This exam was retired by the vendor on June 30, 2026.
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Practise Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 across all 5 official exam domains — Describe Artificial Intelligence workloads and considerations, Describe fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure, Describe features of computer vision workloads on Azure, Describe features of Natural Language Processing workloads on Azure, and more — with original exam-style questions, full explanations, and wrong-answer analysis. Microsoft certification exams often test whether you can choose the right Azure, Microsoft 365, identity, security or monitoring action for a realistic administrative scenario. Courseiva helps you practise with structured questions and explanations.
Ways to study AI-900
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Historical facts for the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 exam, which the vendor has retired.
Exam cost (historical)
$165 USD / ~£135
Duration (historical)
45 minutes
Question count
40–60 questions
Passing score
700 / 1000
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) validates foundational understanding of AI and machine learning concepts and how they are implemented in Azure AI services. It is non-technical and suitable for anyone curious about Azure AI regardless of background.
Official prerequisite
None
Recommended experience
No prerequisites. AZ-900 knowledge helpful but not required.
No technical prerequisites. Basic understanding of what AI is used for is helpful.
Should you skip this exam?
If you are a developer or data scientist building AI solutions, go directly to AI-102 (Azure AI Engineer) for meaningful career impact.
Courseiva study tip
Know the difference between classification, regression, clustering, and object detection tasks. The Azure AI services (Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, Cognitive Services) are tested at a conceptual level.
UK salary range
£30,000–£55,000
US salary range
$50,000–$85,000
Job roles that cite AI-900
What certification to take next
AI-900 was retired by the vendor and can no longer be scheduled or booked. See Microsoft's current AI certifications for the current path.
$165 USD.
700 out of 1000.
No. AI-900 is a lifetime certification with no expiry.
AI-900 is one of Microsoft's easiest certifications. It tests conceptual awareness of AI and Azure AI services, not implementation skills. Most candidates pass with 15–30 hours of study.
AI-900 is a low-effort credential that demonstrates Azure AI awareness. It adds value as a complement to AZ-900 or AZ-104, but standalone it has limited hiring impact. More valuable for non-technical roles in AI-adjacent organisations.
See how AI-900 stacks up against related certifications.
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Practice Test
Run a 20-question practice set and review the reasoning behind each answer.
Mock Exam
Sit a full-length, timed mock built to match the real exam.
Quick 25
25 questions, built for a quick daily study session.
Domain Practice
Focus exclusively on one exam domain to target your weakest area.
50-Question Set
Mid-length practice covering the full domain spread.
Cheat sheet
A fast-reference page for commands and key figures.
Acronyms
Every acronym in the official blueprint defined.
Official objectives
The vendor's own blueprint, linked straight to practice resources.
Exam glossary
A full glossary of AI-900 exam terminology.
Practice by topic
Topic-by-topic practice pages covering the full exam.
Courseiva Exam Intelligence
Data confidence: BuildingDerived from Courseiva's continuously updated practice dataset: 985 exam-style questions. Updated 2 July 2026.
Question difficulty mix
Average time per question: 90s
5
Exam domains
official blueprint domains covered by the bank
985
Questions
exam-style questions in the AI-900 bank
Exam guide
Start with a short practice session, review each missed answer, then return to the topics that caused mistakes.
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 spans 5 official exam domains (Describe Artificial Intelligence workloads and considerations, Describe fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure, Describe features of computer vision workloads on Azure, and more). Questions test whether you can apply each objective in a realistic scenario, not just recall a definition.
Related practice questions
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Practice directory
Every practice set is a unique selection of questions — numbered tests, domain-focused sessions, and topic-specific quizzes.
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Official blueprint
Target weak areas by practising questions from a single domain. Each domain page shows all questions, difficulty breakdown, and a focused practice session.
Weighted 19% on the official AI-900 blueprint →
Weighted 19% on the official AI-900 blueprint →
19% of AI-900 questions come from this domain →
19% of AI-900 questions come from this domain →
Covers 24% of the AI-900 exam →
Deep-dive questions
The most-searched AI-900 questions — each with a detailed explanation, worked example, and full answer breakdown.
Term reference
These terms appear frequently in AI-900 questions. Understanding them precisely reduces guessing and improves scores.
Azure AI Language
Azure AI Language is a cloud-based service from Microsoft that uses natural language processing to understand, analyze, and generate human language for applications.
Azure AI Search
Azure AI Search is a cloud search service that uses artificial intelligence to index and search through large amounts of data, returning relevant results that feel as smart as a Google search.
Azure AI Services
Azure AI Services is a collection of pre-built, cloud-based artificial intelligence APIs and services that allow developers and IT professionals to integrate capabilities like vision, speech, language, and decision-making into applications without needing deep machine learning expertise.
Azure AI Speech
Azure AI Speech is a cloud service from Microsoft that converts spoken audio into text, text into lifelike speech, and enables real-time voice translation and speaker recognition.
Azure AI Translator
Azure AI Translator is a cloud-based service that uses neural machine translation to convert text between languages while preserving meaning and context.
Azure AI Vision
Azure AI Vision is a cloud-based service from Microsoft that uses pre-built machine learning models to extract information from images and videos, such as objects, text, faces, and scene descriptions.
Azure Machine Learning
Azure Machine Learning is a cloud service for building, training, and deploying machine learning models at scale.
Azure OpenAI Service
Azure OpenAI Service is a cloud platform from Microsoft that lets developers use powerful artificial intelligence models, like GPT-4, to build applications that can understand and generate human-like text, code, images, and more.
Learn the concepts
100 book-style chapters cover every AI-900 objective in plain English. Read the theory here, then test it with practice questions.
Chapter 1
What is Artificial Intelligence?
25 min read
Chapter 2
Types of AI Workloads
25 min read
Chapter 3
Responsible AI Principles
25 min read
Chapter 4
Machine Learning Core Concepts
25 min read
Chapter 5
Supervised vs Unsupervised Learning
25 min read
Chapter 6
Regression and Classification
25 min read
Chapter 7
Deep Learning and Neural Networks
25 min read
Chapter 8
Azure Machine Learning Studio
25 min read
Free study guide
The Courseiva AI-900 study guide covers exam format, the official domain blueprint with weights, a structured study plan, and domain-specific tips for each section. Use it alongside practice questions to build both conceptual depth and exam confidence.
Sample questions
Original exam-style questions — not copied from any exam or dump site. Open a question for the full answer breakdown.
What is the purpose of the Azure AI Document Intelligence's prebuilt models?
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A robotics team is training a robot to navigate a maze. The robot receives a positive reward (+10) when it reaches the exit and a negative reward (-1) every time it bumps into a wa…
What is 'voice cloning' in Azure AI Speech's custom neural voice and what are its ethical safeguards?
What is 'Azure AI Content Safety Studio' and what does it help you do?
What is 'Azure OpenAI's batch API' and when should you use it?
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