AI-901 at a glance
| Exam | AI-901: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals |
|---|---|
| Certification | Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals |
| Level | Fundamentals (entry level) |
| Passing score | 700 or higher |
| Skills split | AI concepts 40–45%, implementation in Microsoft Foundry 55–60% |
| Coding | Basic Python familiarity recommended |
| How you sit it | Pearson VUE test centre or online proctored |
Who AI-901 is for
AI-901 suits beginners who want a first AI certification, developers and analysts starting to build with generative AI, and Azure professionals adding AI skills. Microsoft Fundamentals certifications don't expire.
What AI-901 tests
Identify AI concepts and capabilities (40–45%)
- Responsible AI principles
- How generative AI models work and how to choose and configure them
- Generative and agentic AI, text analysis, speech, computer vision and information extraction workloads
Implement AI solutions by using Microsoft Foundry (55–60%)
- Writing prompts, deploying and testing models, and building chat and agent apps
- Text and speech applications
- Computer vision and image generation
- Extracting information from documents, forms, images, audio and video
How to prepare
- Learn the concepts and responsible AI principles.
- Get hands-on in Microsoft Foundry: deploy a model, write prompts and build a simple agent.
- Brush up on basic Python so code samples make sense.
- Practise with exam-style questions, then book.
See Microsoft's official AI-901 study guide for the full skills list.