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Google Perspective API Alternative: Comparing Sentiqra
Toxicity scoring from Google Jigsaw - or a multilingual detection API with 2,680 indicators, versioned reproducible outputs, and a sub-500ms p95 latency target?
Perspective API is scheduled to shut down December 31, 2026.
Google has not announced a migration path. If Perspective is in your moderation stack, the question is no longer whether to switch - it's what replaces it. This page includes the signal mapping and a three-week migration playbook below.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Last verified September 26, 2026 · Perspective API - 6 production attributes with per-attribute probability scores; sunsetting: service ends December 31, 2026; no new usage requests after February 2026 · Source: Perspective API docs (attributes + FAQ)
| Feature | Sentiqra | Google Perspective API |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | Varies by domain | ~18 (varies by attribute) |
| Indicators/Categories | Domain-specific | Multiple toxicity attributes |
| Per-indicator signal score | Yes | No (attribute scores) |
| Structured taxonomy | Yes (groups + concepts) | No |
| Deterministic output | Yes | Model-versioned; service retires Dec 31, 2026 |
| Semantic version identity | Explicit (configuration ID per response) | Varies |
| Drift surface | Analyzer/configuration change only | Provider model + attribute changes (service retiring) |
| Reproducible audit trail | Yes (pinned config) | No |
| Custom taxonomy | Yes (Enterprise) | No |
| Custom thresholds & policy logic | Yes - all plans (customer-side) | Customer-side only |
| Product domains | 12 production analyzers | 1 (T&S only) |
Where Google Perspective API works
- Free for moderate use
- Multiple toxicity-related attributes available
- Backed by Google research
- Good for English
Where Google Perspective API falls short
- No structured taxonomy beyond the toxicity attribute family
- Language coverage varies by attribute (~18 for TOXICITY, fewer for others)
- No structured group/concept output
- No deterministic audit trail
- No custom taxonomy
- Service retires December 31, 2026
When to switch from Google Perspective API
If you need multilingual coverage beyond English, a structured taxonomy for policy mapping, deterministic outputs for audit trails, or lower cost at scale - Sentiqra is built for those workloads.
Supported analyzer-language pairs across 12 production analyzers
Indicators across the production analyzer catalog
p95 latency target, deterministic and auditable
When Google Perspective API is still the right choice
A hobby project or early prototype with a few thousand English messages a day is a Perspective use case - free, simple, and good enough until it retires. For anything production-bound, the December 31, 2026 shutdown makes "what replaces it" the only question that matters.
The Perspective migration playbook
Perspective returns a small set of attribute scores. Sentiqra returns ranked, granular signals with confidence values. The mapping below is the starting point; the work is translating your score > 0.7 rules into per-signal thresholds on your labeled set.
Your Perspective attributes map to which Sentiqra signals?
| Perspective attribute | Sentiqra signal group(s) | Granularity |
|---|---|---|
| TOXICITY | toxic_conflict, insults_derogation, profanity_obscenity | 30 signals |
| SEVERE_TOXICITY | hate_identity_attack, threats_intimidation, dehumanization_exclusionary_harm | 30 signals |
| IDENTITY_ATTACK | hate_identity_attack, identity_discrimination | 20 signals |
| INSULT | insults_derogation | 10 signals |
| PROFANITY | profanity_obscenity | 10 signals |
| THREAT | threats_intimidation, incitement_violence | 20 signals |
| SEXUALLY_EXPLICIT | sexual_harassment_abuse | 10 signals |
| FLIRTATION | sexual_harassment_abuse (partial) | 10 signals |
Can I keep my existing threshold logic?
Not directly - Perspective returns one score per attribute; Sentiqra returns ranked signals per group. Your TOXICITY > 0.7 → flag rule becomes a per-signal rule set (e.g. toxic_conflict > 0.8 → flag; insults_derogation > 0.9 → warn). The payoff: rules your policy team can actually name, instead of one opaque score. The 9-metric evaluation checklist walks through calibrating thresholds on your own labeled set.
Three-week migration timeline
Week 1 - Shadow mode
Run Sentiqra in parallel against live traffic alongside Perspective. No policy changes - just log both outputs. Establish your labeled evaluation set from real production samples.
Week 2 - Calibration
Translate threshold rules to signal-level rules using the mapping table. Tune per-signal thresholds against your labeled set until flag rates match your policy's tolerance.
Week 3 - Cutover
Route production decisions to Sentiqra with Perspective kept as a rollback shadow. Pin the configuration ID - every decision now carries a replayable receipt.
Deadline reminder: Perspective shuts down December 31, 2026. A three-week migration started in October finishes with margin. Talk to Solutions Engineering - about a parallel evaluation - or start free with 5,000 runs/month, no card required.
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