diff --git a/.github/workflows/all-tools.yml b/.github/workflows/all-tools.yml
index 8564144b2..c02f5b5df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/all-tools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/all-tools.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     needs: [ changes, store_image_name_and_tags, all-tools-tag-only ]
     if: ${{ always() && (needs.changes.outputs['all-tools'] == 'true' || needs.all-tools-tag-only.result != 'success' || needs.all-tools-tag-only.outputs.image_tagged != 'true') }}
+    # ~0.5 mins saved vs small
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     env:
       COMMIT_TAG: ${{ needs.store_image_name_and_tags.outputs.commit_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml
index d90e87b2b..70d8c4f09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml'
       - 'bridge-ui/**'
       - '!bridge-ui/**/*.md'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml'
       - 'bridge-ui/**'
       - '!bridge-ui/**/*.md'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml
index 71ade23ec..7f232cd96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
+    # ~1 min saved vs small
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Postman build
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml
index 0a6a216cc..53b9262a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
+    # ~1 min saved vs small
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Prover build
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prover-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/prover-testing.yml
index edf5d8900..da0d8b742 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prover-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prover-testing.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   staticcheck:
+    # ~1.5 mins saved vs small
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Prover static check
     steps:
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         go-version: [1.23.x]
+    # ~1 min saved vs large
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-xl
     name: Prover testing
     needs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml
index ee8aa6396..789f53e28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ jobs:
       DOCKERHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
     outputs:
       tests_outcome: ${{ steps.run_e2e_tests.outcome }}
-    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-xl
+    # xl saves ~0 mins
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-large
     steps:
       - name: Setup upterm session
         if: ${{ inputs.e2e-tests-with-ssh }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml
index 52934973a..ce1b727fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Smart contracts test
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml'
       - 'contracts/**'
       - 'testdata/**'
       - 'prover/**'
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml'
       - 'contracts/**'
       - 'testdata/**'
       - 'prover/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/staterecovery-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/staterecovery-testing.yml
index 211db2c21..861ff495a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staterecovery-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staterecovery-testing.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
       DOCKERHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+    # ~2.5 mins saved vs large
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-xl
     name: Staterecovery tests
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-testing.yml
index a38618d19..a02565305 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-testing.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   run-tests:
+    # ~2 mins saved vs small
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Traces api facade tests
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/transaction-exclusion-api-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/transaction-exclusion-api-testing.yml
index 6a706f027..f76f57ca4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/transaction-exclusion-api-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/transaction-exclusion-api-testing.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   run-tests:
+    # ~1.5 mins saved vs small
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Transaction exclusion api tests
     steps: