diff --git a/.github/scripts/bundle-size-report.js b/.github/scripts/bundle-size-report.js
index a9d3bf13..b2dfbc86 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/bundle-size-report.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/bundle-size-report.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  * When --base is omitted, generates a local report showing current sizes.
  * When --base is provided, generates a comparison report with diffs.
  *
- * Reads JSON arrays of { name, size, type, category?, format } entries
- * produced by bundle-size.js.
+ * Reads JSON arrays of { name, size, type, category?, format, standaloneSize? }
+ * entries produced by bundle-size.js.
  */
 
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
@@ -175,8 +175,24 @@ function generateFlatBreakdown(entries, pkg) {
 
 function generateComparisonReport(current, base) {
   const baseMap = Object.fromEntries(base.map((e) => [e.name, e.size]));
+  const currentMap = Object.fromEntries(current.map((e) => [e.name, e.size]));
+
+  // Standalone size lookups — used to gate UI component diffs.
+  // UI marginal sizes shift when root content changes (brotli compression is
+  // non-linear), so we compare standalone sizes to decide IF a component
+  // actually changed, then display the marginal diff.
+  const baseStandaloneMap = Object.fromEntries(
+    base.map((e) => [e.name, e.standaloneSize ?? e.size]),
+  );
+  const currentStandaloneMap = Object.fromEntries(
+    current.map((e) => [e.name, e.standaloneSize ?? e.size]),
+  );
+
   const groups = groupByPackage(current);
 
+  // Build a set of all base entries grouped by package so we can detect removals
+  const baseGroups = groupByPackage(base);
+
   const lines = [];
   const pkgIcons = {
     core: '🧩',
@@ -191,19 +207,38 @@ function generateComparisonReport(current, base) {
   lines.push('# 📦 Bundle Size Report');
   lines.push('');
 
-  for (const [pkg, entries] of groups) {
+  // Collect all package names from both sides
+  const allPackages = new Set([...groups.keys(), ...baseGroups.keys()]);
+  const orderedPackages = [];
+  for (const pkg of PACKAGE_ORDER) {
+    if (allPackages.has(pkg)) orderedPackages.push(pkg);
+  }
+  for (const pkg of allPackages) {
+    if (!orderedPackages.includes(pkg)) orderedPackages.push(pkg);
+  }
+
+  for (const pkg of orderedPackages) {
+    const entries = groups.get(pkg) ?? [];
+    const baseEntries = baseGroups.get(pkg) ?? [];
     const pkgIcon = pkgIcons[pkg] ?? '📦';
     lines.push(`## ${pkgIcon} @videojs/${pkg}`);
     lines.push('');
 
-    // Only show entries with a meaningful size change (>300 B, must exist in both)
+    // Entries with meaningful size changes (>300 B threshold).
+    // For UI components, gate on standalone size to filter out phantom diffs
+    // caused by brotli compression shifts when root content changes.
     const changed = entries.filter((e) => {
-      const prev = baseMap[e.name];
-      if (prev === undefined) return false;
-      return Math.abs(e.size - prev) > 300;
+      const prevStandalone = baseStandaloneMap[e.name];
+      // New entry — always surface
+      if (prevStandalone === undefined) return true;
+      const curStandalone = currentStandaloneMap[e.name];
+      return Math.abs(curStandalone - prevStandalone) > 300;
     });
 
-    if (changed.length === 0) {
+    // Entries that existed in base but are missing in PR (removed)
+    const removed = baseEntries.filter((e) => currentMap[e.name] === undefined);
+
+    if (changed.length === 0 && removed.length === 0) {
       lines.push('(no changes)');
       lines.push('');
     } else {
@@ -221,6 +256,13 @@ function generateComparisonReport(current, base) {
         );
       }
 
+      for (const entry of removed) {
+        const el = entryLabel(entry.name, pkg);
+        lines.push(
+          `| ${el} | ${formatBytes(entry.size)} | — | −${formatBytes(entry.size)} | −100% | 🗑️ |`,
+        );
+      }
+
       lines.push('');
     }
 
diff --git a/.github/scripts/bundle-size.js b/.github/scripts/bundle-size.js
index 589dd42c..0d2b80ea 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/bundle-size.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/bundle-size.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ function buildPresetEntry(pkgShortName, config, distDir) {
  * @property {'root' | 'subpath'} type
  * @property {string} [category] - preset, media, player, skin, ui, feature (only for html/react)
  * @property {'js' | 'css'} format
+ * @property {number} [standaloneSize] - For UI components: standalone size used for stable diff gating
  */
 
 /** Bundle entry points with esbuild and return the minified + brotli size. */
@@ -475,12 +476,16 @@ async function main() {
         continue;
       }
 
-      // UI components are marginal over root (they share base element classes).
-      // Everything else is standalone.
+      // UI components are measured as marginal over root (size) for display,
+      // plus standalone (standaloneSize) for stable cross-build diff gating.
+      // Marginal sizes shift when root content changes due to brotli
+      // compression non-linearity, so diffs must gate on standalone.
       let size;
+      let standaloneSize;
       if (cat === 'ui') {
         const combined = await measure([pkg.rootPath, sub.path], pkg.external);
-        size = combined - rootSize;
+        size = Math.max(0, combined - rootSize);
+        standaloneSize = await measure([sub.path], pkg.external);
       } else {
         size = await measure([sub.path], pkg.external);
       }
@@ -491,6 +496,7 @@ async function main() {
         type: 'subpath',
         ...(cat ? { category: cat } : {}),
         format: 'js',
+        ...(standaloneSize !== undefined ? { standaloneSize } : {}),
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle-size.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle-size.yml
index 434ca8fd..4007da03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle-size.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle-size.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: .turbo
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-${{ github.sha }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-pr-${{ github.sha }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-pr-
 
       - name: Install and build
         run: pnpm install && pnpm build:packages
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: .turbo
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-base-${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-base-
 
       - name: Install and build
         run: |