GraalVM for JDK 21 binaries are free to use in production and free to redistribute, at no cost, under the GraalVM Free Terms and Conditions (GFTC).

GraalVM for JDK 21 will receive updates under the GFTC, until September 2026, a year after the release of the next LTS. Subsequent updates of GraalVM for JDK 21 will be licensed under the GraalVM OTN License Including License for Early Adopter Versions (GOTN) and production use beyond the limited free grants of the GraalVM OTN license will require a fee.

Oracle GraalVM uses the Graal just-in-time compiler and includes the Native Image feature as optional early adopter technology.

Native Image is extensively tested and supported for use in production, but is not a conformant implementation of the Java Platform. GraalVM for JDK 21 without the Native Image feature included is available for customers at My Oracle Support.