Nomi.ai
#4 on the ranking
Nomi is the companion app for people who want to be remembered, and after a month with it I rank its memory above anything else I have tested.
Read my full Nomi.ai analysis →AI girlfriend sites side by side · Both tested first-hand · Data through September 2026
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Nomi.ai vs Candy AI
I bought a membership on both and tested each for a month. What they offer, their measured numbers and what their users say, next to each other, with my verdict on each at the end.
The scoreboard
Level on the figures that decide most choices.
Nomi.ai
Candy AIRank on this site▲#4#5
Google US, “ai girlfriend”▲#9#11
Search visits a month50.0K▲592K
Name searches a month, US33.1K▲301K
In short
Candy AI is the bigger site; here is what separates them.
- For the search "ai girlfriend" in the United States, Nomi.ai ranks #9 and Candy AI #11, which is why Nomi.ai sits higher on this site's ranking (#4 against #5).
- Candy AI gets about 592,075 search visits a month worldwide against 50,007 for Nomi.ai, roughly 12 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
- People search for Candy AI by name about 301,000 times a month in the US, against 33,100 for Nomi.ai.
- Nomi.ai has a free tier and paid plans from Free; Candy AI has no free tier and starts at $13.99/mo.
- Candy AI allows adult content on paid plans; Nomi.ai filters or limits it.
What they offer
| What they offer |  Nomi.ai |  Candy AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ▲Yes | No |
| Entry paid plan | Free | $13.99/mo |
| Adult content | Filtered or limited | Allowed on paid plans |
| Features |
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| Best for | Users who want a genuinely emotionally intelligent AI companion with real persistent memory | Users wanting a widely recognized platform with expressive chat and flexible pricing who can tolerate slower response speeds |
| Not for | Users primarily seeking robust image generation, a mobile app, or explicit NSFW content | Those who need real-time live calling or a strong free tier to evaluate before paying |
| Operator | Glimpse.ai, Inc. (a Maryland corporation; named in the Nomi.ai terms of service and privacy policy) | EverAI Limited |
| Pricing notes | Free tier with limited daily messages and one companion. Paid plans from $15.99/month ($39.99/quarter, $99.99/year). Video generation billed separately via credits. Browser-based access. | 1 Month: $13.99. 3 Months: ~$26.97 (~$8.99/mo). 12 Months: ~$47.88 (~$3.99/mo). Tokens (used for voice, images, and video) are included per tier with add-on packs available. Cryptocurrency payments accepted. |
My take
If you want to try before you pay, Nomi.ai lets you: Candy AI asks for a card first. A free tier is a sampler, not a plan, but it tells you whether the chat suits you before money moves. Candy AI simply does more: nsfw chat and image generation, character customization and voice messages are on its list and not on Nomi.ai's. More features is only better if you will use them. On adult content they are not the same product: Candy AI allows it on paid plans, Nomi.ai keeps a filter. Decide that first and half the comparison decides itself.
The numbers
| The numbers | Nomi.ai | Candy AI |
|---|---|---|
| Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site | ▲#4 | #5 |
| Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026 | ▲#9 | #11 |
| Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains | #131,225 | ▲#12,246 |
| Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report | Top 500,000 | ▲Top 10,000 |
| Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate | 50,007 | ▲592,075 |
| Search visits a month, US | 12,256 | ▲116,063 |
| Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO | 33,100 | ▲301,000 |
| Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 100 | 65 | ▲76 |
| Referring domains | 2,161 | ▲4,683 |
| Backlinks | 19,261 | ▲127,630,165 |
| Domain registered | November 2020 | December 2017 |
| Public record I read | 15 videos, 8 Reddit threads, 3 articles | 17 videos, 8 Reddit threads, 10 articles |
The better value in each row is marked in green. Search visits and brand searches are DataForSEO estimates; Tranco and Chrome UX tiers are ranks, not visit counts.
My take
Start with the row this site ranks on. For the search "ai girlfriend" in the US, Nomi.ai is at #9 and Candy AI at #11, so Nomi.ai is the one more newcomers find first. Page one is positions 1 to 10; anything past that is traffic you have to earn by name. On size, Candy AI is the busier site: 592,075 search visits a month worldwide, more than 10 times what Nomi.ai gets (50,007). These are estimates of visits from Google only, so a site with apps or ads can be bigger than this shows. Brand searches are the loyalty line: 301,000 people a month type Candy AI's name, against 33,100 for Nomi.ai. A name people type on purpose is a site they come back to; a site with lots of visits and few brand searches is living on rankings it could lose. Candy AI is the older domain (2017 against 2020), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice. In plain terms: Candy AI is bigger, Nomi.ai is the one the category search points to.
What users say, and what I found
| Feature by feature | Nomi.ai | Candy AI |
|---|---|---|
| Chat and roleplay | Users positiveMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Memory | Users positiveMy test: Agree | Users positiveMy test: Agree |
| Group chats and multiple Nomis | Users positiveMy test: Agree | – |
| Selfies and art | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| Voice | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| Free tier | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree | Users negativeMy test: Agree |
| Price and plan | Users positiveMy test: Agree | – |
| Content freedom and moderation | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree | – |
| Privacy and data | Users positiveMy test: Agree | – |
| Developer trust and update pace | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| Image generation | – | Users positiveMy test: Agree |
| Voice calls | – | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Video ('Live Action') | – | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree |
| Characters and customisation | – | Users positiveMy test: Agree |
| Price and tokens | – | Users negativeMy test: Agree |
| Privacy and billing | – | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Safety and legitimacy | – | Users positiveMy test: Agree |
“Users” is the balance of the YouTube reviews, Reddit threads and articles read for each brand page; “my test” is whether my own month on the site agreed with them.
My take
Users rate them about the same: 5 of 10 features positive for Nomi.ai and 4 of 10 features positive for Candy AI. Where they split, Nomi.ai gets the better word on chat and roleplay. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 2 points for Nomi.ai and 1 point for Candy AI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.
My verdict on each
Candy AI
#5 on the ranking
Candy AI is the category's reference point, and after a month with it I understand why.
Read my full Candy AI analysis →More comparisons
Written by Hunter Gray, Founder, Owner & Writer. Every figure is from the two brand pages and refreshes monthly. Nomi.ai and Candy AI are two of the sites in my best AI girlfriend ranking, where the whole category is ordered on the same data.