diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/before_merging.yml b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/before_merging.yml
index d4f01dd55c49c932547fdd9755c2e9312344e945..9d02ad63d2a3aa484ca2547b88c1c371e02f2811 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/before_merging.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/before_merging.yml
@@ -3706,7 +3706,7 @@ oc.unit:proto-x86_64:
   image: ${ci_image_name}/build:${ci_image_tag}
   stage: test
   tags:
-  - gcp_high_cpu
+  - gcp_very_high_cpu
   rules:
   - changes:
     - .gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3913,7 +3913,7 @@ oc.unit:protocol_compiles:
   image: ${ci_image_name}/build:${ci_image_tag}
   stage: test
   tags:
-  - gcp_high_cpu
+  - gcp_very_high_cpu
   rules:
   - changes:
     - .gitlab-ci.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/merge_train.yml b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/merge_train.yml
index 2918b6869d731103d5c9be84464cc17eab66ffe7..24852107385884d6f30d289fb7192200433ecc0a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/merge_train.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/merge_train.yml
@@ -3705,7 +3705,7 @@ oc.unit:proto-x86_64:
   image: ${ci_image_name}/build:${ci_image_tag}
   stage: test
   tags:
-  - gcp_high_cpu
+  - gcp_very_high_cpu
   rules:
   - changes:
     - .gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3912,7 +3912,7 @@ oc.unit:protocol_compiles:
   image: ${ci_image_name}/build:${ci_image_tag}
   stage: test
   tags:
-  - gcp_high_cpu
+  - gcp_very_high_cpu
   rules:
   - changes:
     - .gitlab-ci.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/schedule_extended_test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/schedule_extended_test.yml
index 984213ac356dd588adc0ab7b358f1d60e8bf71e0..e4bd4511acf37805ed59d1a832fd71ea034d8658 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/schedule_extended_test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/schedule_extended_test.yml
@@ -2519,7 +2519,7 @@ oc.unit:proto-x86_64:
   image: ${ci_image_name}/build:${ci_image_tag}
   stage: test
   tags:
-  - gcp_high_cpu
+  - gcp_very_high_cpu
   rules:
   - when: on_success
   needs:
@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@ oc.unit:protocol_compiles:
   image: ${ci_image_name}/build:${ci_image_tag}
   stage: test
   tags:
-  - gcp_high_cpu
+  - gcp_very_high_cpu
   rules:
   - when: on_success
   needs:
diff --git a/ci/bin/code_verification.ml b/ci/bin/code_verification.ml
index 3c6635b7f8ff5726b21e1ec6606074787972466e..ba11dc6c1cafbd3f271692b6244d09910aade03a 100644
--- a/ci/bin/code_verification.ml
+++ b/ci/bin/code_verification.ml
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
     job_build_dynamic_binaries
       ~__POS__
       ~arch:Amd64
-      ~high_cpu:true
+      ~cpu:High
       ~retry:
         {max = 2; when_ = [Stuck_or_timeout_failure; Runner_system_failure]}
       ~dependencies:dependencies_needs_start
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
     job_build_dynamic_binaries
       ~__POS__
       ~arch:Amd64
-      ~high_cpu:true
+      ~cpu:High
       ~retry:
         {max = 2; when_ = [Stuck_or_timeout_failure; Runner_system_failure]}
       ~dependencies:dependencies_needs_start
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
       job
         ~__POS__
         ~name:"ocaml-check"
-        ~high_cpu:true
+        ~cpu:High
         ~image:Images.CI.build
         ~stage
         ~retry:
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
         make_rules ~changes:changeset_octez ~dependent:true ()
       in
       let job_unit_test ~__POS__ ?(image = Images.CI.build) ?timeout
-          ?parallel_vector ?(rules = rules) ~arch ?(high_cpu = false) ~name
+          ?parallel_vector ?(rules = rules) ~arch ?(cpu = Normal) ~name
           ~make_targets () : tezos_job =
         let arch_string = arch_to_string arch in
         let script = ["make $MAKE_TARGETS"] in
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
             ~stage:Stages.test
             ~image
             ~arch
-            ~high_cpu
+            ~cpu
             ~dependencies
             ~rules
             ~variables
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
           ~__POS__
           ~name:"oc.unit:other-x86_64"
           ~arch:Amd64
-          ~high_cpu:true
+          ~cpu:High
           ~make_targets:["test-other-unit"]
           ()
         |> enable_coverage_instrumentation |> enable_coverage_output_artifact
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
           ~__POS__
           ~name:"oc.unit:proto-x86_64"
           ~arch:Amd64
-          ~high_cpu:true
+          ~cpu:Very_high
           ~make_targets:["test-proto-unit"]
           ()
         |> enable_coverage_instrumentation |> enable_coverage_output_artifact
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
           ~__POS__
           ~name:"oc.unit:protocol_compiles"
           ~arch:Amd64
-          ~high_cpu:true
+          ~cpu:Very_high
           ~retry:
             {max = 2; when_ = [Stuck_or_timeout_failure; Runner_system_failure]}
           ~image:Images.CI.build
diff --git a/ci/bin/common.ml b/ci/bin/common.ml
index 95473c4a8d5c0650c5dd775695baa77715f25240..6089251d4fa82379d824de31593ea240934793ae 100644
--- a/ci/bin/common.ml
+++ b/ci/bin/common.ml
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ let changeset_mir_tzt =
      (no need to test that we pass the -static flag twice)
    - released variants exist, that are used in release tag pipelines
      (they do not build experimental executables) *)
-let job_build_static_binaries ~__POS__ ~arch ?(high_cpu = false)
+let job_build_static_binaries ~__POS__ ~arch ?(cpu = Normal)
     ?(executable_files = "script-inputs/released-executables")
     ?version_executable ?(release = false) ?rules ?dependencies () : tezos_job =
   let arch_string = arch_to_string arch in
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ let job_build_static_binaries ~__POS__ ~arch ?(high_cpu = false)
     ~__POS__
     ~stage:Stages.build
     ~arch
-    ~high_cpu
+    ~cpu
     ~name
     ~image:Images.CI.build
     ~before_script:(before_script ~take_ownership:true ~eval_opam:true [])
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ type bin_package_group = A | B
 
 let bin_package_image = Image.mk_external ~image_path:"$DISTRIBUTION"
 
-let job_build_dynamic_binaries ?rules ~__POS__ ~arch ?retry ?high_cpu
+let job_build_dynamic_binaries ?rules ~__POS__ ~arch ?retry ?cpu
     ?(release = false) ?dependencies () =
   let arch_string = arch_to_string arch in
   let name =
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ let job_build_dynamic_binaries ?rules ~__POS__ ~arch ?retry ?high_cpu
       ~stage:Stages.build
       ~arch
       ?retry
-      ?high_cpu
+      ?cpu
       ~name
       ~image:Images.CI.build
       ~before_script:
diff --git a/ci/bin/master_branch.ml b/ci/bin/master_branch.ml
index 4655815f588f5d08a9e40f053387c3e8f6dd3172..4dd6e5b56c1cbe7eb54e6e56948b4c7faec5aaea 100644
--- a/ci/bin/master_branch.ml
+++ b/ci/bin/master_branch.ml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ let jobs =
     job_build_static_binaries
       ~__POS__
       ~arch:Amd64
-      ~high_cpu:false
+      ~cpu:Normal
       ~rules:rules_always
       ()
   in
diff --git a/ci/lib_tezos_ci/tezos_ci.ml b/ci/lib_tezos_ci/tezos_ci.ml
index 09afe2e20c5fc5fe5e9d70d718f57b0123372cd1..e4de6a971c9d316539b2cdb34c38bcfcb029d879 100644
--- a/ci/lib_tezos_ci/tezos_ci.ml
+++ b/ci/lib_tezos_ci/tezos_ci.ml
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ type tag =
   | Gcp_tezt_memory_4k_dev
   | Gcp_high_cpu
   | Gcp_high_cpu_dev
+  | Gcp_very_high_cpu
+  | Gcp_very_high_cpu_dev
   | Aws_specific
   | Dynamic
 
@@ -755,6 +757,8 @@ let string_of_tag = function
   | Gcp_tezt_memory_4k_dev -> "gcp_tezt_memory_4k_dev"
   | Gcp_high_cpu -> "gcp_high_cpu"
   | Gcp_high_cpu_dev -> "gcp_high_cpu_dev"
+  | Gcp_very_high_cpu -> "gcp_very_high_cpu"
+  | Gcp_very_high_cpu_dev -> "gcp_very_high_cpu_dev"
   | Aws_specific -> "aws_specific"
   | Dynamic -> Gitlab_ci.Var.encode dynamic_tag_var
 
@@ -763,7 +767,8 @@ let arch_of_tag = function
   | Gcp_arm64 | Gcp_dev_arm64 -> Some Arm64
   | Gcp | Gcp_dev | Gcp_tezt | Gcp_tezt_dev | Gcp_tezt_memory_3k
   | Gcp_tezt_memory_3k_dev | Gcp_tezt_memory_4k | Gcp_tezt_memory_4k_dev
-  | Gcp_high_cpu | Gcp_high_cpu_dev | Aws_specific ->
+  | Gcp_high_cpu | Gcp_high_cpu_dev | Gcp_very_high_cpu | Gcp_very_high_cpu_dev
+  | Aws_specific ->
       Some Amd64
   | Dynamic -> None
 
@@ -819,6 +824,12 @@ let resolve_dependencies job_name dependencies =
 
 type git_strategy = Fetch | Clone | No_strategy
 
+(** The list of available CPU profiling tags for runners. *)
+type cpu =
+  | Normal  (** Target default Gitlab runner pool. *)
+  | High  (** Target GCP high runner pool. *)
+  | Very_high  (** Target GCP very high runner pool. *)
+
 let enc_git_strategy = function
   | Fetch -> "fetch"
   | Clone -> "clone"
@@ -827,24 +838,29 @@ let enc_git_strategy = function
 let job ?arch ?after_script ?allow_failure ?artifacts ?before_script ?cache
     ?id_tokens ?interruptible ?(dependencies = Staged [])
     ?(image_dependencies = []) ?services ?variables ?rules
-    ?(timeout = Gitlab_ci.Types.Minutes 60) ?tag ?(high_cpu = false)
-    ?git_strategy ?coverage ?retry ?parallel ?description ~__POS__ ?image
-    ?template ~stage ~name script : tezos_job =
+    ?(timeout = Gitlab_ci.Types.Minutes 60) ?tag ?(cpu = Normal) ?git_strategy
+    ?coverage ?retry ?parallel ?description ~__POS__ ?image ?template ~stage
+    ~name script : tezos_job =
   (* The tezos/tezos CI uses singleton tags for its runners. *)
   let tag =
-    match (arch, tag, high_cpu) with
-    | Some _, Some _, true
-    | None, Some _, true
-    | Some _, None, true
-    | None, None, true ->
+    match (arch, tag, cpu) with
+    | Some _, Some _, High
+    | None, Some _, High
+    | Some _, None, High
+    | None, None, High ->
         Gcp_high_cpu
-    | Some arch, None, false -> (
+    | Some _, Some _, Very_high
+    | None, Some _, Very_high
+    | Some _, None, Very_high
+    | None, None, Very_high ->
+        Gcp_very_high_cpu
+    | Some arch, None, Normal -> (
         match arch with Amd64 -> Gcp | Arm64 -> Gcp_arm64)
-    | None, Some tag, false -> tag
-    | None, None, false ->
+    | None, Some tag, Normal -> tag
+    | None, None, Normal ->
         (* By default, we assume Amd64 runners as given by the [gcp] tag. *)
         Gcp
-    | Some _, Some _, false ->
+    | Some _, Some _, Normal ->
         failwith
           "[job] cannot specify both [arch] and [tags] at the same time in job \
            '%s'."
diff --git a/ci/lib_tezos_ci/tezos_ci.mli b/ci/lib_tezos_ci/tezos_ci.mli
index d479da2598402c8bec8641320964cffe11f33c51..a4cfa419e1a3bf2a36608e8ce3fc7d268ac4bcc5 100644
--- a/ci/lib_tezos_ci/tezos_ci.mli
+++ b/ci/lib_tezos_ci/tezos_ci.mli
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ type tag =
       (** GCP prod AMD64 runner, suitable for jobs needing high CPU. *)
   | Gcp_high_cpu_dev
       (** GCP dev AMD64 runner, suitable for jobs needing high CPU. *)
+  | Gcp_very_high_cpu
+      (** GCP prod AMD64 runner, suitable for jobs needing very high CPU. *)
+  | Gcp_very_high_cpu_dev
+      (** GCP dev AMD64 runner, suitable for jobs needing very high CPU. *)
   | Aws_specific
       (** AWS runners, in cases where a CI is legacy or not suitable for GCP. *)
   | Dynamic
@@ -335,6 +339,11 @@ type git_strategy =
     CI/CD YAML variable [GIT_STRATEGY]. *)
 val enc_git_strategy : git_strategy -> string
 
+type cpu =
+  | Normal  (** Target default Gitlab runner pool. *)
+  | High  (** Target GCP high runner pool. *)
+  | Very_high  (** Target GCP very high runner pool. *)
+
 (** Define a job.
 
     This smart constructor for {!Gitlab_ci.Types.job} additionally:
@@ -366,8 +375,9 @@ val enc_git_strategy : git_strategy -> string
     architecture for the internal image cannot be statically
     deduced.
 
-    - The [high_cpu] parameter allocates the job to run on top of a GCP GitLab runner with a 1:1 ratio between CPU and RAM.
-      For more information, see [e2-highcpu-16](https://gcloud-compute.com/e2-highcpu-16.html). *)
+    - The [cpu] parameter specifies the CPU allocation for the job,
+      allowing it to run on a GCP GitLab runner with normal, high,
+      or very high CPU capacity. *)
 
 val job :
   ?arch:arch ->
@@ -385,7 +395,7 @@ val job :
   ?rules:Gitlab_ci.Types.job_rule list ->
   ?timeout:Gitlab_ci.Types.time_interval ->
   ?tag:tag ->
-  ?high_cpu:bool ->
+  ?cpu:cpu ->
   ?git_strategy:git_strategy ->
   ?coverage:string ->
   ?retry:Gitlab_ci.Types.retry ->