diff --git a/.github/actions/get-runner-spot/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-runner-spot/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ddf77f9a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/get-runner-spot/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Get Runner Spot Setting
+description: Determines whether to use spot=co or spot=false based on merge queue and release flow rules.
+
+outputs:
+  spot:
+    description: "The spot setting value ('co' or 'false')"
+    value: ${{ steps.eval-spot.outputs.spot }}
+  spot_param:
+    description: "The formatted spot parameter ('spot=co' or 'spot=false')"
+    value: ${{ steps.eval-spot.outputs.spot_param }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Evaluate Spot Strategy
+      id: eval-spot
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+        REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+        REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      run: |
+        IS_MERGE_QUEUE="false"
+        if [[ "$EVENT_NAME" == "merge_group" ]]; then
+          IS_MERGE_QUEUE="true"
+        fi
+
+        IS_RELEASE_BRANCH="false"
+        if [[ "$REF" == refs/heads/release/* || "$REF_NAME" == release/* ]]; then
+          IS_RELEASE_BRANCH="true"
+        fi
+
+        IS_RELEASE_TAG_OR_EVENT="false"
+        if [[ "$REF" == refs/tags/v* || "$EVENT_NAME" == "release" ]]; then
+          IS_RELEASE_TAG_OR_EVENT="true"
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "$IS_MERGE_QUEUE" == "true" || "$IS_RELEASE_BRANCH" == "true" || "$IS_RELEASE_TAG_OR_EVENT" == "true" ]]; then
+          echo "Run is merge_group or release flow. Using spot=false."
+          echo "spot=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "spot_param=spot=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        else
+          echo "Standard run. Using spot=co."
+          echo "spot=co" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "spot_param=spot=co" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccip-system-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ccip-system-tests.yaml
index 8b3821c8d5c..312444ca8e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccip-system-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccip-system-tests.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
       - name: Define test matrix
         id: define-matrix
         shell: bash
@@ -78,10 +85,19 @@ jobs:
 
           tests=$(echo "$TESTS_JSON" | jq -c \
             --argjson run_id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
-            --arg run_attempt "${{ github.run_attempt }}" '
+            --arg run_attempt "${{ github.run_attempt }}" \
+            --arg spot "${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot }}" '
             to_entries | map(.value + {
               test_id: .key,
-              runs_on: ("runs-on=\($run_id)-\(.key)-\($run_attempt)/cpu=8/ram=64/family=r6i+r7i+r8i/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs")
+              runs_on: [
+                "runs-on=\($run_id)-\(.key)-\($run_attempt)",
+                "cpu=8",
+                "ram=64",
+                "family=r7i+r8i",
+                "spot=\($spot)",
+                "image=ubuntu24-full-x64",
+                "extras=s3-cache+tmpfs"
+              ]
             })
           ')
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
index 5ee58465d28..e395d0c70c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           github.event_name == 'schedule' ||
           github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         }}
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
+
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@7b450fff21473bca461d4b92ce414b9d0420d706 # v4.0.2
         id: match-some
         with:
@@ -171,8 +176,14 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       # For golangci-lint-action's `only-new-issues` option.
       pull-requests: read
-    runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-${{ strategy.job-index
-      }}/cpu=16/ram=32/family=c6gd/spot=false/image=ubuntu24-full-arm64/extras=s3-cache
+    runs-on:
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-${{ strategy.job-index }}
+      - cpu=16
+      - ram=32
+      - family=c7gd+c8g
+      - ${{ needs.filter.outputs.spot_param }}
+      - image=ubuntu24-full-arm64
+      - extras=s3-cache
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -260,8 +271,14 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         type:
           - cmd: go_core_tests
-            os: runs-on=${{ github.run_id
-              }}-unit/cpu=48/ram=96/family=c7id+c8id/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache
+            os:
+              - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-unit
+              - cpu=48
+              - ram=96
+              - family=c6id+c8id
+              - ${{ needs.filter.outputs.spot_param }}
+              - image=ubuntu24-full-x64
+              - extras=s3-cache
             should-run: ${{ needs.filter.outputs.should-run-core-tests }}
             trunk-auto-quarantine: "true"
             go-mod-directory: ""
@@ -272,8 +289,14 @@ jobs:
             build-cache-write: always
 
           - cmd: go_core_tests_integration
-            os: runs-on=${{ github.run_id
-              }}-integ/cpu=48/ram=96/family=c7i+c8i/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
+            os:
+              - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-integ
+              - cpu=48
+              - ram=96
+              - family=c7i+c8i
+              - ${{ needs.filter.outputs.spot_param }}
+              - image=ubuntu24-full-x64
+              - extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
             should-run: ${{ needs.filter.outputs.should-run-core-tests }}
             trunk-auto-quarantine: "true"
             setup-solana: "true"
@@ -284,8 +307,14 @@ jobs:
             build-cache-write: always
 
           - cmd: go_core_fuzz
-            os: runs-on=${{
-              github.run_id}}-fuzz/cpu=8/ram=32/family=m7id+m7idn+m8id+m8idn/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache
+            os:
+              - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-fuzz
+              - cpu=8
+              - ram=32
+              - family=m6id+m6idn+m8id+m8idn
+              - ${{ needs.filter.outputs.spot_param }}
+              - image=ubuntu24-full-x64
+              - extras=s3-cache
             should-run: ${{ needs.filter.outputs.should-run-core-tests }}
             trunk-auto-quarantine: "false"
             go-mod-directory: ""
@@ -297,8 +326,15 @@ jobs:
             build-cache-write: never
 
           - cmd: go_core_race_tests
-            os: runs-on=${{
-              github.run_id}}-race/cpu=64/ram=128/family=c7i+c8i/volume=150gb/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache
+            os:
+              - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-race
+              - cpu=64
+              - ram=128
+              - family=c7i+c8i
+              - volume=150gb
+              - ${{ needs.filter.outputs.spot_param }}
+              - image=ubuntu24-full-x64
+              - extras=s3-cache
             should-run: ${{ needs.filter.outputs.should-run-core-tests }}
             trunk-auto-quarantine: "false"
             go-mod-directory: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-deployments.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-deployments.yml
index 70a67d387ac..109ed1a0c44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-deployments.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-deployments.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           github.event_name == 'schedule' ||
           github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         }}
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
+
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@7b450fff21473bca461d4b92ce414b9d0420d706 # 4.0.2
         id: match-some
         with:
@@ -134,7 +139,14 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && needs.filter.outputs.should-run == 'true' }}
     needs: [filter]
     timeout-minutes: 35
-    runs-on: "runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-deployment-${{ matrix.shard-id }}/cpu=8/ram=32/family=m6id+m8id/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache"
+    runs-on:
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-deployment-${{ matrix.shard-id }}
+      - cpu=8
+      - ram=32
+      - family=m6id+m8id
+      - ${{ needs.filter.outputs.spot_param }}
+      - image=ubuntu24-full-x64
+      - extras=s3-cache
     outputs:
       shard-count: ${{ strategy.job-total }}
     permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 40e28b6e84a..64961a44b7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -90,15 +90,20 @@ jobs:
   runner-config:
     name: Runner Config
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      go-runner: ${{ steps.go-codeql.outputs.go-runner }}
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
     permissions:
       pull-requests: read
       contents: read
-    env:
-      SH_GO_RUNNER: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/cpu=32/ram=64/family=c7i+c8i/spot=co/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
-      GH_GO_RUNNER: ubuntu24.04-8cores-32GB
-    outputs:
-      go-runner: ${{ steps.go-codeql.outputs.go-runner }}
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
       - name: Get PR Labels
         id: pr-labels
         uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/get-pr-labels@get-pr-labels/v1
@@ -110,6 +115,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           OPT_OUT: ${{ steps.pr-labels.outputs.check-label-found || 'false' }}
+          SH_GO_RUNNER: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/cpu=32/ram=64/family=c7i+c8i/${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
+          GH_GO_RUNNER: ubuntu24.04-8cores-32GB
         run: |
           if [[ "$OPT_OUT" == "true" ]]; then
             echo "Opt-out is true for current run. Using gh-hosted runner for Go codeql."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cre-local-env-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/cre-local-env-tests.yaml
index 152b0acb73c..85c38f06c89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cre-local-env-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cre-local-env-tests.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   changes:
-    runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/spot=false/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment:
       # http://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/deploy/configure-and-manage-deployments/control-deployments#using-environments-without-deployments
       name: integration
@@ -44,13 +44,18 @@ jobs:
           github.event_name == 'pull_request' && contains(join(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ' '), 'run-local-cre-env-tests') ||
           steps.changes.outputs.ci_changes == 'true'
         }}
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.sha || inputs.chainlink_version }}
 
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # v4.0.1
         id: changes
         with:
@@ -59,7 +64,14 @@ jobs:
               - '.github/workflows/cre-local-env-tests.yaml'
 
   test-cli:
-    runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/spot=false/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
+    runs-on:
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}
+      - cpu=16
+      - ram=64
+      - family=m7i+m8i
+      - ${{ needs.changes.outputs.spot_param }}
+      - image=ubuntu24-full-x64
+      - extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
     environment:
       # http://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/deploy/configure-and-manage-deployments/control-deployments#using-environments-without-deployments
       name: integration
@@ -72,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.changes.outputs.should-run-tests == 'true'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.sha || inputs.chainlink_version }}
 
@@ -81,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Go
         id: setup-go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: core/scripts/go.mod
           cache: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cre-regression-system-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/cre-regression-system-tests.yaml
index 98e17868883..106fc529510 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cre-regression-system-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cre-regression-system-tests.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ inputs.chainlink_version || github.sha }}
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
       - name: Define test matrix
         id: define-matrix
         shell: bash
@@ -85,13 +89,22 @@ jobs:
           tests=$(echo "$test_names" | jq -c -R -s \
             --argjson run_id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
             --arg run_attempt "${{ github.run_attempt }}" \
+            --arg spot "${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot }}" \
             --argjson per "$per_test_configs" '
             split("\n") | map(select(length>0))
             | to_entries
             | map({
                 test_name: .value,
                 test_id: .key,
-                runs_on: "runs-on=\($run_id)-\(.key)-\($run_attempt)/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs",
+                runs_on: [
+                  "runs-on=\($run_id)-\(.key)-\($run_attempt)",
+                  "cpu=16",
+                  "ram=64",
+                  "family=m7i+m8i",
+                  "spot=\($spot)",
+                  "image=ubuntu24-full-x64",
+                  "extras=s3-cache+tmpfs"
+                ],
                 configs: ($per[.value] // "configs/workflow-gateway-capabilities-don.toml")
               })
           ')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cre-soak-memory-leak.yml b/.github/workflows/cre-soak-memory-leak.yml
index c7758a63954..93924da48cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cre-soak-memory-leak.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cre-soak-memory-leak.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,32 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 jobs:
+  runner-config:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
   soak:
     name: CRE Resource Regression Test
+    needs: [runner-config]
     environment:
       name: integration
       deployment: false
-    runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id
-      }}/cpu=32/ram=128/family=m6id+m6idn/spot=false/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache
+    runs-on:
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}
+      - cpu=32
+      - ram=128
+      - family=m6id+m8id
+      - ${{ needs.runner-config.outputs.spot_param }}
+      - image=ubuntu24-full-x64
+      - extras=s3-cache
     timeout-minutes: 270 # 4h30m — test timeout is 4h20m
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -40,14 +59,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: runs-on/action@4e5f72399b6b17f2e79c511c1b38a315a64d22dc # v2.2.0
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.sha }}
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Go
         id: setup-go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: system-tests/tests/go.mod
           cache: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cre-system-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/cre-system-tests.yaml
index fb7def0bd69..57615452fcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cre-system-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cre-system-tests.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ inputs.chainlink_version || github.sha }}
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
       - name: Define test matrix
         id: define-matrix
         shell: bash
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           tests=$(echo "$test_names" | jq -c -R -s \
             --argjson run_id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
             --arg run_attempt "${{ github.run_attempt }}" \
+            --arg spot "${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot }}" \
             --argjson tops "$TOPOLOGIES_JSON" \
             --argjson per "$PER_TEST_TOPOLOGIES_JSON" '
             (split("\n") | map(select(length>0))) as $names
@@ -135,7 +140,15 @@ jobs:
             | to_entries
             | map(.value + {
                 test_id: .key,
-                runs_on: "runs-on=\($run_id)-\(.key)-\($run_attempt)/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs"
+                runs_on: [
+                  "runs-on=\($run_id)-\(.key)-\($run_attempt)",
+                  "cpu=16",
+                  "ram=64",
+                  "family=m7i+m8i",
+                  "spot=\($spot)",
+                  "image=ubuntu24-full-x64",
+                  "extras=s3-cache+tmpfs"
+                ]
               })
           ')
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cre-wf-caching-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cre-wf-caching-test.yml
index 5c1aa52363a..464d9ec68fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cre-wf-caching-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cre-wf-caching-test.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,32 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 jobs:
+  runner-config:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
   caching:
     name: CRE Workflow Caching Test
+    needs: [runner-config]
     environment:
       name: integration
       deployment: false
-    runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id
-      }}/cpu=32/ram=128/family=m6id+m6idn/spot=false/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache
+    runs-on:
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}
+      - cpu=32
+      - ram=128
+      - family=m6id+m8id
+      - ${{ needs.runner-config.outputs.spot_param }}
+      - image=ubuntu24-full-x64
+      - extras=s3-cache
     timeout-minutes: 270 # 4h30m — test timeout is 4h20m
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -42,14 +61,14 @@ jobs:
           metrics: cpu,network,memory,disk,io
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.sha }}
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Go
         id: setup-go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: system-tests/tests/go.mod
           cache: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index d94aefb7385..40547494c09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ jobs:
       checked-out-sha: ${{ steps.checkout-sha.outputs.checked-out-sha }}
       version-tag: ${{ steps.version-info.outputs.version-tag }}
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.git-ref || github.sha }}
+
       - name: Get PR Labels
         id: pr-labels
         uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/get-pr-labels@get-pr-labels/v1
@@ -44,14 +49,18 @@ jobs:
           check-label: "build-publish"
           skip-merge-group: "true"
 
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
       - name: Set runner labels
         id: runner-labels
         shell: bash
         env:
           SH_RUNNER_LABEL_ARM64: runs-on=${{ github.run_id
-            }}/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7g/spot=false/image=ubuntu24-full-arm64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
+            }}/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7g+m8g/${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}/image=ubuntu24-full-arm64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
           SH_RUNNER_LABEL_AMD64: runs-on=${{ github.run_id
-            }}/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m6i+m7i/spot=false/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
+            }}/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
           GH_RUNNER_LABEL_ARM64: ubuntu-24.04-arm
           GH_RUNNER_LABEL_AMD64: ubuntu-24.04
         run: |
@@ -64,11 +73,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "runner-amd64=${GH_RUNNER_LABEL_AMD64}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.git-ref || github.sha }}
-
       - name: Resolve checked out SHA
         id: checkout-sha
         shell: bash
@@ -286,7 +290,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Deploy
         uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-image
         with:
@@ -309,7 +313,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Deploy
         uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-image
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-mod-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/go-mod-cache.yml
index ce8b183b21e..d843fda7365 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-mod-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-mod-cache.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: read
     outputs:
       changed: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.src || 'true' }}
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@7b450fff21473bca461d4b92ce414b9d0420d706 # v4.0.2
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         id: changes
@@ -64,10 +69,22 @@ jobs:
             suffix: "Deployment (Github-hosted)"
             go-mod-directory: "deployment/"
 
-          - runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/cpu=8/ram=16/family=c6id/spot=false/extras=s3-cache
+          - runs-on:
+              - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}
+              - cpu=8
+              - ram=16
+              - family=c6id+c8id
+              - ${{ needs.filter.outputs.spot_param }}
+              - extras=s3-cache
             suffix: "Core (Self-hosted)"
 
-          - runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/cpu=8/ram=16/family=c6id/spot=false/extras=s3-cache
+          - runs-on:
+              - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}
+              - cpu=8
+              - ram=16
+              - family=c6id+c8id
+              - ${{ needs.filter.outputs.spot_param }}
+              - extras=s3-cache
             suffix: "Deployment (Self-hosted)"
             go-mod-directory: "deployment/"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-in-memory-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-in-memory-tests.yml
index 7375842d4bb..9a3e9da4265 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-in-memory-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-in-memory-tests.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
-          ref: ${{ inputs.chainlink_version || inputs.cl_ref || github.sha }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.chainlink_version || inputs.cl_ref }}
 
       - name: Advanced Triggers
         uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/advanced-triggers@advanced-triggers/v1
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ jobs:
     if: always() && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event_name != 'push' && (needs.changes.result == 'skipped' || needs.changes.outputs.run-tests == 'true')
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.define-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ jobs:
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.chainlink_version || inputs.cl_ref || github.sha }}
 
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
       - name: Define test matrix
         id: define-matrix
         shell: bash
@@ -119,7 +124,8 @@ jobs:
           # shellcheck disable=SC1083,SC2016
           tests=$(jq -c \
             --argjson run_id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
-            --arg run_attempt "${{ github.run_attempt }}" '
+            --arg run_attempt "${{ github.run_attempt }}" \
+            --arg spot "${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot }}" '
             to_entries
             | map(.value + {
                 # Stable, human-readable id for artifact names. `.name` is unique across
@@ -129,7 +135,14 @@ jobs:
                 job_timeout: (((.value.timeout | rtrimstr("m") | tonumber) + 5)),
                 # The runner label only needs per-run uniqueness, so the index is fine
                 # here and keeps the label short enough for runs-on.
-                runs_on: (if .value.runs_on == "" or .value.runs_on == null then "ubuntu-latest" else "runs-on=\($run_id)-\(.key)-\($run_attempt)/\(.value.runs_on)/family=m7i+m8i/spot=co/image=ubuntu24-full-x64/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs" end)
+                runs_on: (if .value.runs_on == "" or .value.runs_on == null then "ubuntu-latest" else [
+                  "runs-on=\($run_id)-\(.key)-\($run_attempt)",
+                  .value.runs_on,
+                  "family=m7i+m8i",
+                  "spot=\($spot)",
+                  "image=ubuntu24-full-x64",
+                  "extras=s3-cache+tmpfs"
+                ] end)
               })
           ' .github/in-memory-tests.json)
 
@@ -154,7 +167,14 @@ jobs:
   compile-tests:
     name: Compile In-Memory Test Binaries
     needs: [define-test-matrix]
-    runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-inmem-compile/cpu=32/ram=64/family=c7i+c8i/spot=co/volume=100GB/extras=s3-cache
+    runs-on:
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-inmem-compile
+      - cpu=32
+      - ram=64
+      - family=c7i+c8i
+      - ${{ needs.define-test-matrix.outputs.spot_param }}
+      - volume=100GB
+      - extras=s3-cache
     environment:
       name: integration
       deployment: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index fce930a63f3..c2252dad0b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -211,7 +211,11 @@ jobs:
       should-use-self-hosted-runners: ${{ steps.label-runs-on-opt-out.outputs.check-label-found == 'false' }}
       run-e2e-tests-label-found: ${{ steps.label-runs-e2e-tests.outputs.check-label-found || 'false' }}
       skip-e2e-regression-label-found: ${{ steps.label-skip-e2e-regression.outputs.check-label-found || 'false' }}
+      spot_param: ${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
       - name: Get PR Labels (runs-on-opt-out)
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         id: label-runs-on-opt-out
@@ -233,17 +237,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           check-label: "skip-e2e-regression"
 
+      - name: Get Spot Runner Config
+        id: spot-config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-runner-spot
+
       - name: Set runner labels
         id: runner-labels
         env:
           OPT_OUT: ${{ steps.label-runs-on-opt-out.outputs.check-label-found || 'false' }}
           GH_BUILDER_RUNNER: ubuntu22.04-8cores-32GB
           # include unique label (core/plugins) to ensure jobs are not competing for the same runner
-          SH_BUILDER_RUNNER_CORE: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-core/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/spot=co/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
-          SH_BUILDER_RUNNER_PLUGINS: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-plugins/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/spot=co/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
+          SH_BUILDER_RUNNER_CORE: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-core/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
+          SH_BUILDER_RUNNER_PLUGINS: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-plugins/cpu=16/ram=64/family=m7i+m8i/${{ steps.spot-config.outputs.spot_param }}/extras=s3-cache+tmpfs
         run: |
           if [[ "${OPT_OUT}" == "true" ]]; then
-            echo "builder-runner-label=${GH_BUILDER_RUNNER}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "builder-runner-label-core=${GH_BUILDER_RUNNER}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "builder-runner-label-plugins=${GH_BUILDER_RUNNER}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "builder-runner-label-core=${SH_BUILDER_RUNNER_CORE}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "builder-runner-label-plugins=${SH_BUILDER_RUNNER_PLUGINS}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -523,9 +532,17 @@ jobs:
          needs.run-ccip-v1-6-e2e-tests-setup.outputs.should-run == 'true')
       }}
     needs:
+      - labels
       - run-core-cre-e2e-tests-setup
       - run-ccip-v1-6-e2e-tests-setup
-    runs-on: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-compile/cpu=32/ram=64/family=c7i+c8i/spot=co/volume=100GB/extras=s3-cache
+    runs-on:
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-compile
+      - cpu=32
+      - ram=64
+      - family=c7i+c8i
+      - ${{ needs.labels.outputs.spot_param }}
+      - volume=100GB
+      - extras=s3-cache
     environment:
       name: integration
       deployment: false