Spring AI: The Senior Dev's Honest Take on Java's AI Moment (opens in new tab)

TL;DR Spring AI is an official Spring project that integrates AI models into Java using familiar patterns: auto-configuration, dependency injection, and vendor-portable abstractions. It reached 1.0 GA in May 2025 and shipped 1.1 in November 2025 with 850+ improvements, including full MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration. Supports 20+ AI model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama, and more) and 12+ vector stores behind a single consistent API. If your team runs Spring Boot, you hav...