AWS's AI-focused foundational certification — validates conceptual knowledge of AI, ML, and generative AI on AWS.
Exam cost
$100 USD
Duration
120 minutes
Passing score
700 / 1000
Valid for
3 years
Key facts for the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam.
Exam cost
$100 USD / ~£85
Duration
120 minutes
Question count
65 questions
Passing score
700 / 1000
Validity
3 years
Delivered by
Pearson VUE or PSI
Online proctored
Yes — available
Retake policy
14 days between attempts
Question formats
AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) is Amazon's foundational AI and machine learning certification. It validates conceptual understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, responsible AI, and how AWS AI services support these workloads. It requires no hands-on AI experience and is designed for any role that works alongside AI/ML systems — from business analysts to developers exploring the AI space.
Official prerequisite
None
Recommended experience
6 months of exposure to AI/ML concepts or AWS services helpful
No AI or cloud experience required. Basic IT literacy and curiosity about AI is sufficient.
Should you skip this exam?
If you are a practising ML engineer or data scientist, skip AIF-C01 and go directly to AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty (MLS-C01). AIF-C01 is a conceptual credential — it does not validate hands-on ML skills.
Courseiva study tip
Generative AI and foundation models make up 24–28% of the exam — more than any other domain. Know the difference between pre-training, fine-tuning, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). Understand Amazon Bedrock's role as AWS's managed generative AI service.
UK salary range
£30,000–£55,000 (AI-adjacent roles)
US salary range
$50,000–$85,000 (AI-adjacent roles)
Job roles that cite AIF-C01
What certification to take next
The AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) exam costs $100 USD — the same price as the AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02). It is a Foundational-level exam.
700 out of 1000.
No. AIF-C01 is a foundational conceptual exam with no hands-on component. It tests awareness of AI/ML concepts and AWS AI services — not the ability to build or deploy AI systems. Most candidates pass with 20–40 hours of study.
65 questions, including unscored pilot questions. The format is multiple choice and multiple response.
AIF-C01 tests five domains: (1) Fundamentals of AI and ML — 20%; (2) Fundamentals of Generative AI — 24%; (3) Applications of Foundation Models — 28%; (4) Guidelines for Responsible AI — 14%; (5) Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions — 14%. Generative AI is the largest single domain.
CLF-C02 (Cloud Practitioner) covers general AWS cloud concepts — compute, storage, networking, pricing. AIF-C01 (AI Practitioner) focuses specifically on AI, ML, and generative AI concepts and how AWS implements them. They are complementary foundational credentials. AIF-C01 does not replace CLF-C02.
Yes — AIF-C01 is valid for 3 years. Recertify by passing the latest version of the exam or a higher-level AWS certification.
Amazon Bedrock (managed generative AI and foundation models), Amazon SageMaker (ML model training and deployment), Amazon Rekognition (computer vision), Amazon Comprehend (NLP), Amazon Transcribe, Amazon Polly, and AWS AI ethics and responsible AI principles.
Not required, but recommended. CLF-C02 provides the AWS fundamentals context that makes AIF-C01 more meaningful. If you have no AWS background, take CLF-C02 first. If you have general cloud knowledge, you can go straight to AIF-C01.
See how AIF-C01 stacks up against related certifications.
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