat
$4.60 $4.14/mg
9.0
LL-37Cathelicidin, hCAP-18, LL37
Immune
$89.00Ascension
$8.90/mg
7.4
Melanotan IMT-1, afamelanotide, melanotan 1
Cosmetic
$35.99ZestyRat
$3.60 $3.24/mg
9.0
Melanotan IIMT-2, MT2, melanotan 2
Cosmetic
$39.99ZestyRat
$4.00 $3.60/mg
8.9
MOTS-cMOTS-c peptide, mitochondrial ORF of the 12S rRNA type-c
Metabolic
$149.99Dynamic
$3.75/mg
7.9
NAD+Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD
Longevity
$95.99ZestyRat
$0.10 $0.09/mg
8.9
OxytocinOxytocin acetate, OXT
Specialty
$49.99Dynamic
$10.00/mg
7.7
PinealonEDR peptide, Glu-Asp-Arg
Longevity
$39.99ZestyRat
$4.00 $3.60/mg
9.1
PT-141Bremelanotide, PT141
Specialty
$59.99ZestyRat
$6.00 $5.40/mg
8.4
RetatrutideLY3437943, GLP-3, triple agonist
GLP-1 class
$249.99ZestyRat
$8.33 $7.50/mg
8.8
SelankTP-7, tuftsin analog
Nootropic
$44.99Dynamic
$4.50/mg
7.4
SemaglutideGLP-1 agonist, sema
GLP-1 class
$219.99ZestyRat
$7.33 $6.60/mg
8.9
SemaxN-acetyl semax, ACTH 4-10 analog
Nootropic
$44.99Dynamic
$4.50/mg
7.7
SermorelinGRF 1-29, sermorelin acetate
Growth-hormone axis
$72.00Ascension
$7.20/mg
7.5
SS-31Elamipretide, MTP-131, SS-031
Longevity
$49.99ZestyRat
$5.00 $4.50/mg
9.1
TB-500Thymosin Beta-4, TB500, TB4
Recovery & repair
$35.99ZestyRat
$7.20 $6.48/mg
8.8
TesamorelinTH9507, Egrifta
Growth-hormone axis
$99.99Dynamic
$6.67/mg
8.2
Tesamorelin + CJC-1295 + IpamorelinTesamorelin CJC ipamorelin blend, 6/3/3 blend
Blends
$109.99Dynamic
$9.17/mg
7.3
ThymalinThymalin peptide, thymus bioregulator
Immune
$49.99ZestyRat
$5.00 $4.50/mg
8.7
Thymosin Alpha-1Ta1, thymalfasin, thymosin α1
Immune
$69.99ZestyRat
$7.00 $6.30/mg
8.9
TirzepatideGLP-2, dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist, tirz
GLP-1 class
$139.99ZestyRat
$4.67 $4.20/mg
9.6
Wolverine Blend (BPC-157 + TB-500)Wolverine stack, BPC-157 TB-500 blend, healing stack
Blends
$49.99ZestyRat
$5.00 $4.50/mg
8.9

Vials only. Capsules, sprays, serums and bacteriostatic water are excluded by design — see the method.

Before you buy

Three things that break a price comparison

Most peptide price pages compare the wrong numbers. These are the three mistakes that produce a confidently wrong answer.

Vial size, not vial price

A 5mg vial at $49 and a 30mg vial at $139 are not a $90 difference — they are a $9.80/mg product and a $4.67/mg product. On tirzepatide, retatrutide and epitalon the larger vial is roughly a third the cost per milligram. Every row on this board is normalised.

Vials against capsules

Several vendors sell BPC-157 and 5-Amino-1MQ as oral capsules alongside vials. A 30-count 500mcg bottle looks like "15mg" on paper and is not remotely the same product. We exclude every non-vial format rather than produce a comparison that reads well and is wrong.

Sticker against landed cost

Shipping, a free-shipping threshold, an always-on discount code and whether the vendor forces an account at checkout all move the real number. Where two vendors sit within a few percent, those factors decide it — not the price on the tile.

The three storefronts

Who we read, and what each one is good at

Ordered by how our readers actually buy, not by commission. Each card shows how much of this index the vendor stocks and how often they hold the lowest per-milligram price on a compound more than one vendor carries.

121 vials read
01

ZestyRat Research

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  • The vendor our readers order from most, and every reader order has shipped. Open checkout — no account required. Third-party HPLC on every batch.
  • Stocks 34 of the 42 compounds indexed here.
  • Holds the lowest per-milligram price on 17 of 38 contested compounds.
Open ZestyRat storefront
02

Ascension Peptides

  • The deepest premium catalog of the four. A free researcher account is required at checkout — about a minute, one time.
  • Stocks 31 of the 42 compounds indexed here.
  • Holds the lowest per-milligram price on 9 of 38 contested compounds.
Open Ascension storefront
03

Dynamic Peptides

  • WHO/GMP and ISO 9001 US facilities with a published COA on every product page.
  • Stocks 33 of the 42 compounds indexed here.
  • Holds the lowest per-milligram price on 12 of 38 contested compounds.
Open Dynamic storefront

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Questions

How this index works

How are these prices collected?

Every figure is read directly from each vendor's live storefront through their public product feed, then normalised to cost per milligram. Nothing is typed in by hand and nothing is estimated. The date the catalogues were read is printed at the top of every page.

Why is the cheapest vendor not always the best buy?

Because a vial price is not a landed cost. Shipping, a free-shipping threshold, a discount code and whether the vendor requires an account all move the real number. On compounds where two vendors are within a few percent of each other, those factors decide it, not the sticker.

Why are capsules and sprays missing?

Because they cannot be compared per milligram against an injectable vial without producing a wrong answer. A 30-count 500mcg capsule bottle and a 10mg vial are different products. This index compares vials to vials only.

Do you get paid to rank a vendor first?

No. Rows are ordered by the real per-milligram price read from the vendor's storefront. Links are affiliate links and we say so on every page, but no vendor can buy a position on this board.

Are these products for human use?

No. Every vendor here sells research compounds for laboratory research use only, not for human consumption. Nothing on this site is medical advice.