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Amazon Web Services
AWS offers certification exams for different roles and levels. The registry includes AI Practitioner and Machine Learning Engineer - Associate. Compare the individual exam objectives, recommended background and version availability before booking; the exam fee does not include every preparation choice.
Facts checked 6 September 2026 against Amazon Web Services’s official page · · Next check October 2026
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Available programs (6)
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
- Price
- USD 150USD 150 for one MLA-C01 attempt. The last English test day was September 28, 2026; Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese continue until MLA-C02 general availability. Preparation is separate.
- Duration
- 130 minutes for the exam assessmentnot preparation time
- Level
- Associate
- Format
- Proctored certification examQuestions: 65.
- Credential
- industry certification
- Prerequisites
- Provider describes an intended candidate with at least 1 year using Amazon SageMaker and other AWS ML-engineering services; the guide also recommends at least 1 year in a related role. No formal prerequisite is stated.
Facts checked 13 October 2026 against Amazon Web Services’s official page · · Next check November 2026
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- Price : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-engineer-associate/
- Duration : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-engineer-associate/
- Official program page : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-engineer-associate/
- Modules or exam domains : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/machine-learning-engineer-associate-01/machine-learning-engineer-associate-01.html
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/benefits/
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/recertification/
AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)
- Price
- USD 100Before booking costs
- Duration
- 90 minutes (exam only; not preparation time)
- Level
- Foundational
- Format
- Certification examPearson VUE test center or online proctored
- Credential
- AWS Certification
- Prerequisites
- AWS describes familiarity with AI/ML on AWS and up to six months of exposure as the target candidate profile, not a mandatory experience duration. Candidates must be at least 13; ages 13–17 require parent or guardian consent.
Facts checked 3 October 2026 against Amazon Web Services’s official page · · Next check November 2026
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- Price : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-practitioner/
- Duration : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-practitioner/
- Official program page : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-practitioner/
- Modules or exam domains : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-practitioner-01/ai-practitioner-01.html
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/faqs/
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/recertification/
AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional (AIP-C01)
- Price
- USD 300USD 300 for one attempt; foreign-exchange rates, regional pricing, optional preparation and repeat attempts are separate.
- Duration
- 180 minutes for the exam assessmentnot preparation time
- Level
- Professional
- Format
- Certification examQuestions: 65 scored questions plus 10 unscored questions.
- Credential
- industry certification
- Prerequisites
- No prior certification is required. Target profile: 2+ years building production-grade applications on AWS or open-source technologies, general AI/ML or data-engineering experience, and 1 year implementing generative-AI solutions.
Facts checked 4 October 2026 against Amazon Web Services’s official page · · Next check November 2026
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- Price : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-generative-ai-developer-professional/
- Duration : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-generative-ai-developer-professional/
- Official program page : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-generative-ai-developer-professional/
- Credential details : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-professional-01.html
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/recertification/
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/faqs/
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIB-C01 beta)
- Price
- USD 50USD 50 beta exam price; AWS lists USD 100 as the standard exam price. Preparation and repeat attempts are separate.
- Duration
- 170-minute scheduled appointment on the certification pagethe exam guide separately states 130 minutes to complete the exam; neither is preparation time
- Level
- Business
- Format
- Beta certification examPearson test center or online proctored Questions: 85.
- Credential
- AWS Certification
- Prerequisites
- No mandatory coding, AWS implementation experience or prior AWS certification; AWS recommends basic AI familiarity and about six months working with or alongside AI initiatives.
Facts checked 4 October 2026 against Amazon Web Services’s official page · · Next check November 2026
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- Price : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-business-strategist/
- Duration : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-business-strategist/
- Official program page : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-business-strategist/
- Modules or exam domains : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/ai-business-strategist-01.html
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/recertification/
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/faqs/
- Credential details : https://www.credly.com/org/amazon-web-services/badge/aws-certified-ai-business-strategist
AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate
- Price
- USD 150USD 150 for one attempt; foreign-exchange rates, regional pricing, optional preparation and repeat attempts are separate.
- Duration
- 130 minutes for the exam assessmentnot preparation time
- Level
- Associate
- Format
- Certification examQuestions: 65 questions.
- Credential
- Professional certification
- Prerequisites
- No required prerequisites. Target profile: equivalent of 2-3 years of experience in data engineering or data architecture and a minimum of 1-2 years of hands-on experience with AWS services.
Facts checked 2 October 2026 against Amazon Web Services’s official page · · Next check November 2026
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- Price : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-data-engineer-associate/
- Duration : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-data-engineer-associate/
- Official program page : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-data-engineer-associate/
- Credential details : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/recertification/
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C02, beta)
- Price
- USD 75As shown in the United States on 4 October 2026, the AWS certification page lists the MLA-C02 beta exam at $75 USD, labelled beta pricing. The price for general availability is not stated; general availability registration and delivery dates are TBD. Tax treatment is not stated on the captured beta page; optional preparation is separate from the exam fee.
- Duration
- Beta exam: 170 minutes for 85 questionsnot preparation time
- Level
- Associate
- Format
- Proctored certification exam, beta version (Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored)Questions: 85.
- Credential
- industry certification
- Prerequisites
- No prerequisite certification is stated on the captured pages. The exam guide recommends at least 1 year of experience using Amazon SageMaker AI, Amazon Bedrock and other AWS services for ML engineering, plus at least 1 year in a related role, with experience in both traditional ML and generative AI.
Facts checked 4 October 2026 against Amazon Web Services’s official page · · Next check November 2026
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- Price : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-engineer-associate/
- Duration : https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-engineer-associate/
- Official program page : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/machine-learning-engineer-associate-02/machine-learning-engineer-associate-02.html
Retired programs (1)
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
Related certification: AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate. The AWS page captured on 3 October 2026 names no replacement. Its retirement FAQ answers what AWS offers for machine learning with AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate; we record that as a related certification, not a successor. · Official retirement notice
- Duration
- 180 minutes for the former examnot preparation time
- Level
- Specialty
- Format
- Proctored certification exam (retired; Pearson VUE test center or online proctored when offered)Questions: 65.
- Credential
- industry certification
- Prerequisites
- No prior certification is required. Per AWS, the ideal candidate has 2 or more years developing, architecting and running ML or deep learning workloads in the AWS Cloud.
Facts checked 3 October 2026 against Amazon Web Services’s official page · · Next check November 2026
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Credential policy
For Machine Learning Engineer - Associate, AWS lists three-year validity and recertification by passing the latest exam version before expiry. A Credly badge can be shared on social media and in email signatures. Check the individual credential page for its requirements. · Source Source
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