Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (AI-103)
Microsoft
- Type
- Exam
- Price
- $165
- Level
- Associate
- Who can take it
- No requirement listed
- Valid for
- 1 year
- Status
- Active
Checked against Microsoft on Oct 26, 2026
Microsoft Learn
AI concepts for developers and technology professionals
AI concepts for developers and technology professionals is a free beginner course from Microsoft Learn, online. It takes about 4 hours. Microsoft Learn doesn't say whether there is a certificate.
Before you sign up
Suits developers and technical staff starting on the Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) exam who want the concepts before writing code. At under four hours and free, it is a light first step. The main caveat is that it is concept-led: the hands-on Microsoft Foundry work sits in a separate path, and the exam is separate. A free companion is Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure, which needs basic Python.
Properties
- Provider
- Microsoft Learn
- Format
- Self-paced
- Delivery
- Online
- Duration
- About 4 h
- Level
- Beginner
- Cost
- Free
- Certificate
- Not stated by provider
- Language
- English
- Funding
- None
- Next start
- Start any time
Checked against Microsoft Learn on Oct 26, 2026
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What you'll learn
Free self-paced Microsoft Learn path of seven modules (3 hours 51 minutes) that prepares for Exam AI-901: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals. It introduces AI concepts and terms, then generative AI and agents, natural language processing, speech, computer vision, information extraction and retrieval-augmented generation, with short hands-on exercises.
Prepares for Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901).
Who it's for
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of computing concepts and math
Is AI concepts for developers and technology professionals free?
Free. Microsoft Learn training is free; the certification exam is separate.
Certificate: not stated by provider.
Where to take it
- Free on learn.microsoft.com, checked Oct 26, 2026.
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Checked against Microsoft on Oct 26, 2026
Questions people ask
How much does this course cost?
It's free.
How long does this course take?
About 4 hours, self-paced.
Do I need experience first?
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: Basic understanding of computing concepts and math.
When does it start?
Start any time.
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- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Paid (price in USD)
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Developers and engineers
- Duration
- About 7.5 hours
- Certificate
- Yes
Start any time
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- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Free
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Developers and engineers
- Duration
- About 5.5 hours
- Certificate
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- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Free
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Developers and engineers
- Duration (as stated by provider)
- Each chapter in this course is designed to be completed in 1 week, with approximately 3-4 hours of work per week
- Certificate
- Yes
Start any time
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How we chose
- Alternatives: Chosen from other courses of the same kind, then by shared topic. Closed courses are left out.
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- Similar courses: other AI literacy and fundamentals courses, same level first.
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