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Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901)

Exam AI-901: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals

Microsoft's foundational certification for AI concepts and hands-on AI solutions on Azure, covering responsible AI, generative and agentic AI, text, speech, vision, and information extraction built with Microsoft Foundry. Now delivered as exam AI-901, which replaced AI-900 in 2026.

$9945 minutes (65-minute seat time)

What's on the exam

AI-901 skills measured as of April 15, 2026 (AI-901 replaced AI-900, which retired June 30, 2026)

Identify AI concepts and capabilities

40–45%

Responsible AI: fairness, reliability and safety · Responsible AI: privacy, security, inclusiveness, transparency, accountability · How generative AI models work · Choosing AI models and deployment options/parameters · Generative and agentic AI, text analysis, speech, and computer vision workloads · Text analysis techniques (keyword extraction, entity detection, sentiment, summarization) · Speech recognition and synthesis · Information extraction from text, images, audio, and video

Implement AI solutions by using Microsoft Foundry

55–60%

System and user prompts for generative AI models · Deploying and testing models in the Foundry portal · Chat client apps with the Foundry SDK · Single-agent solutions and agent client apps · Text analysis and Azure Speech in Foundry Tools · Multimodal vision input and image generation · Azure Content Understanding for documents, images, audio, and video

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) cost?

The Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) costs $99. USD price; varies by country/region.

How long is the Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) and how many questions does it have?

40–60 questions — 45 minutes (65-minute seat time).

What do you need to pass the Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901)?

Scaled score of 700 on a 100–1000 scale.

Can you retake the Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901)?

24 hours after first attempt; longer waits for subsequent retakes.

What is the best way to study for the Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901)?

Start from the official outline and your primary study materials: the exam is weighted by domain (Identify AI concepts and capabilities 40–45%, Implement AI solutions by using Microsoft Foundry 55–60%). Once you've learned the material, spaced-repetition flashcards organized by those domains are an efficient way to retain it and refresh it before test day.

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