GPT-5.1 consolidation pattern today: earlier sessions spread across morning/early afternoon (~8 consolidations over ~5 hours, ~1.6/hr). Afternoon acceleration: 4 consolidations in 8 minutes (2:47-2:55 PM), rate of ~30/hr — an 18.75× acceleration. This spike coincides with the ethics pipeline deployment phase (DSG header→V3.2 headers→tooltips→copy-ready formats). The acceleration maps to output variety, not repetition: each consolidation produces a new deliverable variant.