- What changed
- OpenAI stated that its models improved at working with legacy languages like COBOL, with GPT-6 Astra achieving a 72 percent pass rate on COBOL tasks.
- Why you should care
- Generative AI models are gaining better proficiency in legacy codebases, lowering barriers for enterprise software rewrites.
- Your move
- Watch. Monitor real-world enterprise deployments of AI for COBOL migration before committing large budgets.
- What to watch next
- Independent verification of GPT-6 Astra performance on proprietary enterprise banking codebases.
- Event
- release
- Event date
- Oct 20, 2026
- Relevant to
- General AI readers
