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Function Health Function Membership vs Marek Health Guided Optimization Membership

Specs, prices, editor verdict, and who should buy which — compared side-by-side.

By Ryan · Editor & Founder
Published May 3, 2026
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Function Health

Function Membership

The platform that took the $5,000 executive physical and turned it into a $499/year membership — and made it better.

PRICE
$499/yr
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Marek Health
Marek Health

Guided Optimization Membership

The premium guided-protocol HRT platform where the YouTube longevity crowd actually gets their bloodwork done — broader, deeper, and more clinically aggressive than Hone.

PRICE
$99–$399/mo
SCORE
8.9 / 10
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The verdict

These are close picks. Both score in the same range. The right call depends on buyer profile — read the per-buyer recommendations below.

Side-by-side specs

SpecFunction Health Function MembershipMarek Health Guided Optimization Membership
price$499/yr$99–$399/mo
biomarkers110+80+ markers in comprehensive panels

Function Health Function Membership also publishes: frequency, clinicianReview, subscription, delivery

Marek Health Guided Optimization Membership also publishes: serviceType, deliveryModel, membership, initialPanel, medications, consultModel, audience, monitoringCadence

Who should buy which

Pick the Function Health Function Membership if

Anyone running peptides, optimizing hormones, on a longevity protocol, or just wanting twice-yearly comprehensive labs at a fixed price.

Skip if

You already get comprehensive labs through your concierge clinic, or you only want the cheapest single-panel test (go InsideTracker).

Pick the Marek Health Guided Optimization Membership if

Experienced TRT/HRT users running multi-medication protocols, biomarker-literate buyers who want clinically aggressive guidance, and the intersection of "performance optimization" and "wants real bloodwork supervision."

Skip if

You're TRT-curious for the first time (start with Hone), you can't budget $300+/mo all-in, or you want a higher-touch in-clinic experience (Defy Medical or Cenegenics).

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