diff --git a/services/extractor/schemas.py b/services/extractor/schemas.py
index 75ff407..547f2c6 100644
--- a/services/extractor/schemas.py
+++ b/services/extractor/schemas.py
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ def validate_extraction(
     if not isinstance(data, dict):
         return ValidationReport(valid=False, errors=["Expected a JSON object at top level."])
 
+    # --- Normalize common model output issues before validation ---
+    data = _normalize_extraction_data(data)
+
     # --- Pydantic structural validation ---
     try:
         result = ExtractionResult.model_validate(data)
@@ -187,6 +190,53 @@ def validate_extraction(
     )
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Normalize model output before validation
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_HORIZON_MAP: dict[str, str] = {
+    "long-term": "90d_plus",
+    "long": "90d_plus",
+    "longterm": "90d_plus",
+    "medium-term": "30d_90d",
+    "medium": "1d_30d",
+    "short-term": "1d_7d",
+    "short": "1d",
+    "immediate": "intraday",
+    "near-term": "1d_7d",
+    "mid-term": "1d_30d",
+}
+
+
+def _normalize_extraction_data(data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Fix common model output issues before Pydantic validation."""
+    # Clamp novelty_score and confidence to [0, 1]
+    for field in ("novelty_score", "confidence"):
+        val = data.get(field)
+        if isinstance(val, (int, float)):
+            data[field] = max(0.0, min(1.0, float(val)))
+
+    # Normalize company entries
+    companies = data.get("companies", [])
+    if isinstance(companies, list):
+        for comp in companies:
+            if not isinstance(comp, dict):
+                continue
+            # Clamp numeric fields
+            for f in ("relevance", "impact_score"):
+                v = comp.get(f)
+                if isinstance(v, (int, float)):
+                    comp[f] = max(0.0, min(1.0, float(v)))
+            # Map impact_horizon alternatives
+            horizon = comp.get("impact_horizon", "")
+            if isinstance(horizon, str):
+                mapped = _HORIZON_MAP.get(horizon.lower().strip())
+                if mapped:
+                    comp["impact_horizon"] = mapped
+
+    return data
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Known valid impact horizons
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------