diff --git a/bench/run.exs b/bench/run.exs
index 5e61983..1f54339 100644
--- a/bench/run.exs
+++ b/bench/run.exs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 encode_jobs = %{
-  "Poison" => &Poison.encode!/1,
-  "Jason" => &Jason.encode!/1,
-  "JSX" => &JSX.encode!/1,
+  "Poison" => &Poison.encode!(&1, escape: :unicode),
+  "Jason" => &Jason.encode!(&1, escape: :unicode_safe),
+  "JSX" => &JSX.encode!(&1, [:uescape]),
   "Tiny" => &Tiny.encode!/1,
   "jsone" => &:jsone.encode/1,
-  "jiffy" => &:jiffy.encode/1,
-  "JSON" => &JSON.encode!/1
+  "jiffy" => &:jiffy.encode(&1, [:uescape]),
+  "JSON (w/o unicode escape)" => &JSON.encode!/1
 }
 
 encode_inputs = [
@@ -64,13 +64,7 @@ Benchee.run(encode_jobs,
       |> (&{name, &1}).()
     end,
   formatters: [
-    &Benchee.Formatters.HTML.output/1,
-    &Benchee.Formatters.Console.output/1
-  ],
-  formatter_options: [
-    html: [
-      file: Path.expand("output/encode.html", __DIR__)
-    ]
+    Benchee.Formatters.Console
   ]
 )
 
@@ -85,12 +79,6 @@ Benchee.run(decode_jobs,
       |> (&{name, &1}).()
     end,
   formatters: [
-    &Benchee.Formatters.HTML.output/1,
-    &Benchee.Formatters.Console.output/1
-  ],
-  formatter_options: [
-    html: [
-      file: Path.expand("output/decode.html", __DIR__)
-    ]
+    Benchee.Formatters.Console
   ]
 )
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index c07cf0d..8426e22 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -54,15 +54,13 @@ defmodule Poison.Mixfile do
       {:dialyxir, "~> 0.5", only: :dev, runtime: false},
       {:ex_doc, "~> 0.19", only: :dev, runtime: false},
       {:excoveralls, "~> 0.9", only: :test},
-      {:benchee, "~> 0.13", only: :bench},
-      {:benchee_json, "~> 0.5", only: :bench},
-      {:benchee_html, "~> 0.5", only: :bench},
+      {:benchee, "~> 1.0", only: :bench},
       {:jason, "~> 1.1", only: [:test, :bench]},
       {:exjsx, "~> 4.0", only: :bench},
       {:tiny, "~> 1.0", only: :bench},
       {:jsone, "~> 1.4", only: :bench},
-      {:jiffy, "~> 0.15", only: :bench},
-      {:json, "~> 1.2", only: :bench}
+      {:jiffy, "~> 1.0", only: :bench},
+      {:json, "~> 1.4", only: :bench}
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 1151d4d..ff9b1bd 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -1,28 +1,27 @@
 %{
-  "benchee": {:hex, :benchee, "0.13.1", "bd93ca05be78bcb6159c7176230efeda2f724f7ffd485515175ca411dff4893e", [:mix], [{:deep_merge, "~> 0.1", [hex: :deep_merge, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "benchee_html": {:hex, :benchee_html, "0.5.0", "1354ba8005f979c177561fe08b83cafbae43f3046e8a6cf209132b8967b6db17", [:mix], [{:benchee, "~> 0.12", [hex: :benchee, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:benchee_json, "~> 0.5", [hex: :benchee_json, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "benchee_json": {:hex, :benchee_json, "0.5.0", "75878fd9944093ced03e9c214e6e1429da147de43e2f4a4cbc4377294ed5d029", [:mix], [{:benchee, "~> 0.12", [hex: :benchee, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "certifi": {:hex, :certifi, "2.3.1", "d0f424232390bf47d82da8478022301c561cf6445b5b5fb6a84d49a9e76d2639", [:rebar3], [{:parse_trans, "3.2.0", [hex: :parse_trans, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "deep_merge": {:hex, :deep_merge, "0.1.1", "c27866a7524a337b6a039eeb8dd4f17d458fd40fbbcb8c54661b71a22fffe846", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "dialyxir": {:hex, :dialyxir, "0.5.1", "b331b091720fd93e878137add264bac4f644e1ddae07a70bf7062c7862c4b952", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "earmark": {:hex, :earmark, "1.2.5", "4d21980d5d2862a2e13ec3c49ad9ad783ffc7ca5769cf6ff891a4553fbaae761", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.19.0", "e22b6434373b4870ea77b24df069dbac7002c1f483615e9ebfc0c37497e1c75c", [:mix], [{:earmark, "~> 1.1", [hex: :earmark, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.7", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "excoveralls": {:hex, :excoveralls, "0.9.1", "14fd20fac51ab98d8e79615814cc9811888d2d7b28e85aa90ff2e30dcf3191d6", [:mix], [{:hackney, ">= 0.12.0", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "exjsx": {:hex, :exjsx, "4.0.0", "60548841e0212df401e38e63c0078ec57b33e7ea49b032c796ccad8cde794b5c", [:mix], [{:jsx, "~> 2.8.0", [hex: :jsx, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "hackney": {:hex, :hackney, "1.13.0", "24edc8cd2b28e1c652593833862435c80661834f6c9344e84b6a2255e7aeef03", [:rebar3], [{:certifi, "2.3.1", [hex: :certifi, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:idna, "5.1.2", [hex: :idna, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:metrics, "1.0.1", [hex: :metrics, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mimerl, "1.0.2", [hex: :mimerl, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:ssl_verify_fun, "1.1.1", [hex: :ssl_verify_fun, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "idna": {:hex, :idna, "5.1.2", "e21cb58a09f0228a9e0b95eaa1217f1bcfc31a1aaa6e1fdf2f53a33f7dbd9494", [:rebar3], [{:unicode_util_compat, "0.3.1", [hex: :unicode_util_compat, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "jason": {:hex, :jason, "1.1.1", "d3ccb840dfb06f2f90a6d335b536dd074db748b3e7f5b11ab61d239506585eb2", [:mix], [{:decimal, "~> 1.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
-  "jiffy": {:hex, :jiffy, "0.15.2", "de266c390111fd4ea28b9302f0bc3d7472468f3b8e0aceabfbefa26d08cd73b7", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
-  "json": {:hex, :json, "1.2.5", "3682c18c6b07480df2122d0daf5c05457b42c1990f197ce3de53884e8ba834c4", [:mix], [{:benchee, "~> 0.8", [hex: :benchee, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:benchee_html, "~> 0.1", [hex: :benchee_html, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:exjsx, "~> 4.0", [hex: :exjsx, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jsone, "~> 1.4", [hex: :jsone, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poison, "~> 3.0", [hex: :poison, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:tiny, "~> 1.0", [hex: :tiny, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
-  "jsone": {:hex, :jsone, "1.4.7", "a970c23d9700ae7842b526c57677e6e3f10894b429524696ead547e9302391c0", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
-  "jsx": {:hex, :jsx, "2.8.3", "a05252d381885240744d955fbe3cf810504eb2567164824e19303ea59eef62cf", [:mix, :rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
-  "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "0.5.1", "966c5c2296da272d42f1de178c1d135e432662eca795d6dc12e5e8787514edf7", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 0.2.2", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.8.0", "1204a2f5b4f181775a0e456154830524cf2207cf4f9112215c05e0b76e4eca8b", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 0.5.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_parsec, "~> 0.2.2", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "metrics": {:hex, :metrics, "1.0.1", "25f094dea2cda98213cecc3aeff09e940299d950904393b2a29d191c346a8486", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
-  "mimerl": {:hex, :mimerl, "1.0.2", "993f9b0e084083405ed8252b99460c4f0563e41729ab42d9074fd5e52439be88", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
-  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "0.2.2", "d526b23bdceb04c7ad15b33c57c4526bf5f50aaa70c7c141b4b4624555c68259", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "parse_trans": {:hex, :parse_trans, "3.2.0", "2adfa4daf80c14dc36f522cf190eb5c4ee3e28008fc6394397c16f62a26258c2", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
-  "ssl_verify_fun": {:hex, :ssl_verify_fun, "1.1.1", "28a4d65b7f59893bc2c7de786dec1e1555bd742d336043fe644ae956c3497fbe", [:make, :rebar], [], "hexpm"},
-  "tiny": {:hex, :tiny, "1.0.1", "535ea7e600cb1c6ba17b53029266d9d7ec54ce29bfb05d906c433907acfa01ca", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "unicode_util_compat": {:hex, :unicode_util_compat, "0.3.1", "a1f612a7b512638634a603c8f401892afbf99b8ce93a45041f8aaca99cadb85e", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
+  "benchee": {:hex, :benchee, "1.0.1", "66b211f9bfd84bd97e6d1beaddf8fc2312aaabe192f776e8931cb0c16f53a521", [:mix], [{:deep_merge, "~> 1.0", [hex: :deep_merge, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "3ad58ae787e9c7c94dd7ceda3b587ec2c64604563e049b2a0e8baafae832addb"},
+  "certifi": {:hex, :certifi, "2.6.1", "dbab8e5e155a0763eea978c913ca280a6b544bfa115633fa20249c3d396d9493", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "524c97b4991b3849dd5c17a631223896272c6b0af446778ba4675a1dff53bb7e"},
+  "deep_merge": {:hex, :deep_merge, "1.0.0", "b4aa1a0d1acac393bdf38b2291af38cb1d4a52806cf7a4906f718e1feb5ee961", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "ce708e5f094b9cd4e8f2be4f00d2f4250c4095be93f8cd6d018c753894885430"},
+  "dialyxir": {:hex, :dialyxir, "0.5.1", "b331b091720fd93e878137add264bac4f644e1ddae07a70bf7062c7862c4b952", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6c32a70ed5d452c6650916555b1f96c79af5fc4bf286997f8b15f213de786f73"},
+  "earmark_parser": {:hex, :earmark_parser, "1.4.13", "0c98163e7d04a15feb62000e1a891489feb29f3d10cb57d4f845c405852bbef8", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "d602c26af3a0af43d2f2645613f65841657ad6efc9f0e361c3b6c06b578214ba"},
+  "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.24.2", "e4c26603830c1a2286dae45f4412a4d1980e1e89dc779fcd0181ed1d5a05c8d9", [:mix], [{:earmark_parser, "~> 1.4.0", [hex: :earmark_parser, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.14", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_erlang, "~> 0.1", [hex: :makeup_erlang, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "e134e1d9e821b8d9e4244687fb2ace58d479b67b282de5158333b0d57c6fb7da"},
+  "excoveralls": {:hex, :excoveralls, "0.14.1", "14140e4ef343f2af2de33d35268c77bc7983d7824cb945e6c2af54235bc2e61f", [:mix], [{:hackney, "~> 1.16", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "4a588f9f8cf9dc140cc1f3d0ea4d849b2f76d5d8bee66b73c304bb3d3689c8b0"},
+  "exjsx": {:hex, :exjsx, "4.0.0", "60548841e0212df401e38e63c0078ec57b33e7ea49b032c796ccad8cde794b5c", [:mix], [{:jsx, "~> 2.8.0", [hex: :jsx, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "32e95820a97cffea67830e91514a2ad53b888850442d6d395f53a1ac60c82e07"},
+  "hackney": {:hex, :hackney, "1.17.4", "99da4674592504d3fb0cfef0db84c3ba02b4508bae2dff8c0108baa0d6e0977c", [:rebar3], [{:certifi, "~>2.6.1", [hex: :certifi, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:idna, "~>6.1.0", [hex: :idna, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:metrics, "~>1.0.0", [hex: :metrics, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mimerl, "~>1.1", [hex: :mimerl, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:parse_trans, "3.3.1", [hex: :parse_trans, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:ssl_verify_fun, "~>1.1.0", [hex: :ssl_verify_fun, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:unicode_util_compat, "~>0.7.0", [hex: :unicode_util_compat, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "de16ff4996556c8548d512f4dbe22dd58a587bf3332e7fd362430a7ef3986b16"},
+  "idna": {:hex, :idna, "6.1.1", "8a63070e9f7d0c62eb9d9fcb360a7de382448200fbbd1b106cc96d3d8099df8d", [:rebar3], [{:unicode_util_compat, "~>0.7.0", [hex: :unicode_util_compat, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "92376eb7894412ed19ac475e4a86f7b413c1b9fbb5bd16dccd57934157944cea"},
+  "jason": {:hex, :jason, "1.2.2", "ba43e3f2709fd1aa1dce90aaabfd039d000469c05c56f0b8e31978e03fa39052", [:mix], [{:decimal, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "18a228f5f0058ee183f29f9eae0805c6e59d61c3b006760668d8d18ff0d12179"},
+  "jiffy": {:hex, :jiffy, "1.0.8", "60e36f00be35e5ac6e6cf2d4caf3bdf3103d4460aff385f543a8d7df2d6d9613", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "f9ae986ba5a0854eb48cf6a76192d9367086da86c20197da430630be7c087a4e"},
+  "json": {:hex, :json, "1.4.1", "8648f04a9439765ad449bc56a3ff7d8b11dd44ff08ffcdefc4329f7c93843dfa", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "9abf218dbe4ea4fcb875e087d5f904ef263d012ee5ed21d46e9dbca63f053d16"},
+  "jsone": {:hex, :jsone, "1.6.0", "4ed7e456cff24ff153c2eac7e1855797ea1b1416ef0bbc368525ed8cbeb57518", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "9e5623ac927a278086a3e758537c68f312f6b16a2d0582a0d1c8a58bd4a939db"},
+  "jsx": {:hex, :jsx, "2.8.3", "a05252d381885240744d955fbe3cf810504eb2567164824e19303ea59eef62cf", [:mix, :rebar3], [], "hexpm", "fc3499fed7a726995aa659143a248534adc754ebd16ccd437cd93b649a95091f"},
+  "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "1.0.5", "d5a830bc42c9800ce07dd97fa94669dfb93d3bf5fcf6ea7a0c67b2e0e4a7f26c", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 0.5 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "cfa158c02d3f5c0c665d0af11512fed3fba0144cf1aadee0f2ce17747fba2ca9"},
+  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.15.1", "b5888c880d17d1cc3e598f05cdb5b5a91b7b17ac4eaf5f297cb697663a1094dd", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.1", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "db68c173234b07ab2a07f645a5acdc117b9f99d69ebf521821d89690ae6c6ec8"},
+  "makeup_erlang": {:hex, :makeup_erlang, "0.1.1", "3fcb7f09eb9d98dc4d208f49cc955a34218fc41ff6b84df7c75b3e6e533cc65f", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "174d0809e98a4ef0b3309256cbf97101c6ec01c4ab0b23e926a9e17df2077cbb"},
+  "metrics": {:hex, :metrics, "1.0.1", "25f094dea2cda98213cecc3aeff09e940299d950904393b2a29d191c346a8486", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "69b09adddc4f74a40716ae54d140f93beb0fb8978d8636eaded0c31b6f099f16"},
+  "mimerl": {:hex, :mimerl, "1.2.0", "67e2d3f571088d5cfd3e550c383094b47159f3eee8ffa08e64106cdf5e981be3", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "f278585650aa581986264638ebf698f8bb19df297f66ad91b18910dfc6e19323"},
+  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "1.1.0", "3a6fca1550363552e54c216debb6a9e95bd8d32348938e13de5eda962c0d7f89", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "08eb32d66b706e913ff748f11694b17981c0b04a33ef470e33e11b3d3ac8f54b"},
+  "parse_trans": {:hex, :parse_trans, "3.3.1", "16328ab840cc09919bd10dab29e431da3af9e9e7e7e6f0089dd5a2d2820011d8", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "07cd9577885f56362d414e8c4c4e6bdf10d43a8767abb92d24cbe8b24c54888b"},
+  "ssl_verify_fun": {:hex, :ssl_verify_fun, "1.1.6", "cf344f5692c82d2cd7554f5ec8fd961548d4fd09e7d22f5b62482e5aeaebd4b0", [:make, :mix, :rebar3], [], "hexpm", "bdb0d2471f453c88ff3908e7686f86f9be327d065cc1ec16fa4540197ea04680"},
+  "tiny": {:hex, :tiny, "1.0.1", "535ea7e600cb1c6ba17b53029266d9d7ec54ce29bfb05d906c433907acfa01ca", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "1278a457deb8d99135c378b71f66f21e283d8adea426252a3f8f5e003c536a7b"},
+  "unicode_util_compat": {:hex, :unicode_util_compat, "0.7.0", "bc84380c9ab48177092f43ac89e4dfa2c6d62b40b8bd132b1059ecc7232f9a78", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "25eee6d67df61960cf6a794239566599b09e17e668d3700247bc498638152521"},
 }