diff --git a/services/extraction-service/python/src/extractor.py b/services/extraction-service/python/src/extractor.py
index 92e3fe68..bbfbca66 100644
--- a/services/extraction-service/python/src/extractor.py
+++ b/services/extraction-service/python/src/extractor.py
@@ -16,6 +16,45 @@ logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 DEFAULT_MODEL_ID = os.environ.get("DEFAULT_MODEL_ID", "gemini-2.5-flash")
 
 
+# ── Language detection ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+LANG_PATTERNS: list[tuple[str, str, list[str]]] = [
+    ("es", "Spanish", ["el", "la", "los", "las", "de", "en", "que", "por", "con", "para"]),
+    ("fr", "French", ["le", "la", "les", "des", "une", "est", "que", "dans", "pour", "avec"]),
+    ("de", "German", ["der", "die", "das", "ein", "eine", "ist", "und", "oder", "aber", "nicht"]),
+    ("pt", "Portuguese", ["o", "os", "as", "de", "em", "que", "por", "com", "para", "como"]),
+    ("ja", "Japanese", []),
+    ("zh", "Chinese", []),
+    ("ko", "Korean", []),
+]
+
+
+def detect_language(text: str) -> tuple[str, str, float]:
+    """Detect language from text. Returns (code, name, confidence)."""
+    import re
+
+    # CJK detection via unicode ranges
+    if re.search(r"[\u3040-\u309F\u30A0-\u30FF\u4E00-\u9FFF]", text):
+        if re.search(r"[\u3040-\u309F\u30A0-\u30FF]", text):
+            return ("ja", "Japanese", 0.9)
+        return ("zh", "Chinese", 0.85)
+    if re.search(r"[\uAC00-\uD7AF]", text):
+        return ("ko", "Korean", 0.9)
+    if re.search(r"[\u0600-\u06FF]", text):
+        return ("ar", "Arabic", 0.9)
+
+    words = text.lower().split()
+    for code, name, keywords in LANG_PATTERNS:
+        if not keywords:
+            continue
+        matches = sum(1 for w in words if w in keywords)
+        if matches >= 3:
+            confidence = min(0.95, 0.5 + matches * 0.05)
+            return (code, name, confidence)
+
+    return ("en", "English", 0.85)
+
+
 async def extract(
     text: str,
     task_prompt: str | None = None,
@@ -24,6 +63,7 @@ async def extract(
     extraction_passes: int | None = None,
     max_workers: int | None = None,
     max_char_buffer: int | None = None,
+    language: str | None = None,
 ) -> ExtractResponse:
     """
     Run LangExtract on the given text.
@@ -55,8 +95,17 @@ async def extract(
             "model_id": resolved_model,
         }
 
+        # Multi-language support: detect language and enrich prompt
+        lang_code, lang_name, lang_conf = detect_language(text) if not language else (language, language, 1.0)
+        lang_hint = ""
+        if lang_code != "en" and lang_conf >= 0.7:
+            lang_hint = f"\nIMPORTANT: The input text is in {lang_name}. Extract entities in their original language but use English for class labels."
+            logger.info("multilang_detected", language=lang_code, confidence=round(lang_conf, 2))
+
         if task_prompt:
-            lx_kwargs["prompt_description"] = task_prompt
+            lx_kwargs["prompt_description"] = task_prompt + lang_hint
+        elif lang_hint:
+            lx_kwargs["prompt_description"] = f"Extract structured entities from the text.{lang_hint}"
 
         if examples:
             lx_kwargs["examples"] = examples
@@ -104,6 +153,7 @@ async def extract(
                 model_id=resolved_model,
                 duration_ms=round(duration_ms, 2),
                 char_count=len(text),
+                language=lang_code if lang_code != "en" else None,
             ),
         )
 
diff --git a/services/extraction-service/python/src/models.py b/services/extraction-service/python/src/models.py
index 2ba681b3..948e753a 100644
--- a/services/extraction-service/python/src/models.py
+++ b/services/extraction-service/python/src/models.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class ExtractMetadata(BaseModel):
     duration_ms: float
     token_count: int | None = None
     char_count: int
+    language: str | None = None
 
 
 class ExtractResponse(BaseModel):
diff --git a/services/extraction-service/src/modules/extract/jobs.ts b/services/extraction-service/src/modules/extract/jobs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da7a6190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/extraction-service/src/modules/extract/jobs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/**
+ * Async extraction job queue.
+ *
+ * For large batch requests, callers can submit an async job and poll for results.
+ * Jobs are stored in-memory (Cosmos persistence deferred to Phase 7).
+ *
+ * Flow: POST /extract/jobs → { jobId } → GET /extract/jobs/:id → { status, results }
+ */
+
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
+import {
+  sidecarExtract,
+  type SidecarExtractRequest,
+  type SidecarExtractResponse,
+} from '../../lib/python-bridge.js';
+
+export type JobStatus = 'pending' | 'processing' | 'completed' | 'failed';
+
+export interface ExtractionJob {
+  id: string;
+  status: JobStatus;
+  inputs: SidecarExtractRequest[];
+  results: SidecarExtractResponse[];
+  errors: Array<{ index: number; error: string }>;
+  progress: { completed: number; total: number };
+  createdAt: string;
+  completedAt?: string;
+}
+
+const jobStore = new Map<string, ExtractionJob>();
+
+/**
+ * Create a new async extraction job and start processing in background.
+ */
+export function createJob(inputs: SidecarExtractRequest[], requestId?: string): ExtractionJob {
+  const job: ExtractionJob = {
+    id: randomUUID(),
+    status: 'pending',
+    inputs,
+    results: [],
+    errors: [],
+    progress: { completed: 0, total: inputs.length },
+    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+  };
+
+  jobStore.set(job.id, job);
+
+  // Start processing in background (non-blocking)
+  processJob(job, requestId).catch(() => {
+    job.status = 'failed';
+  });
+
+  return job;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get job by ID.
+ */
+export function getJob(jobId: string): ExtractionJob | undefined {
+  return jobStore.get(jobId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * List recent jobs (last 50).
+ */
+export function listJobs(limit = 50): ExtractionJob[] {
+  return [...jobStore.values()]
+    .sort((a, b) => b.createdAt.localeCompare(a.createdAt))
+    .slice(0, limit);
+}
+
+// ── Internal ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function processJob(job: ExtractionJob, requestId?: string): Promise<void> {
+  job.status = 'processing';
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < job.inputs.length; i++) {
+    try {
+      const result = await sidecarExtract(job.inputs[i], requestId);
+      job.results.push(result);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error';
+      job.errors.push({ index: i, error: message });
+      // Push a placeholder so indices align
+      job.results.push({
+        extractions: [],
+        metadata: { model_id: 'error', duration_ms: 0, char_count: 0 },
+      });
+    }
+    job.progress.completed = i + 1;
+  }
+
+  job.status = job.errors.length === job.inputs.length ? 'failed' : 'completed';
+  job.completedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+}
diff --git a/services/extraction-service/src/modules/extract/routes.ts b/services/extraction-service/src/modules/extract/routes.ts
index 4030cc41..4bbc050a 100644
--- a/services/extraction-service/src/modules/extract/routes.ts
+++ b/services/extraction-service/src/modules/extract/routes.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { BadRequestError } from '../../lib/errors.js';
 import { checkQuota, incrementUsage, getUsageSummary } from './usage.js';
 import { recordExtraction, getMetricsSummary } from '../../lib/metrics.js';
 import { sidecarBreaker } from '../../lib/circuit-breaker.js';
+import { createJob, getJob, listJobs } from './jobs.js';
 
 // ── In-memory LRU cache ────────────────────────────────────────
 const CACHE_TTL_MS = parseInt(process.env.EXTRACTION_CACHE_TTL_MS || '86400000', 10); // 24h
@@ -63,6 +64,29 @@ function cachePut(
   cache.set(cacheKey(text, taskId, modelId), { response, createdAt: Date.now() });
 }
 
+// ── Model registry ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+const MODEL_REGISTRY = [
+  {
+    id: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+    provider: 'google',
+    description: 'Gemini 2.5 Flash (default)',
+    tier: 'standard',
+  },
+  { id: 'gemini-2.5-pro', provider: 'google', description: 'Gemini 2.5 Pro', tier: 'premium' },
+  {
+    id: 'gemini-2.0-flash',
+    provider: 'google',
+    description: 'Gemini 2.0 Flash (legacy)',
+    tier: 'standard',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'gemini-2.5-flash-mock',
+    provider: 'mock',
+    description: 'Mock extractor (no API key)',
+    tier: 'free',
+  },
+];
+
 export async function extractRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
   // Rate limiting for extraction endpoints — 30 req/min per IP (configurable)
   await app.register(rateLimit, {
@@ -280,15 +304,99 @@ export async function extractRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
     });
   });
 
+  /**
+   * POST /extract/jobs — Submit async batch extraction job.
+   */
+  app.post('/extract/jobs', async (req, reply) => {
+    const parsed = BatchExtractRequestSchema.safeParse(req.body);
+    if (!parsed.success) {
+      throw new BadRequestError(parsed.error.issues.map(i => i.message).join('; '));
+    }
+
+    const { inputs, examples, modelId } = parsed.data;
+    const requestId = req.headers['x-request-id'] as string | undefined;
+
+    const sidecarRequests = inputs.map(input => ({
+      text: input.text,
+      task_id: input.taskId,
+      task_prompt: input.taskPrompt,
+      examples: examples?.map(e => ({
+        text: e.text,
+        extractions: e.extractions.map(ex => ({
+          extraction_class: ex.extraction_class,
+          extraction_text: ex.extraction_text,
+          attributes: ex.attributes,
+        })),
+      })),
+      model_id: modelId,
+    }));
+
+    const job = createJob(sidecarRequests, requestId);
+    req.log.info({ jobId: job.id, inputCount: inputs.length }, 'async job created');
+
+    return reply.status(202).send({
+      jobId: job.id,
+      status: job.status,
+      progress: job.progress,
+      createdAt: job.createdAt,
+    });
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * GET /extract/jobs/:id — Get async job status and results.
+   */
+  app.get('/extract/jobs/:id', async (req, reply) => {
+    const { id } = req.params as { id: string };
+    const job = getJob(id);
+    if (!job) {
+      return reply.status(404).send({ error: 'Job not found' });
+    }
+
+    return reply.send({
+      id: job.id,
+      status: job.status,
+      progress: job.progress,
+      results:
+        job.status === 'completed' || job.status === 'failed'
+          ? job.results.map(r => ({
+              extractions: r.extractions,
+              metadata: {
+                modelId: r.metadata.model_id,
+                durationMs: r.metadata.duration_ms,
+                charCount: r.metadata.char_count,
+              },
+            }))
+          : undefined,
+      errors: job.errors.length > 0 ? job.errors : undefined,
+      createdAt: job.createdAt,
+      completedAt: job.completedAt,
+    });
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * GET /extract/jobs — List recent async jobs.
+   */
+  app.get('/extract/jobs', async (_req, reply) => {
+    const jobs = listJobs();
+    return reply.send({
+      jobs: jobs.map(j => ({
+        id: j.id,
+        status: j.status,
+        progress: j.progress,
+        inputCount: j.inputs.length,
+        createdAt: j.createdAt,
+        completedAt: j.completedAt,
+      })),
+    });
+  });
+
   /**
    * GET /extract/models — List available model providers.
    */
   app.get('/extract/models', async (_req, reply) => {
     return reply.send({
-      models: [
-        { id: 'gemini-2.5-flash', provider: 'google', description: 'Gemini 2.5 Flash (default)' },
-        { id: 'gemini-2.5-pro', provider: 'google', description: 'Gemini 2.5 Pro' },
-      ],
+      models: MODEL_REGISTRY,
+      default: process.env.DEFAULT_MODEL_ID || 'gemini-2.5-flash',
     });
   });