Nomi AI vs Replika

Nomi AI is a platform for conversations with AI companions for friendship, romantic relationships, fantasy roleplay, or mentorship. Users can create a backstory, share preferences, and shape a companion’s personality through conversation. Short-, medium-, and long-term memory retain preferences and roleplay context. Nomis support voice chats and hands-free calls, can optionally message after a user has been away, and can access the internet to discuss shared links or view images. Users can create multiple Nomis for one-to-one or group chats, with memory across both; companions can also send scenario-based selfies, and image and art generation are supported. The service runs on Android, iOS, and web, including a browser-based PWA. Free-tier users retain one-to-one chats, while group chats, video creation, voice messaging, and calls become read-only. The Free plan costs nothing; paid monthly plans include Launch Plan Monthly at $9.99 a month and Standard Plan at $15.99 a month. Nomi is intended for adults only, and its terms prohibit use by anyone under 18.

Replika is a personal AI companion chatbot with text and voice interfaces on Android, iOS, and the web. It can remember profile details, interests, preferences, and information about people or pets mentioned in conversations. Users can customize the companion’s avatar and profile, and the service offers calls and selfies. Paid plans add features including voice messaging and background calls; other listed plan features include premium activities, image generation, video recognition, and training options. The Free Use plan is free and provides limited access, which may be denied at Replika’s discretion. Prices for paid subscriptions are shown in the app’s subscription screens and relevant store, and subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. Replika says conversation content is not used or disclosed for marketing or advertising. Conversation data is sent to third-party AI language model providers to generate responses, and the privacy policy says those providers may not use it to train their models. Replika says transmitted data is encrypted using SSL and stored data is protected by secure servers and access controls. It does not present itself as a healthcare or medical device provider and does not guarantee therapeutic benefits.