Licensing Restrictions

Oracle AI Database Free CPU Limitations

Oracle AI Database Free automatically limits database processing to two CPU cores, even when additional processing capacity is available; use Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition to utilize more cores.

Oracle AI Database Free Installation and Runtime Restrictions

Oracle AI Database Free permits only one installation in each logical environment, including a physical host, virtual machine, or container. Starting another installation produces an ORA-00442 single instance violation and prevents startup; Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition is required for multiple instances or software installations.

Oracle AI Database Free User Data Limitations

Oracle AI Database Free supports a maximum of 12 GB of user data. Exceeding this limit causes an ORA-12954 error, and Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition is required for larger data volumes.

Oracle AI Database Free RAM Limitations

Oracle AI Database Free uses no more than 2 GB of RAM, regardless of available system memory. Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition is required to use additional memory.