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The gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening

SteadyVane has taken 16 readings of The gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening since Oct 11, 2026: 86 points at the first reading, 680 at the latest (+594). Its biggest one-day gain was +582 on Oct 12, 2026.

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680

peak points

680

latest points

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first seen 28 h ago · last seen 45 min ago · published 31 h ago

Day by day

Day (UTC)	points	Change
Oct 13, 2026	680	+6
Oct 12, 2026	674	+582
Oct 11, 2026	92	+6

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

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