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OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol shows dramatic improvements in legacy code migration including COBOL

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25 October 2026

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Fusion42 · 25 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol with significant improvements in migrating legacy COBOL code to modern languages, achieving up to 97.9% accuracy in internal tests. This advancement targets enterprises like banks, insurers, and government IT, promising more efficient modernization of critical legacy systems.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Your product just made code rewrites easier at scale. If you support legacy system clients, OpenAI's COBOL migration leap opens new upsell and integration routes.

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