# OpenAI adds low‑resource language support to ChatGPT

> OpenAI says it has updated ChatGPT to work better with languages like SQLite and COBOL, adding new evaluation benchmarks.

Oossa · 2026-10-19 · https://oossa.com/en/openai-adds-low-resource-language-support-to-chatgpt

OpenAI announced that ChatGPT now includes improvements for low‑resource programming languages. The update adds new software‑engineering tests for SQLite and COBOL migration. The company says the changes aim to make the model more useful for legacy code bases and niche tech stacks.

## The facts

- Announcement date: 2026‑10‑19
- New focus languages: SQLite and COBOL

## Why it matters

Developers maintaining old systems can get more reliable AI help without hand‑crafting prompts for obscure languages.

## Sources & references

1. [Advancing Coding in Low-Resource Programming Languages](https://openai.com/index/low-resource-programming-languages) – OpenAI, 2026-10-19
2. [OpenAI says GPT-6 is much better with legacy programming languages such as COBOL and Fortran](https://the-decoder.com/openai-says-gpt-6-is-much-better-with-legacy-programming-languages-such-as-cobol-and-fortran/) – The Decoder, 2026-10-20

Last updated: 2026-10-20