24/12/2025

Invoice extraction with AI: the most common failures (and how to prevent them)

OCR + extraction fails in predictable ways. Design exceptions, validations and quality reporting from day one.

Invoice extraction isn’t just “OCR + an LLM”. In production, the hard parts are exceptions, validation and integration.

Common failure modes

  • inconsistent layouts and multi-page invoices
  • missing fields and ambiguous totals
  • OCR errors on low-quality scans
  • line items that don’t match header totals
  • supplier-specific quirks

What works in production

  • validations (tolerances, checksums, mandatory fields)
  • exception workflow (human review)
  • quality reporting (precision/recall by field)
  • integration patterns (ERP/accounting + approvals)

If you need this end-to-end, see Document intelligence and Process automation.

See proof from delivery in our case studies (e.g. MyZenCheck or Credizen).

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Author
Rostislav Sikora
Founder · AI delivery & governance

I help leadership teams ship AI into real business processes: audit → pilot → production, with measurable impact, security and auditability.

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