diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
index 49fc7f2..3553239 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
@@ -301,27 +301,27 @@ jobs:
   #################################### Fall 2025 new bots ####################################
 
   ### Classic bots
-  bot_gpt_5_high:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
-    with:
-      bot_name: 'METAC_GPT_5_HIGH'
-    secrets:
-      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_GPT_5_HIGH }}
-      INPUT_OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
-      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+  # bot_gpt_5_high:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+  #   with:
+  #     bot_name: 'METAC_GPT_5_HIGH'
+  #   secrets:
+  #     INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_GPT_5_HIGH }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
-  bot_gpt_5:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
-    with:
-      bot_name: 'METAC_GPT_5'
-    secrets:
-      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_GPT_5 }}
-      INPUT_OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
-      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+  # bot_gpt_5:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+  #   with:
+  #     bot_name: 'METAC_GPT_5'
+  #   secrets:
+  #     INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_GPT_5 }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
   bot_gpt_5_mini:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
@@ -345,38 +345,38 @@ jobs:
       INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
       INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
-  bot_claude_4_sonnet_high_16k:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
-    with:
-      bot_name: 'METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET_HIGH_16K'
-    secrets:
-      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET_HIGH_16K }}
-      INPUT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
-      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+  # bot_claude_4_sonnet_high_16k:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+  #   with:
+  #     bot_name: 'METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET_HIGH_16K'
+  #   secrets:
+  #     INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET_HIGH_16K }}
+  #     INPUT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
-  bot_claude_4_sonnet:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
-    with:
-      bot_name: 'METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET'
-    secrets:
-      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET }}
-      INPUT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
-      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+  # bot_claude_4_sonnet:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+  #   with:
+  #     bot_name: 'METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET'
+  #   secrets:
+  #     INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET }}
+  #     INPUT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
-  bot_claude_4_1_opus_high_16k:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
-    with:
-      bot_name: 'METAC_CLAUDE_4_1_OPUS_HIGH_16K'
-    secrets:
-      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_CLAUDE_4_1_OPUS_HIGH_16K }}
-      INPUT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
-      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+  # bot_claude_4_1_opus_high_16k:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+  #   with:
+  #     bot_name: 'METAC_CLAUDE_4_1_OPUS_HIGH_16K'
+  #   secrets:
+  #     INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_CLAUDE_4_1_OPUS_HIGH_16K }}
+  #     INPUT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
   bot_grok_4:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
@@ -590,14 +590,14 @@ jobs:
   #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
   #     INPUT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
 
-  bot_deepseek_r1_xai_livesearch:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
-    with:
-      bot_name: 'METAC_DEEPSEEK_R1_XAI_LIVESEARCH'
-    secrets:
-      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_DEEPSEEK_R1_XAI_LIVESEARCH }}
-      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_XAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.XAI_API_KEY }}
+  # bot_deepseek_r1_xai_livesearch: # Live search is now deprecated
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+  #   with:
+  #     bot_name: 'METAC_DEEPSEEK_R1_XAI_LIVESEARCH'
+  #   secrets:
+  #     INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_DEEPSEEK_R1_XAI_LIVESEARCH }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_XAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.XAI_API_KEY }}
 
   # bot_deepseek_r1_o4_mini_deep_research:
   #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
@@ -799,16 +799,16 @@ jobs:
   #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
 
   ### Classic bots
-  bot_o3_high:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
-    with:
-      bot_name: 'METAC_O3_HIGH_TOKEN'
-    secrets:
-      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_O3_HIGH_TOKEN }}
-      INPUT_OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
-      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+  # bot_o3_high:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+  #   with:
+  #     bot_name: 'METAC_O3_HIGH_TOKEN'
+  #   secrets:
+  #     INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_O3_HIGH_TOKEN }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
   bot_o3:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
@@ -1019,16 +1019,16 @@ jobs:
   #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
   #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
-  bot_gemini_2_5_pro:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
-    with:
-      bot_name: 'METAC_GEMINI_2_5_PRO_PREVIEW_TOKEN'
-    secrets:
-      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_GEMINI_2_5_PRO_PREVIEW_TOKEN }}
-      INPUT_GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
-      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+  # bot_gemini_2_5_pro:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+  #   with:
+  #     bot_name: 'METAC_GEMINI_2_5_PRO_PREVIEW_TOKEN'
+  #   secrets:
+  #     INPUT_METACULUS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.METAC_GEMINI_2_5_PRO_PREVIEW_TOKEN }}
+  #     INPUT_GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+  #     INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
 
   # bot_gemini_2_0_flash:
   #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
diff --git a/run_bots.py b/run_bots.py
index 9544944..02bacda 100644
--- a/run_bots.py
+++ b/run_bots.py
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
                     # **flex_price_settings,
                 ),
             ),
-            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site + [AllowedTourn.METACULUS_CUP],
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE,
         },
         "METAC_GPT_5": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_gpt_5_cost,
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
                     # **flex_price_settings,
                 ),
             ),
-            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site + [AllowedTourn.METACULUS_CUP],
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE,
         },
         "METAC_GPT_5_MINI": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_gpt_4o_mini_cost,
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
                     **claude_thinking_settings_16k,
                 ),
             ),
-            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site + [AllowedTourn.METACULUS_CUP],
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE,
         },
         "METAC_CLAUDE_4_SONNET": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_sonnet_4_cost,
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
                     temperature=default_temperature,
                 ),
             ),
-            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site,
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE,
         },
         "METAC_CLAUDE_4_1_OPUS_HIGH_16K": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": 1.56,
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
                     **claude_thinking_settings_16k,
                 ),
             ),
-            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site + [AllowedTourn.METACULUS_CUP],
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE,
         },
         "METAC_GROK_4": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": 5 * roughly_one_call_to_grok_4_llm,
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
                 llm=default_research_comparison_forecast_llm,
                 researcher=grok_4_search_llm,
             ),
-            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_only,
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE,  # Live search is now deprecated
         },
         "METAC_DEEPSEEK_R1_O4_MINI_DEEP_RESEARCH": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_deepseek_r1_cost + 1.5 / 3,
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
                     # **flex_price_settings,
                 ),
             ),
-            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE + [AllowedTourn.METACULUS_CUP],
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE,
         },
         "METAC_O3_TOKEN": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": 0.16 * 0.8,
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
                     timeout=gemini_default_timeout,
                 ),
             ),
-            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site + [AllowedTourn.METACULUS_CUP],
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.NONE,
         },
         "METAC_GEMINI_2_0_FLASH_TOKEN": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": 0.05,