AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) vs AI Fundamentals
Not scored: these are different purchases. The facts are shown side by side so you can decide which one is not for you.
Price and Payment Scope
These are not the same purchase. One is an exam-only fee, the other is a monthly learning subscription.
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01): USD 100 per exam attempt. (aws-aif-c01-page.txt, captured 2026-09-20)
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DataCamp AI Fundamentals: $35 /month (Regular Premium subscription). This is a platform subscription, not a track total completion price. Other billed plans exist but are not track-specific. Taxes, refunds, and payment extras UNKNOWN. (datacamp-pricing-page.txt, captured 2026-09-20)
Target Audience and Scope
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01): Foundational knowledge of AI, ML, and generative AI concepts and use cases for AWS Services. Target audience: Individuals familiar with AI/ML technologies on AWS who use, but do not necessarily build, AI/ML solutions (up to six months exposure). (Inherited
existing-anchors.json, AWS audience/scope-exclusions fields, observation date 2026-09-04; provider exam guide. These guide details were not freshly captured on 2026-09-20.) -
DataCamp AI Fundamentals: Discover the fundamentals of AI, learn to leverage AI effectively for work, generative AI, LLMs. Target audience: Beginners with no prior coding experience required. (datacamp-track-page.txt, captured 2026-09-20)
Duration
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01): 90 minutes (Exam duration, not learning time). (aws-aif-c01-page.txt, captured 2026-09-20)
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DataCamp AI Fundamentals: Approximately 9 hours (Learning time). (datacamp-track-page.txt, captured 2026-09-20)
Completion Artefact
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01): AWS Certified AI Practitioner (Issuer: AWS Training and Certification). Distinct from a course completion statement. (aws-aif-c01-page.txt, captured 2026-09-20)
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DataCamp AI Fundamentals: Statement of Accomplishment (Issuer: DataCamp). Track completion is distinct from passing the standalone certification. (datacamp-track-page.txt, captured 2026-09-20)
Scope Exclusions
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01): "Skip it if you need an assessment of developing or coding AI/ML models: those tasks are explicitly outside the exam's scope." (Inherited
existing-anchors.json, AWS audience/scope-exclusions fields, observation date 2026-09-04; provider exam guide. These guide details were not freshly captured on 2026-09-20.) -
DataCamp AI Fundamentals: "Skip it if you need coding-focused training: DataCamp describes the track as theory-focused and says coding experience is unnecessary." (datacamp-track-page.txt, captured 2026-09-20)
Validity
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01): Valid for three years. Before expiry, pass the latest version of the exam or earn AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate to recertify. (Inherited
existing-anchors.json, validity fields, observation date 2026-09-04; provider certification page; not freshly reverified on 2026-09-20.) -
DataCamp AI Fundamentals: Validity: not stated in this record. Captured 2026-09-20.
Evidence and limits
Same-day reread: 20 September 2026, via in-app browser. Accepted existing anchor fields remain in existing-anchors.json; no canonical registry update is claimed. USD 100 is the exam-attempt fee, not training or an all-in certification journey price. Retake/renewal, tax, refund and payment terms not freshly captured here remain unverified. USD 35 buys one month of Premium access; additional months increase the subscription cost. Track completion does not establish AWS exam readiness or equivalence.