OpenAI reports GPT-6.1 Sol gains in legacy-language coding and COBOL migration, per its MultiLangBench results
OpenAI says its newer models are much better at writing and migrating code in legacy languages such as COBOL, Fortran and Visual Basic. The company cites the importance of these languages to critical infrastructure: COBOL reportedly supports over 40% of online banking systems, 80% of in-person card transactions and 95% of ATM transactions…