Vital Peptides Labs promises a certificate with every order, but none were posted when we checked. On October 21, 2026, its 44 products had no COA files attached, it named no testing lab beyond 'an independent California lab' in San Diego, and its payment page still had placeholder bank details. Its retatrutide and tirzepatide cost well above the median in our price index, and it also sells HCG.
Notice: Vital Peptides Labs' products are sold for in-vitro laboratory research only. They are not FDA-approved and not for human or animal use. This review covers supplier transparency and prices. We didn't buy or test any products. Some vendors pay us a commission when you buy through our links. That never changes a score or a price ranking.
Vital Peptides Labs at a glance
- Website: vitalpeptideslabs.com, live when checked.
- Based in: not published. Says it is US-based and tests in San Diego, CA. Phone (949) 979-5250.
- Company: Vital Peptides Labs LLC, named as the bank-transfer account holder.
- Testing labs/COAs: 'COA with every order' claimed; no lab named and no certificates posted.
- Independent tests (Finnrick): none for vitalpeptideslabs.com; Finnrick's 'Vital Peptides' profile is for a different site, vitalpeptides.bio.
- Payment: Zelle, Cash App, Venmo and ACH (placeholder bank details when checked).
- Gate: 21+ age confirmation.
- Catalog: 44 products listed since April 2026, including HCG, IGF-1 LR3 and SLU-PP-332.
- Checked: October 21, 2026.
Prices we checked
| Peptide | Size | Price | Per mg | vs index median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retatrutide | 20mg | $200.00 | $10.00 | 68% above |
| Tirzepatide | 20mg | $160.00 | $8.00 | 54% above |
| BPC-157 | 5mg | $30.00 | $6.00 | 9% above |
| BPC-157 | 10mg | $55.00 | $5.50 | at the median |
| TB-500 | 5mg | $40.00 | $8.00 | 14% above |
| TB-500 | 10mg | $70.00 | $7.00 | at the median |
| Wolverine blend (BPC-157 + TB-500) | 10mg | $80.00 | $8.00 | 33% above |
| Wolverine blend (BPC-157 + TB-500) | 20mg | $140.00 | $7.00 | 17% above |
| GHK-Cu | 50mg | $50.00 | $1.00 | 54% above |
| GLOW blend | 70mg | $150.00 | $2.14 | 34% above |
| KLOW blend | 80mg | $175.00 | $2.19 | 32% above |
| Ipamorelin | 10mg | $65.00 | $6.50 | 3% above |
| CJC-1295 no DAC | 10mg | $50.00 | $5.00 | 36% below |
| CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin blend/ | 10mg | $70.00 | $7.00 | at the median |
| Tesamorelin | 10mg | $75.00 | $7.50 | at the median |
| MOTS-c | 10mg | $50.00 | $5.00 | 25% above |
| MOTS-c | 40mg | $120.00 | $3.00 | 25% below |
| NAD+ | 500mg | $110.00 | $0.220 | 83% above |
| NAD+ | 1000mg | $140.00 | $0.140 | 17% above |
| SS-31 | 10mg | $50.00 | $5.00 | at the median |
| SS-31 | 50mg | $150.00 | $3.00 | 39% below |
| Epitalon | 10mg | $50.00 | $5.00 | 43% above |
| Epitalon | 50mg | $175.00 | $3.50 | at the median |
| 5-Amino-1MQ | 50mg | $150.00 | $3.00 | 15% above |
| AOD-9604 | 10mg | $70.00 | $7.00 | 33% below |
| DSIP | 10mg | $50.00 | $5.00 | 26% below |
| DSIP | 15mg | $75.00 | $5.00 | 26% below |
| Kisspeptin (listed as KISS) | 10mg | $50.00 | $5.00 | 17% below |
| KPV | 10mg | $50.00 | $5.00 | 9% below |
| Melanotan II | 10mg | $45.00 | $4.50 | 12% above |
| PT-141 | 10mg | $40.00 | $4.00 | 11% below |
| Selank | 10mg | $70.00 | $7.00 | 40% above |
| Semax | 10mg | $70.00 | $7.00 | 56% above |
| Thymosin Alpha-1 | 10mg | $75.00 | $7.50 | 6% below |
Prices as listed on October 21, 2026. 10 of 34 listings were below the median per mg across the vendors in our price index and 19 above. GLP-class items were the furthest above: retatrutide 20mg 68% above and tirzepatide 20mg 54% above. NAD+ 500mg was 83% above and semax 56% above. Below the median: CJC-1295 no DAC 10mg (36% below), SS-31 50mg (39% below), AOD-9604 10mg (33% below) and DSIP (26% below). Its homepage showed 5-Amino-1MQ as 5mg for $75 while the product data lists 50mg for $150; we used the product data. See retatrutide prices.
Orders ship within one business day by USPS or UPS, free over $100 or $9.99 below, within the US only and not to PO boxes. All sales are final; damaged or incorrect items must be reported within 48 hours.
Testing and COAs
Vital Peptides Labs says 'every batch is independently tested at a San Diego, California laboratory' and promises 'COA with Every Order'. But none of its 44 products had a certificate attached in its product data when we checked, there's no COA page, and no lab is named. Until certificates are posted, there's nothing to verify purity, identity or endotoxin against. We found no Finnrick profile.
Red flags
Its catalog lists HCG (5000 IU), a prescription hormone, which is a red flag under our scoring. Its payment page also asks for Zelle, Cash App or Venmo, and its ACH section showed placeholder bank details ('Bank Name Here', zeros for the routing and account numbers), which suggests the site isn't finished.
What we like
- A phone number and a named LLC (as the bank-transfer account holder).
- Some below-median prices, such as CJC-1295 no DAC, SS-31 50mg and AOD-9604.
- Ships within one business day; free shipping over $100.
What to watch
- No COAs posted and no lab named, despite 'COA with every order'.
- GLP-class prices well above our index median.
- Peer-to-peer payments only, with placeholder bank details on the payment page.
- Sells HCG.
- All sales final; products listed only since April 2026.
- No Finnrick profile.
How it compares
For similar compounds with posted certificates, see True Research Labs, another 2026 store that publishes lot reports from Horizon Analytical, or PeakForm Peptides. See all vendors we track.
Bottom line
Vital Peptides Labs looks like a store still being finished: certificates promised but not posted, placeholder bank details and no named lab. Its GLP-class prices are high. We'd wait until it publishes lot COAs.
Last checked October 21, 2026.
