This page compares what is documented about Cagrilintide and Retatrutide, rather than ranking them by effect. What each molecule is, the sizes and prices actually carried, what the certificate covers, and how the two differ on the bench. Everything here is research-use-only material and we do not publish outcome, dosing or administration content for any compound in the catalogue.
What is Cagrilintide and what is Retatrutide?
Cagrilintide. Cagrilintide is a long-acting amylin analogue, and amylin pharmacology has drawn renewed attention as multi-receptor metabolic research has expanded.
Retatrutide. Retatrutide is a triple GIP/GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist, and peer-reviewed metabolic-research output on multi-receptor incretin pharmacology has grown every year since 2022.
How do Cagrilintide and Retatrutide compare on price and size?
| Cagrilintide | Retatrutide | |
|---|---|---|
| Sizes carried | 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg | 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg, 50 mg, 60 mg |
| From | $60.00 | $80.00 |
| Best price per unit | $8.50 / mg | $3.57 / mg |
| Availability | Backordered — waitlist | Backordered — waitlist |
| Certificate | Lot certificate on the product page | Lot certificate on the product page |
| Molecular formula | C194H312N54O59S2 | C221H342N46O68 |
| Molar mass | 4,409 g/mol | 4,731.3 g/mol |
| Source | PubChem CID 171397054 | — |
| Research area | amylin receptor pharmacology | incretin receptor pharmacology |
At their best sizes Retatrutide works out at $3.57 per mg against $8.50 for Cagrilintide — 2.4 times more for the mg. Vial prices start at $60.00 and $80.00 respectively, which is the number most people compare and the one that says least, because the two are not sold in the same sizes. Full sizes, tier pricing and the lot certificate sit on the Cagrilintide page and the Retatrutide page.
What is each one studied for?
What the published literature investigates, which is a different question from what either will do, and the only one of the two a supplier can answer.
Cagrilintide is studied in amylin receptor pharmacology research. Amylin receptor pharmacology is one of the faster-moving corners of metabolic research.
Retatrutide is studied in incretin receptor pharmacology research. Incretin pharmacology remains one of the most active areas in metabolic research, with multi-receptor agonists drawing sustained attention in the primary literature.
Studied in the same area does not make two compounds interchangeable, and the research library holds the per-compound documentation.
Retatrutide vs Cagrilintide: how they differ on the bench
Retatrutide. Lyophilised retatrutide holds longest sealed, desiccated and dark; our storage guide covers why every degradation route accelerates the moment water enters the vial.
Cagrilintide. Analogues designed for extended action are usually designed for stability too, but that is stability in a formulation, not in your freezer. Storage still governs.
What actually differs between Retatrutide and Cagrilintide
Worth doing the arithmetic before comparing sizes: Retatrutide is 4,731.3 g/mol and Cagrilintide is 4,409 g/mol, a factor of 1.1. A milligram of Cagrilintide therefore contains roughly 1.1 times as many molecules as a milligram of Retatrutide, so two vials of the same labelled mass hold quite different amounts of substance. Equal milligrams are not equal moles, which is what the molarity calculator exists to convert, and it is the reason a price-per-milligram comparison and a price-per-mole comparison can point at different vials.
Both are released against a certificate reporting identity, purity by the stated method and net peptide content, readable before anything is bought.
Which is better, Retatrutide or Cagrilintide?
Neither Retatrutide nor Cagrilintide is ranked against the other here, and the refusal is deliberate. Better, safer and stronger are questions about effects in a living system, and we sell neither compound for use in one — why none of these pages ranks two compounds sets out the reasoning in full.
What it does instead, for these two:
- Retatrutide is the cheaper of the two per mg, at $3.57 against $8.50.
- Retatrutide is the heavier molecule by a factor of 1.1, so equal milligrams are not equal moles.
- Cagrilintide is carried in 3 sizes and Retatrutide in 8, and each lot carries its own certificate.
Every one of those is checkable before you buy.
Common questions
What is the difference between Retatrutide and Cagrilintide?
Different molecules before anything else: Retatrutide is C221H342N46O68 and Cagrilintide is C194H312N54O59S2. Retatrutide is a triple GIP/GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist, and peer-reviewed metabolic-research output on multi-receptor incretin pharmacology has grown every year since 2022. Cagrilintide is a long-acting amylin analogue, and amylin pharmacology has drawn renewed attention as multi-receptor metabolic research has expanded.
Which one should I choose?
Cagrilintide is carried in 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg and Retatrutide in 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg, 50 mg, 60 mg, each lot with its own certificate. Which of those suits the work is yours to decide; everything here is research-use-only rather than guidance for use in a human or an animal.
Do both Cagrilintide and Retatrutide come with a certificate of analysis?
Neither is in stock at the moment, so in each case the certificate is the one attached to the lot that arrives. A certificate belongs to a lot, not to a product. It is linked from the product page, and reports identity, purity by the stated method, and net peptide content for the material actually in that lot.
Which is cheaper, Retatrutide or Cagrilintide?
Per mg, Retatrutide at $3.57 against $8.50, taking each one's best size. By vial they start at $60.00 for Cagrilintide and $80.00 for Retatrutide, which is the comparison most people make and the one that says least, because the two are not sold in the same sizes.
Is a milligram of Cagrilintide the same as a milligram of Retatrutide?
By mass yes, by amount of substance no. Retatrutide is 4,731.3 g/mol and Cagrilintide is 4,409 g/mol, a factor of 1.1, so a milligram of Cagrilintide holds roughly 1.1 times as many molecules. Two vials with the same number on the label are not the same amount of substance, which is what the molarity calculator converts.
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