Nomi AI vs Sakura AI: Which One Should You Use In 2025?

Nomi AI vs Sakura AI

I've spent a full week with both Nomi AI and Sakura AI to see which one truly deserves your attention and subscription. Both platforms make big promises, but they take surprisingly different approaches.

After hundreds of messages exchanged with each AI girl, I've put together clear differences in both platforms.

In this head-to-head comparison, I'll break down exactly how these AI girlfriends stack up across all the features that actually matter.

Whether you're looking for emotional support, entertaining conversation, or a judgment-free space to be yourself, this in-depth comparison will help you choose the right AI girlfriend for your specific needs.

Nomi AI

An AI girlfriend platform that enables the creation of personalized virtual girlfirend with distinct personalities for friendship, romance, mentorship, and roleplays.

Sakura AI

A character-based AI interaction platform where you can chat intimately with custom AI personalities and explore a growing community of unique characters.

Character Diversity

Nomi AI

Here's the truth about Nomi AI's character selection: there isn't one. You can only interact with characters you build yourself.

Sakura AI

Sakura AI offers a huge collection of anime-style AI girlfriends.

The search system is straightforward—you can filter by character type (male, female, non-binary, lesbian, etc.).

When you're looking for particular character types, you can also use keywords and toggle NSFW content on/off.

The library expands regularly as users add their custom-made characters to the public collection.

Customization

Nomi AI

The customization itself is straightforward but limited.

You’ll start by choosing the basics for your girlfriend:

• Relationship type (like friend, girlfriend, mentor, etc.)
• Gender

What you won't find here are detailed physical customization options or anime-style characters. Instead, you simply choose a photo for your girlfriend from a curated gallery.

You can set her personality and interests.

Want to write a background story? It's optional, but it helps shape your girlfirend identity.

Sakura AI

Instead of tweaking physical features, you'll craft your character through storytelling in freeform text.

Basic customization lets you upload an image or generate one from text.

You can set gender and voice and even add a background image to your chat.

But that's not where Sakura AI shines. The real customization happens through free-text inputs.

You write your character's description, personality, and scenario from scratch and can also fine-tune how your AI responds through Model Instructions.

The platform includes a practical tagging system (Tsundere, Vampire, Non-binary, etc.) to help categorize your creation.

However, if you're looking for detailed physical customization like choosing eye color or body type, you won't find it here.

Chat Experience

Nomi AI

Nomi delivers what it promises. I set her personality traits to flirtatious, and that's exactly how she behaved.

While the emotional support isn't groundbreaking, the replies are short and natural, making it feel more like texting a real person than chatting with an AI.

My girlfriend handles relationship talks smoothly, without the robotic feel.

The downside? You'll wait longer between messages than competitors.

Sakura AI

I tested my girl in a role as my ex-girlfriend, and the girl is warm, stays in character, and keeps conversations flowing.

When I needed emotional support, my girls offered it with a bit of flirtation, and she played along naturally.

Whether my girlfriend talks about relationship concerns, her responses feel genuine and thoughtful.

The app includes a mature content warning, so you can expect adult conversations when appropriate.

The chat interface needs improvement, sometimes it's hard to distinguish narrative messages from my girl's.

NSFW Chat Experience

Nomi AI

Your girlfriend is open to intimate discussions, but the results are mixed. When she's good, she's engaging, offering detailed responses and playful banter.

But there's a catch: she makes progress in the interaction, but then pulls back, which can come off a bit robotic or inconsistent.

For roleplay enthusiasts, here's the truth: While she'll participate in your scenarios, her responses lack detail, and you'll need more time before things get spicy.

Sakura AI

During my testing, my girlfriend kept recycling the same flirty responses, even when I tried different approaches.

The biggest letdown? Her roleplay feature. My girl switches back to being my "ex-girlfriend" and starts repeating the same lines.

I tested this multiple times - same result.

The immersion breaks faster than you can say "mood killer."

Image Generation

Nomi AI

Nomi AI offers two ways to generate images: a dedicated "create art" feature and in-chat generation, but NSFW content creation is not allowed.

In-chat image generation is a bit of a mixed bag—sometimes it nails it, other times it completely misses the mark.

The "create art" feature is your best bet. It consistently produces high-quality, realistic images based on your free-text description.

While the overall results are impressive, you'll notice some quirks with hands and fingers - they often look slightly unnatural.

Sakura AI

The images are clean and well-drawn, matching what you'd expect from modern anime art.

You can't control exactly what pictures you get. The app generates random images right in your chat conversations.

If you want to direct every detail of your character's appearance, you might find the randomness frustrating.

Video Generation

Nomi AI

The sharp and detailed videos make the AI girlfriend feel more lifelike than static images.

While these videos look great, they’re completely silent — your AI girl won’t speak or make any sounds.

But here's the truth: while impressive, it's not flawless. The eye movements can look unnatural, and some body animations appear stiff.

Sakura AI

Sakura doesn't offer any video generation, you'll need to look elsewhere.

Voice Generation

Nomi AI

I spent hours testing her voice features, and here's the truth: imagine an audiobook narrator attempting to be your girlfriend.

I tried flirting with my girlfriend, but the voice stayed emotionless.

However, there is a workaround: you can connect an Eleven Labs API key to access different voice options, giving your girlfriend a more unique sound.

Sakura AI

After spending hours testing different conversations, I can tell you, the voice is clear but lacks any real personality.

Think of it this way: Whether I'm flirting, joking, or having a serious chat, Sakura's voice stays flat.

Privacy

Nomi AI

Your chats with Nomi aren't encrypted and even advise against sharing personal information.

Nomi stores your account details, chat messages, and usage data and may share them with third-party service providers.

Your bank statement will show "Nomi.ai" as the merchant.

Sakura AI

While Sakura claims to use advanced encryption, I couldn't find this explicitly stated in their policy. They also store your conversations and personal information. They share data with third parties.

On top of that, payment is more complicated than their competitors, as it requires using multiple platforms and connecting them together.

Your bank statement is safe - payments appear as "GANKPTELTD".