AWS AI Business Strategist Learning Plan
AWS Skill Builder
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Price not stated by provider
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Business professionals, Managers and leaders
- Duration
- About 15 hours
- Certificate
- Not stated
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIB-C01): what it costs and who can take it
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIB-C01) costs $50 (beta); $100 and is valid for 3 years. Who can take it: no requirement listed.
- Price as shown
- $50 (beta); $100
- Valid for
- 3 years
- Format
- Exam, proctored
Should you take it?
- Suits managers and consultants with six months or more around AI initiatives who want an AWS certification that needs no coding.
- Not for engineers who want to show hands-on AWS build skills, since the exam covers strategy, governance and business value.
- The catch: it's still in beta, offered only in English and Japanese, and AWS doesn't state the exam price.
Who can take AIB-C01?
Who can take it, in Amazon Web Services' words: "No coding, AWS implementation experience, or other AWS Certifications are required." What to know before it, in Amazon Web Services' words: "The exam is designed for professionals with at least six months of experience working with or alongside AI initiatives."
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIB-C01): the facts
- Issuer
- Amazon Web Services
- Program
- AWS Certification
- Exam code
- AIB-C01
- Type
- Exam
- Proctoring
- Proctored
- Status
- Beta
- Who can take it
- No coding, AWS implementation experience, or other AWS Certifications are required.
- Prerequisites
- The exam is designed for professionals with at least six months of experience working with or alongside AI initiatives.
- Price as shown
- $50 (beta); $100
- Delivery
- Proctored exam
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Valid for
- 3 years
Checked against Amazon Web Services on Oct 26, 2026. Last changed on Oct 15, 2026. Amazon Web Services doesn't publish the length, questions, passing score or renewal.
What does the AIB-C01 exam cover?
| Domain | Share of the exam |
|---|---|
| AI Fundamentals and Literacy | 24% |
| AI Strategy and Business Value Creation | 28% |
| AI Governance and Responsible AI Leadership | 24% |
| Business Readiness, Leadership, and AI Transformation | 24% |
How do you prepare?
Exam Prep Plan: AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIB-C01 - English)
AWS Skill Builder
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Free to learn
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Business professionals, Managers and leaders
- Duration
- About 11 hours
- Certificate
- Not stated
What has changed?
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIB-C01)
· Launched
Beta delivery of the AI Business Strategist exam began on September 29, 2026, after registration opened on September 1.
"Beta exam registration opens September 1, 2026, with exam delivery beginning September 29." Amazon Web Services
Questions people ask
How much does AIB-C01 cost?
Amazon Web Services shows $50 (beta); $100. Prices are as the issuer shows them, never converted.
How long is AIB-C01 valid?
3 years, according to Amazon Web Services.
How we chose
- How to prepare: courses that name this certification, as each provider describes them, Amazon Web Services' own first.
Sources
- Amazon Web Services: AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIB-C01), aws.amazon.com, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Amazon Web Services: aws.amazon.com, certified ai practitioner, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Amazon Web Services: docs.aws.amazon.com, ai business strategist, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Amazon Web Services: aws.amazon.com, certified ai business strategist, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Amazon Web Services: aws.amazon.com, faqs, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Amazon Web Services: aws.amazon.com, recertification, accessed Oct 26, 2026