Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
Foundation AI certification covering AI concepts and capabilities and implementing AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry, spanning machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and generative AI on Azure. The AI-900 exam retired on June 30, 2026 and was replaced by AI-901 under the same certification name. Entry point for Azure AI career paths.
What you'll prove
- Identify AI concepts, capabilities, and workload types
- Describe fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure
- Explain computer vision and natural language processing workloads on Azure
- Describe generative AI workloads and implement AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry
Frequently asked
What happened to the AI-900 exam?
Microsoft retired the AI-900 exam on June 30, 2026 and replaced it with AI-901. The certification itself, Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals, continues unchanged, and existing badges are unaffected since fundamentals certifications never expire.
How much does the Azure AI Fundamentals exam cost?
Microsoft prices exams by the country where they are proctored and no longer publishes a fixed USD rate. US pricing for fundamentals exams has typically been $99; confirm the exact fee at registration.