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 JOI
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
Nomi.ai leads on 2 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.
Nomi.ai
JOIRank on this site▲#4#19
Google US, “ai girlfriend”#9–
Search visits a month▲50.0K34.0K
Name searches a month, US33.1K33.1K
In short
Two sites of similar size; here is what separates them.
- Nomi.ai ranks #9 in United States Google results for "ai girlfriend"; JOI holds no tracked position for it, so it is placed by all-traffic rank instead (#4 against #19 on this site).
- Nomi.ai gets about 50,007 search visits a month worldwide against 34,016 for JOI (DataForSEO, September 2026).
- Nomi.ai has a free tier and paid plans from Free; JOI has no free tier and starts at $13.99/mo.
What they offer
| What they offer |  Nomi.ai |  JOI |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ▲Yes | No |
| Entry paid plan | Free | $13.99/mo |
| Adult content | Filtered or limited | Filtered or limited |
| Features |
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| Best for | Users who want a genuinely emotionally intelligent AI companion with real persistent memory | Users seeking image generation and AI companion features at a budget-friendly price point |
| Not for | Users primarily seeking robust image generation, a mobile app, or explicit NSFW content | Users who need extensive community resources or detailed feature documentation before committing |
| Operator | Glimpse.ai, Inc. (a Maryland corporation; named in the Nomi.ai terms of service and privacy policy) | JOI AI (as the site's footer puts it); one third-party review names JOI-AI Limited, a UK-registered company, which the site itself does not confirm |
| 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: $20.99 (~$7/mo). 12 Months: $47.99 (~$4/mo). Premium adds image generation and a limited video generation allowance (5 free clips/month, extra via Neurons). |
My take
If you want to try before you pay, Nomi.ai lets you: JOI 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.
The numbers
| The numbers | Nomi.ai | JOI |
|---|---|---|
| Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site | ▲#4 | #19 |
| Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026 | #9 | – |
| Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains | #131,225 | ▲#31,348 |
| Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report | Top 500,000 | ▲Top 50,000 |
| Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate | ▲50,007 | 34,016 |
| Search visits a month, US | ▲12,256 | 12,053 |
| Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO | 33,100 | 33,100 |
| Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 100 | ▲65 | 64 |
| Referring domains | 2,161 | ▲2,966 |
| Backlinks | 19,261 | ▲62,387 |
| Domain registered | November 2020 | July 2003 |
| Public record I read | 15 videos, 8 Reddit threads, 3 articles | 10 videos, 1 Reddit threads, 6 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. When someone types "ai girlfriend" into Google in the US, Nomi.ai is there at #9; JOI does not appear in the tracked positions at all. That is why Nomi.ai sits higher here even if it is the smaller site: it is the one the category sends newcomers to. On size, Nomi.ai is the busier site: 50,007 search visits a month worldwide, about half as much again what JOI gets (34,016). These are estimates of visits from Google only, so a site with apps or ads can be bigger than this shows. Tranco tells a slightly different story: it counts every visit, not only search, and there JOI comes out ahead (#31,348 against #131,225). When search and all-traffic disagree, the site that wins on Tranco has an audience that does not come through Google. JOI is the older domain (2003 against 2020), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice. In plain terms: Nomi.ai is both the bigger site and the one the category search points to.
What users say, and what I found
| Feature by feature | Nomi.ai | JOI |
|---|---|---|
| Chat and roleplay | Users positiveMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Memory | Users positiveMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree |
| Group chats and multiple Nomis | Users positiveMy test: Agree | – |
| Selfies and art | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| Voice | Users mixedMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Disagree |
| 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 | – |
| Model switching | – | Users positiveMy test: Agree |
| Images and Dream Clips | – | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Characters and customisation | – | Users positiveMy test: Agree |
| Price and neurons | – | Users negativeMy test: Agree |
| Privacy and billing | – | Users mixedMy test: Disagree |
| Safety and legitimacy | – | Users mixed |
“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 are happier with Nomi.ai: 5 of its 10 features come out positive, against JOI's 2 of 10, with 2 features where the complaints win. Where they split, Nomi.ai gets the better word on chat and roleplay and memory. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 2 points for Nomi.ai and 3 points for JOI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.
My verdict on each
JOI
#19 on the ranking
Joi is the loudest newcomer in the category, and after a month with it the product is better than the marketing deserves.
Read my full JOI analysis →More comparisons
Written by Hunter Gray, Founder, Owner & Writer. Every figure is from the two brand pages and refreshes monthly. Nomi.ai and JOI are two of the sites in my best AI girlfriend ranking, where the whole category is ordered on the same data.