diff --git a/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age b/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age
index 243394a..3d8df29 100644
Binary files a/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age and b/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age differ
diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/README.md b/services/forgejo-nsc/README.md
index 6f55717..2cffe63 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/README.md
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/README.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ instances:
       - labels: ["namespace-profile-macos-large"]
         min_idle: 0
         ttl: "90m"
-        machine_type: "12x28"
+        machine_type: "6x14"
       - labels: ["namespace-profile-windows-large"]
         min_idle: 0
         ttl: "45m"
diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/autoscaler.example.yaml b/services/forgejo-nsc/autoscaler.example.yaml
index db7738e..2185469 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/autoscaler.example.yaml
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/autoscaler.example.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ instances:
       - labels: ["namespace-profile-macos-large"]
         min_idle: 0
         ttl: "90m"
-        machine_type: "12x28"
+        machine_type: "6x14"
       - labels: ["namespace-profile-windows-large"]
         min_idle: 0
         ttl: "45m"
diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/deploy/autoscaler.yaml b/services/forgejo-nsc/deploy/autoscaler.yaml
index fae0d37..30b2729 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/deploy/autoscaler.yaml
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/deploy/autoscaler.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ instances:
       - labels: ["namespace-profile-macos-large"]
         min_idle: 0
         ttl: "90m"
-        machine_type: "12x28"
+        machine_type: "6x14"
       - labels: ["namespace-profile-windows-large"]
         min_idle: 0
         ttl: "45m"
diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
index 49cb4ec..3c7e94f 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) LaunchRunner(ctx context.Context, req LaunchRequest) (strin
 		// Compute macOS shapes differ from the Linux "run" defaults. If the request
 		// didn't specify a machine type, ensure we pick a macOS-valid default.
 		if machineType == "" || machineType == d.opts.DefaultMachine {
-			machineType = "12x28"
+			machineType = "6x14"
 		}
 
 		// Prefer the Compute API path because it uses the service token (NSC_TOKEN_FILE)