Kanon Answer Extractor Mini is a lightweight legal extractive question answering model optimized for extracting metadata and relevant passages from legal documents. It ranks second on LegalQAEval below the base Kanon Answer Extractor model but ahead of OpenAI GPT 4.1, Google Gemini, and RoBERTa large. It is 19% more accurate than GPT 4.1.
Kanon Answer Extractor Mini supports a local context window of 512 tokens but can process documents of any length thanks to Isaacus' semchunk semantic chunking algorithm (https://github.com/isaacus-dev/semchunk).
On a g6.xlarge instance, Kanon Answer Extractor Mini can process up to 236 million tokens per hour, equivalent to roughly 59k average-length legal documents.
Like all other Isaacus SageMaker model deployments, your Kanon Answer Extractor Mini deployment will be fully air-gapped--no data will enter or leave your AWS account.
You can negotiate a discount to Kanon Answer Extractor Mini by contacting us at https://isaacus.com/support.
Highlights
Ranked second on [LegalQAEval](https://huggingface.co/datasets/isaacus/LegalQAEval) ahead of OpenAI GPT 4.1, Google Gemini, and RoBERTa large, achieving 19% greater accuracy than OpenAI GPT 4.1 at legal information, entity, and metadata extraction.
Supports legal documents of any length thanks to Isaacus' [semchunk](https://github.com/isaacus-dev/semchunk) semantic chunking algorithm.
Capable of processing ~59k legal documents (236 million tokens) per hour on a single g6.xlarge instance.
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You pay per host hour based on the SageMaker instance you deploy. Choose between two instance families, ml.g5 and ml.g6, in five sizes each: xlarge, 2xlarge, 4xlarge, 8xlarge, and 16xlarge. Larger sizes carry more compute and bill at a higher hourly rate. Each size comes in two inference modes: batch, for processing groups of requests, and real-time, for immediate responses. Pricing scales with your chosen instance size and mode. You pay only for the hours the endpoint runs, with no upfront cost when subscribing.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
What is the difference between batch and real-time inference modes for billing?
Both meter host hours, but they suit different workloads. Batch mode processes groups of requests together, fitting large document sets you can queue. Real-time mode keeps an endpoint ready for immediate responses, fitting interactive use. You choose the mode when you deploy, and each carries its own hourly rate.
Am I charged when my SageMaker endpoint is not actively processing requests?
You pay per host hour for the time your endpoint runs, not per request. A real-time endpoint bills for every hour it stays deployed, even when idle. To stop software charges, delete the endpoint. Underlying AWS resource fees may still apply separately.
Does deploying on SageMaker keep my data private?
Yes. These deployments run fully air-gapped within your own AWS account, with no external dependencies. This suits buyers with data sovereignty, compliance, and security requirements. The model server matches the feature set of the hosted API, with requests routed through the SageMaker invocations endpoint.
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Version release notes
Patched release of this model with version 0.1.4 of the Isaacus SageMaker Model Server, fixing the inability to load models after 19 January 2026 due to an expired Isaacus license key that should now never expire.
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Summary
For a user-friendly walkthrough of how to get started deploying Isaacus models on SageMaker, check out the Isaacus SageMaker quickstart guide on our docs.
This model runs on the fully air-gapped Isaacus SageMaker Model Server, which supports all the same functionality as the standard Isaacus API except that requests to the server must be proxied through the /invocations endpoint.
For example, if you wanted to send a POST request to /v1/extractions/qa with the data {"model":"kanon-answer-extractor-mini","query":"Who is the Governor-General?","texts":["The GG is Sam Mostyn."]}, you could so by sending /invocations the payload {"path":"/v1/extractions/qa","data":{"model":"kanon-answer-extractor-mini","query":"Who is the Governor-General?","texts":["The GG is Sam Mostyn."]}}.
This means that minimal code changes are necessary to switch between the online Isaacus API and your own private Isaacus model deployments.
In fact, Python users can use the Isaacus SageMaker Python integration to automatically forward requests to the Isaacus API to SageMaker deployments using the standard Isaacus SDK.
Given that this is a private deployment and that authentication is managed by AWS, Isaacus API keys are not needed and are ignored.
As an extractive question answering model, Kanon Answer Extractor Mini currently only supports the /v1/extractions/qa endpoint.
Limitations for input type
All the same limitations applicable to the Isaacus API except for the need for an API key.
Input MIME type
application/json
Real-time inference sample input data
{
"path": "/v1/extractions/qa",
"data": {
"model": "kanon-answer-extractor-mini",
"query": "Who is the Governor-General?",
"texts": [
"The GG is Sam Mostyn."
]
}
}
Batch transform sample input data
{
"path": "/v1/extractions/qa",
"data": {
"model": "kanon-answer-extractor-mini",
"query": "Who is the Governor-General?",
"texts": [
"The GG is Sam Mostyn."
]
}
}
Input data descriptions
The following table describes supported input data fields for real-time inference and batch transform.
Field name
Description
Constraints
Required
path
The path of the API endpoint being invoked (e.g., `/v1/extractions/qa`).
One of `v1/embeddings`, `/v1/rerankings`, `/v1/extractions/qa`, and `/v1/classifications/universal`.
Yes
method
The HTTP method used for the invocation (e.g., `POST`). Defaults to `POST`.
One of `POST`.
No
headers
The HTTP headers to include in the invocation request. Defaults to `null`/`None`, in which case no additional headers are sent.
Must be a mapping of strings to strings.
No
data
The data to be sent as the body of the invocation request. This can be any serializable object. Defaults to `null`/`None`, in which case no body is sent.
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