"In 2024, Oracle launched its Database 23ai, dropping the "c" suffix it established for cloud in 2013. But the release never arrived as a general on-premises option beyond Oracle's own engineered systems, and the company later pushed back the Premier Support cutoff for 19c to December 31, 2029, with Extended Support running through December 31, 2032. Premier support was originally slated to end in 2024."
"Now, the company said Oracle 26ai is generally available on-prem on Linux x86‑64, but it is unclear when it will launch on other operating systems such as Windows. Database 26ai adds AI Vector Search alongside Oracle's pitch for a globally distributed database, with support for JSON Relational Duality and the Apache Iceberg table format, the company said. It also introduces tooling for building, deploying, and managing AI agents that operate on private data, part of Oracle's broader AI agent push."
Oracle leads DB-Engines rankings while PostgreSQL is most popular with developers, according to Stack Overflow. In 2024 Oracle launched Database 23ai and removed the "c" cloud suffix, but that release did not become broadly available on premises beyond Oracle's engineered systems. The company extended Premier Support for 19c to December 31, 2029, with Extended Support through December 31, 2032. Oracle classifies releases as long-term or innovation; 23ai was positioned long-term despite lacking wide on-prem availability. Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition is now generally available on-prem for Linux x86‑64, adding AI Vector Search, JSON Relational Duality, Apache Iceberg support, and tooling for AI agents on private data. Windows availability and long-term release timing remain unclear, raising concerns about AI lock-in.
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