Perspective API
Perspective API — toxicity and attribute scoring API from Jigsaw/Google for text moderation.
Our Verdict
Great starting point and research baseline, but risky as core moderation infra without a fallback plan.
Pros
- Free tier and simple REST API
- Backed by Jigsaw/Google research
- Well-documented attribute scores
- Good baseline toxicity signal for English
Cons
- Rate limits and non-commercial positioning
- No SLA, can change or deprecate
- Non-English accuracy trails specialized vendors
- Text only, no image, video, or audio
Best for: Prototypes, research, and moderation MVPs needing free English toxicity scoring.
Not for: Production platforms with strict SLAs or multilingual/multimodal needs.
When to Use Perspective API
Good fit if you need
- Scoring text toxicity and identity attack probability via API
- Adding comment quality filters to community platforms with Google's model
- Building moderation assistants that flag low-quality comments
- Running bulk toxicity scoring on archived comment datasets
Lock-in Assessment
Low 4/5
Lock-in Score 4/5
Pricing
Price wrong?Perspective API Pricing
- Pricing Model
- free
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
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