OpenAI announced major improvements in AI coding capabilities for low-resource programming languages, including COBOL, Fortran, and Visual Basic.
OpenAI announced major improvements in AI coding capabilities for low-resource programming languages, including COBOL, Fortran, and Visual Basic.
In the new MultiLangBench evaluation, GPT-6 Astra achieved an average pass rate of 87.4% across 20 programming languages, compared with 26.8% for GPT-5.6 Sol. GPT-6.1 Sol also reached 97.9% accuracy in a benchmark measuring its ability to migrate legacy COBOL software while preserving functionality.