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Oracle's Always Free Autonomous Database: A Sandbox for Developers
Oracle offers an Always Free tier of its Autonomous Database on OCI, providing 2 databases with 1 OCPU and 20 GB storage each, running the latest 23ai release. The catch: databases stop after 7 days of inactivity and are reclaimed after 90 days stopped. Developers can use it to test features like AI Vector Search without cost.
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The free tier is generous but requires regular logins to avoid data loss, making it a useful but not set-and-forget resource.
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