VIQ Solutions partners with AXL on multi-speaker diarization upgrade, targets 97%-99% accuracy
VQS•VIQ Solutions entered a mutual agreement with Canadian venture studio AXL on June 30, 2026, to improve speaker diarization, targeting 97% to 99% accuracy before piloting the feature and considering a broader rollout.
1. Diarization collaboration
VIQ Solutions entered a mutual agreement with Canadian venture studio AXL on June 30, 2026, to improve speaker diarization. The collaboration targets 97% to 99% accuracy in identifying speakers in multi-speaker recordings, which the brief describes as a key bottleneck in transcription workflows.
2. Pilot and ownership
VIQ will pilot the feature before a broader rollout across its customer base. VIQ owns the underlying intellectual property.




