AWS Artificial Intelligence Practitioner Learning Plan
AWS Skill Builder
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Free to learn
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Developers and engineers, Business professionals
- Duration
- About 8 hours
- Certificate
- Yes
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01): cost, format, who it suits
The AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam (AIF-C01) costs $100, has 65 questions in 90 minutes and stays valid for 3 years. AWS states no required credential before it.
- Price as shown
- $100; AUD 150
- Valid for
- 3 years
- Format
- Exam, online proctoring offered
Before you book AIF-C01
- Status
- Active as of Oct 26, 2026.
- Amazon Web Services' prep
- AWS Artificial Intelligence Practitioner Learning Plan: Free to learn. Exam USD 100, 8 hours; Exam Prep Plan: AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01 - English): Free to learn. Some parts paid, 22.8 hours. In Amazon Web Services' words:
Follow our Exam Prep Plan on AWS Skill Builder
- Renewal
- Before your certification expires, you can recertify by passing the latest version of this exam, or by earning the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate, which will automatically recertify this certification.
Should you take it?
- Suits you if you work near AI projects on AWS, with up to 6 months' exposure, and want to show you understand the basics.
- Not for engineers who already build ML models, as the domains stop at fundamentals, foundation model uses and responsible AI.
- The catch: it lapses after 3 years, but passing the Machine Learning Engineer - Associate before then renews it, so stepping up saves a resit.
Who is the AWS AI Practitioner exam for?
AWS describes the candidate as someone with up to 6 months of exposure to AI/ML technologies on AWS. It suits people who use or buy AI on AWS rather than build models. The catch: it is about AWS services, so it means less if your company runs on another cloud.
AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01): the facts
- Issuer
- Amazon Web Services
- Program
- AWS Certification
- Exam code
- AIF-C01
- Type
- Exam
- Proctoring
- Online proctoring offered
- Level
- Foundational
- Status
- Active
- Who can take it
- Individuals who want to validate foundational knowledge of AI/ML concepts and generative AI on AWS
- Prerequisites
- The target candidate should have up to 6 months of exposure to AI/ML technologies on AWS.
- Price as shown
- $100; AUD 150
- Delivery
- Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
- Length
- 90 minutes
- Questions
- 65
- Passing score
- 700
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Valid for
- 3 years
- Renewal
In Amazon Web Services' words
Before your certification expires, you can recertify by passing the latest version of this exam, or by earning the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate, which will automatically recertify this certification.
Checked against Amazon Web Services on Oct 26, 2026. Last changed on Oct 15, 2026.
What does the AIF-C01 exam cover?
| Domain | Share of the exam |
|---|---|
| Fundamentals of AI and ML | 20% |
| Fundamentals of GenAI | 24% |
| Applications of Foundation Models | 28% |
| Guidelines for Responsible AI | 14% |
| Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions | 14% |
How do you renew the AWS AI Practitioner?
Before it expires, you pass the latest version of the exam again, or earn the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate, which renews it for you.
Which entry-level exams could you take instead?
If you use Google Cloud, Generative AI Leader costs $99 plus tax. If you build on Azure, AI-901 costs $99 plus tax. See the side-by-side comparison of AWS AI Practitioner, Google Gen AI Leader and AI-901.
How do you prepare?
Exam Prep Plan: AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01 - English)
AWS Skill Builder
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Free to learn
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Developers and engineers, Business professionals
- Duration
- About 23 hours
- Certificate
- Not stated
What has changed?
AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)
· Languages
AWS retires the Italian and German versions of the AI Practitioner exam after October 15, 2026.
"The AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam in Italian and German will be retired after October 15, 2026." Amazon Web Services
Questions people ask
How much does the AWS AI Practitioner exam cost?
AWS shows $100; AUD 150. AWS notes that exchange rates apply outside the US.
How hard is the AWS AI Practitioner exam?
AWS doesn't publish a pass rate. It publishes the format: 65 questions in 90 minutes, with a passing score of 700.
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 Practitioner (AIF-C01), aws.amazon.com, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Amazon Web Services: aws.amazon.com, before testing, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Amazon Web Services: docs.aws.amazon.com, ai practitioner, accessed Oct 26, 2026