Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (Exam AI 901)
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What you'll learn
You learn the principles of responsible AI and how common AI workloads work, then use Microsoft Foundry to deploy models, write prompts, build a simple agent, and add text, speech, vision and information extraction to lightweight apps.
- Responsible AI principles
- AI model components and configurations
- Identifying common AI workloads
- Generative AI apps and agents in Foundry
- Information extraction with Content Understanding
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- Proof you can use the exact tools employers run every day, straight from the company that makes them. One of the strongest signals you can send for any role that uses this platform.
What you will payPrice not publishedThe provider does not publish a price. Ask before you commit.
Also free through these programs (eligibility applies): D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Syracuse University.
- Time
- Not stated on page; passing score 700.
- Before you start
- None formal. Microsoft expects conceptual knowledge of AI on Azure, foundational technical skills, familiarity with Azure, and knowledge of Python syntax.
- How you are tested
- Proctored exam via Pearson VUE or Certiport.
- Renewal
- Microsoft states Fundamentals certifications do not expire.
- Full cost details
- Not published on the Microsoft pages loaded (price set by country of proctoring).
- Where it applies
- International; many exam languages.
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Sources and what we verified
Microsoft Learn certification page: AI 901 required, prerequisites, updated April 15, 2026 ↗Microsoft Learn AI 900 page: retired June 30, 2026, replaced by AI 901 ↗Microsoft renewal page: Fundamentals certifications do not expire ↗What we verified: US exam price is shown dynamically and was not captured; the Microsoft FAQ gives a typical price only for Associate and Expert exams.
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