Credentials and pricing
Choose what you want
to demonstrate.
Start with the free AI skills exam, or choose a paid exam to demonstrate a specific skill or broader capability. Every exam includes feedback.
Start with your strengths · Free
Applied AI Foundations
Understand how you work with AI. Receive personal feedback and earn your Foundations badge when you pass.
View free exam details →20 minutes · No card · No account to start
Demonstrate practical ability
Show broader capability
Applied AI CertifiedShow how you use AI across tasks and decisions.
US$49per attempt- 32 minutes · One attempt
- Ratings and personal feedback
- Verifiable credential if you pass
- US$99 after 31 March 2027
Specialist and Strategist exams are in pilot development and are unavailable for purchase. Fellowship is peer conferral by nomination, with no checkout fee or public application.
Practice and credential verification are free. Founding prices for paid exams apply until 31 March 2027. Prices are lower in lower-income countries. You see your price before checkout.
Before you choose.
Each paid price covers one attempt. Your exam details and final price are shown before checkout.
What does the free exam include?
Applied AI Foundations takes 20 minutes. You receive feedback on your work and earn a Foundations badge if you pass. Paid credentials demonstrate a specific skill or broader capability.
What happens if I need another attempt?
A paid retake is a separate purchase. You can retake Foundations without a wait. After a paid attempt, you wait 7 days for an Applied AI Badge, 30 days for Applied AI Certified and 30 days for Applied AI Specialist. Applied AI Strategist has a 60-day wait, and Applied AI Engineer a 90-day wait.
Can I practice before choosing?
Yes. Practice is free, up to 50 sessions a day. Try exercises with an AI coach before you decide which exam to take.
For organisations
Help your team
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Buy credential exam seats with volume savings, or assess job candidates, employees or students on your own task with private reports. Inviting people to your own exam is free. To train a team first, AI+ Pro teaches the Institute's courses to teams; no course is required for the exam.