diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b4f9ab6e37..ac070f7889 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ jobs:
 
   testmetalmodels:
     name: Models (metal)
-    runs-on: macos-14
+    runs-on: &macos macos-26
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Code
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ jobs:
 
   unittestmacos:
     name: MacOS (unit)
-    runs-on: macos-14
+    runs-on: *macos
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Code
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ jobs:
           - 'WEBGPU'
 
     name: MacOS (DEV=${{ matrix.dev }})
-    runs-on: macos-15
+    runs-on: *macos
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Code
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ jobs:
           - 'WEBGPU'
 
     name: Windows (DEV=${{ matrix.dev }})
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pytest -n=auto test/backend/test_ops.py --durations=20
   qcomclcompiletests:
     name: Compile-only (QCOM CL)
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'tinygrad/tinygrad' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.author_association == 'MEMBER' && 'namespace-profile-tinygrad-arm64' || 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code