Tooling8d ago
OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra and 6.1 Sol for software maintenance — 1,400+ cleanup PRs and 800k+ lines removed
An OpenAI developers blog shows how Core Experimentation uses Codex with GPT-6 Astra to clean dead code and stale Statsig experiments—evidence from Slack, telemetry and flags into small draft PRs. Official: 1,400+ maintenance PRs and 800k+ lines deleted over ~two part-time weeks. GPT-6.1 Sol Ultra reached ~92% of Astra Ultra’s accepted findings at ~14% API cost (vendor-reported).
Models4d ago
OpenAI Solves Legacy Software Migration: MultiLangBench Lifts COBOL Pass Rate to 97.9%, Modernizing Enterprise Stacks
OpenAI officially announced breakthroughs in building and migrating software written in low-resource and legacy languages (COBOL, Fortran, Visual Basic, OCaml), introducing the MultiLangBench evaluation suite. Tackling the trillions of dollars in critical banking and enterprise mainframe infrastructure, the benchmark challenges models to synthesize a SQLite-compatible database engine across 20 distinct languages. GPT-6 Astra boosted average test pass rates from 26.8% to 87.4%, with COBOL soaring from 10.9% to 72.1%. In enterprise COBOL migration tasks, GPT-6.1 Sol achieved a 97.9% success rate while cutting inference costs by 39%.
Release25d ago
OpenAI launches Dots: always-on GPT-6 Astra agents with a cloud computer across 4,000+ apps
At DevDay 2026 OpenAI introduced Dots—always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra with their own cloud computer, 4,000+ plugin apps, and ChatGPT/Slack/Teams reach. Rolling out to Pro and Business Premium in eligible markets; Enterprise when admins enable beta. First-month usage doesn't count against plan allowances.
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