diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
index 9e6681a9db..5daf5c24d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   run-cri-containerd:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     strategy:
       # We can set this to true whenever we're 100% sure that
       # the all the tests are not flaky, otherwise we'll fail
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ jobs:
         run: bash tests/integration/cri-containerd/gha-run.sh run
 
   run-containerd-stability:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -96,6 +100,8 @@ jobs:
         run: bash tests/stability/gha-run.sh run
 
   run-nydus:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     strategy:
       # We can set this to true whenever we're 100% sure that
       # the all the tests are not flaky, otherwise we'll fail
@@ -138,6 +144,8 @@ jobs:
         run: bash tests/integration/nydus/gha-run.sh run
 
   run-runk:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: lts
@@ -177,6 +185,7 @@ jobs:
           - clh # cloud-hypervisor
           - qemu
     # TODO: enable me when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9763 is fixed
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
     if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
@@ -218,6 +227,7 @@ jobs:
           - qemu
     # TODO: enable with clh when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9764 is fixed
     # TODO: enable with qemu when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9851 is fixed
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
     if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2304
     env:
@@ -249,6 +259,8 @@ jobs:
         run: bash tests/functional/vfio/gha-run.sh run
 
   run-docker-tests:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     strategy:
       # We can set this to true whenever we're 100% sure that
       # all the tests are not flaky, otherwise we'll fail them
@@ -290,6 +302,8 @@ jobs:
         run: bash tests/integration/docker/gha-run.sh run
 
   run-nerdctl-tests:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     strategy:
       # We can set this to true whenever we're 100% sure that
       # all the tests are not flaky, otherwise we'll fail them
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index ad57a5676d..c777f05f9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ jobs:
           file: tests/integration/kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/confidential/unencrypted/Dockerfile
 
   run-kata-deploy-tests-on-aks:
+    # TODO: Reenable when Azure CI budget is secured (see #9939).
+    if: false
     needs: publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-aks.yaml
     with:
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
 
   run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     needs: publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
index 8ea149f956..c315bfa3a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           - rke2
     # TODO: There are a couple of vmm/k8s combination failing (https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9854)
     # and we will put the entire kata-deploy-tests on GARM on maintenance.
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
     if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2004-smaller
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-kata-monitor-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-kata-monitor-tests.yaml
index 1fe74d51f1..39d7339936 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-kata-monitor-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-kata-monitor-tests.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   run-monitor:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-runk-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-runk-tests.yaml
index b510557212..3079647e77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-runk-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-runk-tests.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   run-runk:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: lts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index 3a232177b3..0af8af653b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       instance: ubuntu-20.04
 
   build-checks-depending-on-kvm:
+    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
+    if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2004-smaller
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false