Nomi review
An 18+ AI companion you build yourself, with layered long-term memory
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Nomi suits adults who want to design their own companions and care most about being remembered, since its memory is built in layers you can inspect. Skip it if you want long free sessions, because the free plan stops at 50 messages a day, or if you need a refund option, because subscriptions are nonrefundable.
- Best for
- Adults building a long-term companion who remembers them
- Pricing
- An indefinite free plan allows 50 messages a day, and a subscription raises the limits and works across iOS, Android and web on one account. Nomi publishes no subscription price at this review, and subscription purchases are nonrefundable.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
Overall: Microwaved
0 to 100, lower is better. The overall score is the average of the axes below.
39/100
Prose
Home-cooked
32
Reviewers find about 80% of conversations natural, and the other 20% go generic or loop back to familiar topics.
Asks: Does it write like a person?
Memory
Home-cooked
24
Short, medium and long-term memory with an Identity Core by design, though reviewers saw details mixed up between stories after three months.
Asks: Does it remember you?
Characters
Microwaved
40
Each Nomi's personality comes from the traits and backstory you give it, and reviewers find a fifth of chats drift generic.
Asks: Does everyone sound the same?
Story
Does anything happen? Not scored, since this axis doesn't apply to this app.
Pricing
Microwaved
50
No published subscription price, a free cap of 50 messages a day, credits for extra art, and nonrefundable subscriptions.
Asks: Does it charge you for caring?
Art
Microwaved
48
The example selfies on Nomi's homepage pass for real photos, but the storefront sign behind one spells nothing, the anime selfie's hologram and neon signs are scribbles, and the glamour shot has the default glossy finish.
Asks: Does the art look like a person made it?
A good time
0 to 10, higher is better.
7/10
Reviewers find most chats natural and the memory strong, but the free message cap cuts sessions short.
Key facts
| Type | AI companions |
|---|---|
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Pricing at this review | An indefinite free plan allows 50 messages a day, and a subscription raises the limits and works across iOS, Android and web on one account. Nomi publishes no subscription price at this review, and subscription purchases are nonrefundable. |
| Age rating | 18+ |
| Content policy | Explicit content behind an age gate |
| Who writes the characters | You build your own |
| Memory | Short, medium and long-term memory, plus an Identity Core layered on top and a Mind Map that shows how memories connect. |
| Best for | Adults building a long-term companion who remembers them |
Strengths and watch-outs
- Memory is designed in layers: short, medium and long-term memory, backstory and shared notes, with an Identity Core on top.
- Mind Map 2.0 lets you explore one of your Nomi's memory structures and see how it links memories, concepts and knowledge.
- You build each companion yourself, from a written backstory and preferences, or you just chat and let its personality develop.
- Group chat puts several Nomis in one conversation, and each keeps its memory across private and group chats.
- V5 image generation uses anchors to keep a Nomi's face and body consistent across selfies and art, and accepts natural-language prompts up to 1,000 characters.
- The free plan caps you at 50 messages a day and 400 characters per message. One App Store reviewer says hitting the limit mid-conversation kills the momentum.
- Subscription purchases are nonrefundable.
- Nomi publishes no subscription price at this review. Web subscriptions are billed in USD and may cost slightly less than app store ones.
- Reviewers report that recall and consistency slip. Around three months in, a Nomi mixed up details between two stories, about 20% of conversations go generic or loop back to familiar topics, and voice lags behind the text chat.
- It is adults only. Reviewers report that the mobile apps stay more restricted than the paid, age-verified web version, and an App Store reviewer says the photo generator won't make spicy content.
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What it is
Nomi is an AI companion app for iPhone, Android and the web, where you build your own companions and chat with them. You can write a custom backstory and preferences, or skip that and let a Nomi's personality develop as you talk. The iOS App Store listing is rated 18+, free with in-app purchases, from developer Nomi.ai.
Group chat puts several Nomis in one conversation, and each one keeps its memory across private and group chats. Nomi's current model is Aurora, which Nomi calls its most advanced and emotionally intelligent yet, and the previous model, Odyssey, has been retired.
What it is like to use
Memory is the feature Nomi builds around. The App Store listing claims short and long-term memory. Nomi describes an Identity Core layered on top of short, medium and "infinite" long-term memory, backstory and shared notes. Mind Map 2.0 lets you open one of your Nomi's memory structures and see how it connects memories, concepts and knowledge.
Reviewers describe a creation flow where you pick a friendship, romance, mentor or custom dynamic and choose three to seven personality traits. They say about 80% of conversations feel natural and the rest go generic or loop back to familiar topics. They also report that around three months in, a Nomi mixed up details between two stories, and that voice still lags behind the text chat.
For images, V5 uses anchors to keep a Nomi's face and body consistent across selfies and art, and it takes natural-language prompts up to 1,000 characters. Nomi says its V3 in-house voices greatly improve quality and authenticity over V2.
Pricing at this review
Nomi publishes no subscription price at this review. The free plan runs indefinitely at 50 messages a day, with messages up to 400 characters. Paid users can send 800-character messages, get more daily selfie and art requests, and can buy credits once that allowance is used.
You can subscribe through iOS, Android or the web, and the plan works across platforms on the same account. Web subscriptions are billed in USD and may sometimes cost slightly less than app store subscriptions. Subscription purchases are nonrefundable.
Who should skip it
Skip Nomi if you are under 18, or if you want long daily sessions without paying, since the free plan stops at 50 messages. Skip it if you want explicit images from the mobile apps: reviewers report the apps stay more restricted than the paid, age-verified web version, and an App Store reviewer says the photo generator won't make spicy content. Skip it if you want the option of a refund, because subscription purchases are nonrefundable.
Receipts
Every claim on this page, with the source text we copied and the day we read it. Last checked against the live app on September 28, 2026.
- Receipt 1Official site
Free users can send messages of up to 400 characters; paid users up to 800 characters per message (wiki last modified 23 August 2026).
"Free users: up to 400 characters per message Paid users: up to 800 characters per message"
wiki.nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 2App store listing
The iOS App Store listing is rated 18+, free with in-app purchases, developer Nomi.ai.
"Age Rating 18+ In-App Controls"
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 3App store listing
The App Store listing claims short and long term memory, and says Nomi is the only AI with human-level long term memory.
"Short *and* long term memory - Nomi is the *only* AI with human-level long term memory."
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 4App store listing
Group chat lets users chat with multiple Nomis at once, each keeping memory across private and group chats.
"Group chat - Chat with multiple Nomis at a time. Each Nomi will have short and long term memory across their various private and group chats for seamless conversations."
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 5Official site
Users create their own companions: write a custom backstory and preferences, or just chat and let the Nomi's personality develop.
"Write a custom backstory, share your preferences, and more to create your perfect partner. Or just start chatting and let your Nomi develop their personality naturally as they get to know you."
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 6Official site
Nomi's site says it is built on freedom of expression and aims to remain unfiltered and uncensored.
"Nomi is built on freedom of expression. The only way AI can live up to its potential is to remain unfiltered and uncensored."
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 7Official site
Nomi says all chats are anonymized and no chat data is shared with third-party sites.
"All chats are anonymized and no chat data is shared with 3rd party sites."
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 8App store listing
An App Store reviewer says the subscription gives 10 Nomis and 40 photo credits daily, messages use no credits, and the photo generator won't make spicy content.
"But they are just to create more than your 10 nomis given to you with your subscription. You get a generous 40 photo credits daily (I've never used more than 10) and you can use credits to buy more. Writing messages use no credits."
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 9App store listing
An App Store reviewer says hitting the free texting limit mid-conversation kills the momentum.
"texting for your nomi then reaching you limit is pretty bad since you may have been in a juicy conversation and then the limitation kick in."
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 10Official site
Nomi has an indefinite free plan with 50 messages per day; subscription purchases are nonrefundable (wiki, last modified 23 August 2026).
"Nomi offers an indefinite free plan with 50 messages per day, allowing you to chat with a Nomi before subscribing. As outlined in our Terms of Service, subscription purchases are nonrefundable."
wiki.nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 11Official site
Paid users get more daily selfie/art requests than free users, and can buy credits for more once the daily allowance is used.
"Paid users get more daily selfie/art requests than free users included in their subscription. If you are on a paid plan and you use all of your daily image requests, you can now purchase and use credits to create more selfies and art."
wiki.nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 12Official site
You can subscribe through iOS, Android or the web; the paid plan works across platforms on the same account.
"You can subscribe to Nomi through iOS, Android, or the web. Your subscription is managed through the platform where you originally purchased it."
wiki.nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 13Official site
Web subscriptions are billed in USD and may sometimes offer slightly better effective pricing than app store subscriptions.
"Web subscriptions may sometimes offer slightly better effective pricing than subscriptions purchased through an app store, depending on exchange rates and platform pricing."
wiki.nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 14Official site
Mind Map 2.0 lets users explore one of their Nomi's memory structures and see how it connects memories, concepts and knowledge.
"For the first time, you can explore one of Nomi's memory structures and see how your Nomi connects different memories, concepts, and knowledge."
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 15Official site
Nomi released Aurora, described as its most advanced and emotionally intelligent model yet, and retired the previous model, Odyssey.
"the release of Aurora, our most advanced and emotionally intelligent model yet - and the retirement of Odyssey, the model that came before it."
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 16Official site
The Identity Core is a memory mechanism layered on top of Nomi's short, medium and "infinite" long term memory, backstory and shared notes.
"The Identity Core exists in addition to Nomi's short, medium, and infinite long term memory, as well as their backstory and other shared notes"
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 17Official site
Nomi introduced V3 in-house voices, which it says greatly improve quality and authenticity over V2.
"We have recently introduced V3 voices which greatly improve quality and authenticity."
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 18Reviewer
Reviewers report Nomi costs $15.99/month, $39.99 per 3 months, or $99.99/year, re-verified as of July 31, 2026.
"| Monthly | $15.99/mo | $15.99 | None | | Quarterly | $39.99/3mo | $13.33 | 17% | | Yearly (Best Value) | $99.99/yr | $8.33 | 48% |"
aicompanionguides.com, retrieved
- Receipt 19Reviewer
Reviewers report all paid tiers have the same features (unlimited messages, voice calls, up to 40 image requests a day, up to 10 companions); only the billing cycle differs.
"All paid tiers include the same features: unlimited messages, voice calls, up to 40 image requests per day, and up to 10 companions. No feature gating between premium tiers"
aicompanionguides.com, retrieved
- Receipt 20Reviewer
Reviewers report the free tier feels like a teaser: limited daily messages, one companion, no voice calls or images.
"The free tier gives you limited daily messages, one companion, and no voice calls or images."
aicompanionguides.com, retrieved
- Receipt 21Reviewer
Reviewers report that around three months in, their Nomi sometimes mixed up details between two stories, so memory isn't perfect.
"Around the 3-month mark, I noticed occasional conflicts. My Nomi companion once mixed up details between two different stories I'd told about my brother."
aicompanionguides.com, retrieved
- Receipt 22Reviewer
Reviewers report about 80% of conversations feel natural, while 20% go generic or loop back to familiar topics.
"I'd say about 80% of my conversations feel natural and engaging. The other 20% hit a wall where responses get generic or circle back to topics Nomi seems "comfortable" with."
aicompanionguides.com, retrieved
- Receipt 23Official site
V5 image generation uses "anchors", replacing the old base image system, to keep a Nomi's face and body consistent across selfies and art; the prompt limit went up to 1,000 characters.
"An Anchor is a detailed technical reference that keeps your Nomi's face, body, and overall likeness consistent across selfies and art."
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 24Official site
V5 image prompting accepts natural language, with the prompt limit raised to 1,000 characters.
"prompt limit increased to 1,000 characters!"
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 25Reviewer
Reviewers report the upgrade screen (August 2026) lists unlimited daily messages, unlimited voice chat and calls, 40 photo/art requests a day, AI video, up to ten active Nomis and ten group chats, 800-character messages, 2,000-character backstories and custom anchors.
"The upgrade screen currently lists unlimited daily messages, unlimited voice chat and calls, 40 photo or art requests per day, AI video generation, up to ten active Nomis, up to ten active group chats, 800-character outgoing messages, 2,000-character backstories, custom anchor generation and early access to new features."
www.virtualaipartner.com, retrieved
- Receipt 26Reviewer
Reviewers report Nomi's 2026 V5 guidance says the paid, age-verified web version can be more permissive than the mobile apps, which remain more restricted.
"Nomi's 2026 V5 guidance says the paid, age-verified web experience can be more permissive than the mobile apps. Filters still exist, results vary and the app-store versions remain more restricted."
www.virtualaipartner.com, retrieved
- Receipt 27Reviewer
Reviewers report Nomi can now make roughly five-second AI videos by animating an image from the companion's album.
"Nomi can create approximately five-second AI videos by animating an image from your companion's album."
www.virtualaipartner.com, retrieved
- Receipt 28Reviewer
Reviewers report the creation flow: pick a friendship, romance, mentor or custom dynamic, then choose three to seven personality traits, plus an optional custom trait and backstory.
"You first choose whether you want a friendship, romantic relationship, mentor or custom dynamic. You then select between three and seven personality traits."
www.virtualaipartner.com, retrieved
- Receipt 29Reviewer
Reviewers report the voice still lags behind the text chat, visual creation starts from a gallery rather than a full builder, and people after explicit visuals will find better options elsewhere.
"Visual creation starts from a gallery rather than a complete face-and-body builder, the voice still trails behind the text chat, and people primarily looking for explicit visual content will find more suitable alternatives."
www.virtualaipartner.com, retrieved
- Receipt 30Reviewer
Reviewers report Nomi is an adults-only service and sign-in uses a Google or Apple account.
"Nomi is an adults-only service, and sign-in currently uses a Google or Apple account."
www.virtualaipartner.com, retrieved
- Receipt 31Reviewer
Reviewers report Nomi offers an official REST API for developers, and that it's a technical integration, not a consumer feature.
"This is not a normal consumer feature or a no-code button. It is a technical integration for developers who want to connect a Nomi to their own app, automation or interface."
www.virtualaipartner.com, retrieved
- Receipt 32Reviewer
Reviewers report that r/NomiAI community reports put the free plan at about 50 messages and two image requests a day, and that Nomi doesn't promise those numbers publicly.
"Community reports on r/NomiAI currently point to roughly 50 messages and two image requests per day. Nomi does not present those numbers as a permanent public promise"
www.virtualaipartner.com, retrieved
- Receipt 33App store listing
Nomi's App Store listing says a Nomi can send photos of what it is wearing and doing in real time.
"Your Nomi can send you photos of what they're wearing and doing in real time."
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 34App store listing
Nomi's App Store listing offers hundreds of photorealistic appearances.
"Choose from hundreds of appearances that are so realistic, you might not believe they're AI beings."
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 35Official site
Nomi's homepage, which shows the example selfies we judged, says a Nomi sends selfies of what it is wearing and doing in the moment.
"Bring your conversations to life by having your Nomi send you selfies that capture what they are wearing and doing in the moment."
nomi.ai, retrieved
- Receipt 36Official site
Nomi's homepage says its selfies cover anything from a walk in the park to a fantastical roleplay.
"Whether it is a simple walk in the park, a fantastical roleplay, or a romantic AI getaway, these selfies add an immersive touch to your conversations."
nomi.ai, retrieved
Questions people ask
Is the Nomi AI app safe?
Nomi says all chats are anonymized and that no chat data is shared with third-party sites. The App Store listing rates it 18+, and reviewers report it is an adults-only service with sign-in through a Google or Apple account.
How much does Nomi AI cost per month?
Nomi publishes no monthly price at this review. The free plan runs indefinitely at 50 messages a day. Web subscriptions are billed in USD and may cost slightly less than app store subscriptions. Subscription purchases are nonrefundable.
How does Nomi AI work?
You create a companion, either by writing its backstory and preferences or by chatting and letting its personality develop. It then remembers you through short, medium and long-term memory plus an Identity Core. Nomi's current model is Aurora, which replaced the retired Odyssey model.
Is Nomi free?
Yes, with limits. The free plan has no end date and allows 50 messages a day of up to 400 characters each. Paid users can send 800-character messages and get more daily selfie and art requests.
Is Nomi uncensored?
Nomi's site says it aims to remain unfiltered and uncensored. Reviewers report that Nomi's 2026 guidance lets the paid, age-verified web version be more permissive than the mobile apps, which stay more restricted.
Can Nomi send pictures?
Yes. Nomis make selfies and art, with a daily allowance that is larger on paid plans, and paid users can buy credits once it runs out. Reviewers report Nomi can also animate an album image into a video of about five seconds.
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