AI certifications
26 current certifications across 13 providers, each pinned to its official exam guide.
Foundational · 2
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Foundational knowledge of AI, machine learning and generative AI concepts and AWS AI services.
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (Beta)
New business-oriented AI certification (beta, launched September 1, 2026). No coding or AWS implementation experience required; validates AI strategy, governance and business-value judgment. Price shown (50 USD) is beta pricing; standard price at general availability is 100 USD. Duration is disputed between AWS sources: the exam guide states 130 minutes with no beta exemption noted, while the official certification page's beta overview table states 170 minutes (used here as the currently live, candidate-facing figure). Earning the certification by February 15, 2027 adds an Early Adopter badge.
Associate · 2
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C02)
Updated ML Engineer – Associate exam covering traditional ML plus foundation models, RAG and agentic workloads. Beta registration opened September 1, 2026; beta delivery begins September 29, 2026, the day after MLA-C01 retires. Figures above (170 min / 85 questions / $75) are current beta-phase mechanics per the official certification page; the exam guide's own general-availability figures are 65 questions (50 scored + 15 unscored) and are explicitly footnoted as not applying to the beta exam. Beta is English only; AWS keeps MLA-C01 available in Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese until MLA-C02 reaches general availability.
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
Build, deploy and operationalise ML workloads on AWS. MLA-C02 replaces this exam from late September 2026.