AWS Certified AI Business Strategist exam price, length, validity and renewal
AWS · Foundational · AIB-C01 · $50 · 170 min · 85 questions · valid 3 yearsBeta
Exam facts
Checked Sep 24, 2026 on AWS's page| Price | $50 per attempt, US list priceBeta exam pricing; standard exam price is 100 USD. See AWS Exam pricing for local currency |
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| Length | 170 min |
| Questions | 85 |
| Format | Multiple choice and multiple response |
| Passing score | 700 of 1000 (scaled 100 to 1000) |
| Valid for | 3 years |
| Renewal | Pass the latest version of this exam. |
| Prerequisites | None required; basic familiarity with AI concepts and six months of experience working with or alongside AI initiatives recommended; no coding or AWS implementation experience required |
| Level | Foundational (AWS calls it Business) |
| Delivery | Pearson testing center or online proctored exam |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Status | BetaBeta exam open for registration; earn it by 2027-02-15 for an additional Early Adopter badge |
| Source | aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-business-strategist/Last checked Sep 24, 2026 |
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About this exam
For business professionals who evaluate, fund, govern and scale AI initiatives; it does not test AWS service knowledge.
- Price: "50 USD (beta exam pricing; standard exam price is 100 USD)."
- Duration: "170 minutes"
- Questions: "85 questions, multiple choice and multiple response"
- Validity: "Renew your certification for 3 more years of validity (recertification page); recertify every three years (FAQ)"
Certifications are valid for 3 years; renew for 3 more years by passing the latest version of the exam (or a listed higher-level exam) while still active, and many Associate, Professional and Specialty certs can instead be maintained for 1 more year on AWS Skill Builder.
After a failed attempt you must wait 14 calendar days to retake, with no limit on attempts, and you pay the full registration fee each time; beta exams can be taken only once.
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