Comparisons

Product Comparison

LGD-4033 (Ligandrol) vs Ostarine (MK-2866)

The two most-used SARMs. Ligandrol (LGD-4033) is more potent, Ostarine (MK-2866) is milder. Stack or alternative?

LGD-4033 (Ligandrol) vial SARMs

LGD-4033 (Ligandrol)

Form
Tab
Sizes
10mg × 100 Tabs, 5mg × 100 Tabs
Price (per bottle)
75 - 80 EUR
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Ostarine (MK-2866) vial SARMs

Ostarine (MK-2866)

Form
Tab
Sizes
25mg × 100 Tabs, 10mg × 100 Tabs, 15mg × 100 Tabs
Price (per bottle)
60 - 85 EUR
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By the numbers

Number of sizes LGD-4033 (Ligandrol): 2 Ostarine (MK-2866): 3
Smallest size LGD-4033 (Ligandrol): 5 mg Ostarine (MK-2866): 10 mg
Largest size LGD-4033 (Ligandrol): 10 mg Ostarine (MK-2866): 25 mg
Price from (per bottle) LGD-4033 (Ligandrol): 75 EUR Ostarine (MK-2866): 60 EUR
Price up to (per bottle) LGD-4033 (Ligandrol): 80 EUR Ostarine (MK-2866): 85 EUR

Values from the sizes and catalogue prices on this page, without Express and discounts.

Half-life compared

How quickly do they break down?

Share left after one dose, calculated from the half-lives in the lexicon

LGD-4033 (Ligandrol)~30 hoursOstarine (MK-2866)~24 hours
Half-life = 50 %
Hour 60 after the dose
LGD-4033 (Ligandrol)25 %
Ostarine (MK-2866)17.7 %
ProductHalf-lifeHour 30Hour 60Hour 120
LGD-4033 (Ligandrol)~30 hours50 %25 %6.3 %
Ostarine (MK-2866)~24 hours42 %17.7 %3.1 %

Simplified model without an absorption phase, half-lives from the TPD lexicon.

Level

Level with regular doses

Each dose adds to what is left of the last one until a plateau forms. Values relative to the first dose, simplified model, no dosing information.

LGD-4033 (Ligandrol): one dose per day, 1 day between dosesLexicon: Oral (daily)
Peak 2.35×Trough 1.35×
Day 5 · 6. dose
2.27× of the first dose
Plateau
from Day 5

96 % of the plateau after dose 6

Peak
2.35×

of the first dose

Trough
1.35×

before the next dose

Feature LGD-4033 (Ligandrol) Ostarine (MK-2866)
Category SARMs SARMs
Subcategory SARMs SARMs
Form Tab Tab
Price range 75 - 80 EUR 60 - 85 EUR
GLP-1 No No

Quick reference

What both have in common

  • Same subcategory: SARMs - addressed via overlapping mechanisms.
  • Same main category: SARMs / SARMs

This page is a high-level comparison for community discussion only. Refer to the linked detail pages for full descriptions, risk profiles and peer-reviewed studies. Not medical advice.

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