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Claude Sonnet 5.5: Frontier AI Is Shrinking Fast

Published 5 Oct 2026 · 11 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-10-15

Views
159,926
Avg views / hour
677.7
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
54.5
+1,309 views over 24h (2026-10-14 → 2026-10-15)
vs channel baseline
1.5×
Channel median
104,645
over 27 comparable videos

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+17,873 views
measured 2026-10-08 → 2026-10-15 (168h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 11 observed points, 3.3K to 16K views 0 56K 112K 168K Oct 5, 2026 · 3,272 views Oct 6, 2026 · 111,615 views Oct 7, 2026 · 134,073 views Oct 8, 2026 · 142,053 views Oct 9, 2026 · 145,357 views Oct 10, 2026 · 149,598 views Oct 11, 2026 · 152,188 views Oct 12, 2026 · 155,033 views Oct 13, 2026 · 156,749 views Oct 14, 2026 · 158,617 views Oct 15, 2026 · 159,926 views Oct 5 Oct 10 Oct 15

Based on 11 observations · last observed Oct 15, 2026 · straight lines connect consecutive observations — TubeSum does not measure the days between them.

All observations

The same points the chart plots, as exact numbers. Gaps mean no observation was taken that day.

Date Views Avg views / hour Channel median
2026-10-15 159,926 677.7 104,645
2026-10-14 158,617 737.8 101,943
2026-10-13 156,749 833.8 101,943
2026-10-12 155,033 922.8 101,943
2026-10-11 152,188 1,087.1 101,943
2026-10-10 149,598 1,289.6 101,943
2026-10-09 145,357 1,580.0 101,943
2026-10-08 142,053 2,000.7 101,943
2026-10-07 134,073 2,914.6 101,943
2026-10-06 111,615 4,852.8 101,943
2026-10-05 3,272 3,272.0 —

Content analysis

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