Exam updates
Retiring exams and what replaces them, new and beta exams, and the exam-guide versions we practise against — for every AI certification we cover.
Latest change: 28 September 2026
Retiring soon
Still bookable — sit them before the date, or move to the replacement.
No covered exam is retiring right now.
Recently retired
5No longer bookable. Their pages point to the replacement exam where there is one.
- AWSMLA-C01AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
Retired on 28 September 2026. Replaced by AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C02)
- AzureAI-900Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
Retired on 30 June 2026. Replaced by Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901)
- AzureAI-102Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
Retired on 30 June 2026. Replaced by Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (AI-103)
- AzureDP-100Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100)
Retired on 1 June 2026. Replaced by Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate (AI-300)
- AWSMLS-C01AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
Retired on 31 March 2026. No replacement announced.
New and beta exams
3Recently launched or still in beta; details can change before general availability.
- AWSAIB-C01AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (Beta)
In beta.
- GCPPAAProfessional Agentic Architect
In beta.
- OpenAIOAI-CERTOpenAI Certification
Newly announced.
Exam-guide versions in the last 12 months
3The dated version of each official exam guide our questions are written against.
- LangChainLCAELangChain Certified Agent Engineer
Exam guide version dated 17 September 2026.
- AzureAI-300Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate
Exam guide version dated 17 September 2026.
- Neo4jNEO4J-GENAINeo4j and Generative AI Certification
Exam guide version dated 17 September 2026.
Dates come from each provider's official certification pages. Always confirm on the provider's site before booking. Looking for practice? Try free sample questions.