What does it cost?
The AIB-C01 beta exam costs $50. The standard exam costs $100.
Beta exam
$50
Standard exam
$100
The beta costs half the standard fee and runs 40 minutes longer.
Sources: AWS certification page, AWS exam guide
AWS exam
AIB-C01 Exam facts
BetaAWS Certified AI Business Strategist
- Beta questions
- 85
- Beta minutes
- 170
- Beta fee
- $50
- Passing score (100-1,000)
- 700
Independent: not affiliated with AWS. These exam facts are free; the study bundle adds a study guide and two practice exams.
Short answer
BetaAIB-C01 is the exam for the AWS Certified AI Business Strategist certification, for people who evaluate, fund, govern or scale AI without building it. The beta exam has 85 questions in 170 minutes, costs $50 and takes 700 of 1,000 to pass.
Sources: certification page, exam guide, AWS announcement
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- A 53-page study guide: every exam domain, weighted like the exam
- Two practice exams: 130 original questions, every answer explained
- Every bundle includes 6 months of access: download the PDFs, and any new editions, until 6 months after your purchase date.
Edition 1.0, October 2026
How many questions and how long?
The AIB-C01 beta exam has 85 questions and runs 170 minutes. The standard exam runs 130 minutes; AWS has not published its question count yet.
Sources: AWS certification page, AWS exam guide
Beta exam
BETA- Questions
- 85
- Time
- 170 minutes
- Offered
- Since Sep 29, 2026
Standard exam
AFTER BETA- Questions
- Not yet published
- Time
- 130 minutes
- Offered
- GA date not announced
Question types
Multiple choice
One correct answer out of four options.
Multiple response
Two or more correct answers out of five or more options.
Unanswered questions
Scored as incorrect. There is no penalty for guessing.
Source: AWS exam guide
What score do you need to pass?
The AIB-C01 passing score is 700, on a scaled score from 100 to 1,000.
100-699
700+ PASS
Scoring is compensatory. There is no minimum per domain, so a strong domain can make up for a weak one.
Source: AWS exam guide
What does the exam cover?
The AIB-C01 exam covers four domains. AI strategy and business value creation is the largest, at 28% of scored questions. The other three are 24% each.
Source: AWS exam guide
D124%
AI Fundamentals and Literacy
D228%
AI Strategy and Business Value Creation
D324%
AI Governance and Responsible AI Leadership
D424%
Business Readiness, Leadership, and AI Transformation
AI Fundamentals and Literacy
- 1.1Core concepts and terminology
- 1.2Select AI solution types
- 1.3Apply generative AI concepts
AI Strategy and Business Value Creation
- 2.1Strategies aligned to objectives
- 2.2Measure and demonstrate value
- 2.3Position for competitive advantage
AI Governance and Responsible AI Leadership
- 3.1Apply responsible AI principles
- 3.2Governance and compliance
- 3.3Enterprise risks and mitigation
Business Readiness, Leadership, and AI Transformation
- 4.1Readiness and maturity
- 4.2Data and infrastructure foundations
- 4.3Change and workforce
- 4.4Scale pilots to enterprise
Inside the study bundle
Study guide chapters
Nine chapters. Chapters 3 to 6 follow the four exam domains and are weighted like the exam.
- 01 What the exam is p. 3
- 02 The AWS AI landscape, at strategist level p. 7
- 03 AI fundamentals and literacy p. 15
- 04 AI strategy and business value creation p. 23
- 05 AI governance and responsible AI leadership p. 30
- 06 Business readiness, leadership and transformation p. 38
- 07 Final review p. 44
- 08 Sources p. 51
- 09 Edition and updates p. 53
Look inside the study guide
Three pages of the Edition 1.0 study guide: the contents, a worked example and the first page of a domain chapter.
What is free here, and what is in the bundle?
The exam facts, the change log and 5 sample questions are free on this site. The domain chapters, glossary tables, final review and the two 65-question practice exams are in the bundle.
| Item | Free on this site | In the bundle |
|---|---|---|
| Exam facts and change log | Yes, with links to AWS sources | Chapter 1 of the study guide sums up the exam's format and scoring. |
| 5 sample questions | Yes | No. None of the 5 appear in the practice exams. |
| Domain chapters (chapters 3 to 6) | No | Yes, in the study guide |
| Glossary tables | No | Yes, in the study guide |
| Final review | No | Yes, chapter 7 of the study guide |
| Two 65-question practice exams with answer keys | No | Yes, Practice Exams 1 and 2 |
Questions before you buy
Is this official?
No, the AIB-C01 bundle is not official. Overqual is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Amazon Web Services. For official facts, read the AWS certification page and the exam guide.
Does it include real exam questions?
No, the AIB-C01 bundle contains no exam questions, and every practice question is original.
How is the AIB-C01 bundle different from AWS's free materials?
AWS's free pages set out what the AIB-C01 exam covers. The AIB-C01 bundle adds a 53-page study guide that covers every exam domain, and two practice exams with 130 original questions, every answer explained. When AWS revises the exam, a new edition follows if the changes warrant it, included while your access lasts.
How do I get updates?
Updates to the AIB-C01 bundle arrive as new editions. Every bundle includes 6 months of access: download the PDFs, and any new editions, until 6 months after your purchase date. Download each new edition at overqual.com/download with the license key from your receipt email. The change log on the exam facts page says what changed.
Can I get a refund?
No. Sales of the AIB-C01 bundle are final, because downloaded PDFs cannot be returned. Read the free exam facts and try the 5 free sample questions first. If a download fails or you paid twice by mistake, contact Overqual to have the download fixed or the second payment refunded.
Which exam version does it cover?
Edition 1.0 follows the AIB-C01 exam guide for the beta exam, as of October 2026. AWS has published no GA date yet.
Ready for AIB-C01?
Three PDFs, 102 pages: the study guide and two practice exams.
Which AWS services are in scope?
In scope for AIB-C01: Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker AI and Amazon Quick, plus a set of AWS frameworks and cost tools, all at basic-application depth. You should know what each one is for. You are not expected to configure any of them.
Source: AWS in-scope services page
AI services
- Amazon BedrockPricing tiers, Guardrails, Knowledge Bases
- Amazon SageMaker AIManaged versus custom ML decisions
- Amazon QuickAI-powered business assistants
Amazon Q Business is closed to new customers. The exam guide names Amazon Quick.
Frameworks
- AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)
- Shared responsibility model for AI
- AWS Well-Architected Framework Responsible AI Lens
Cost tools
- AI pricing models: consumption, instance and seat based
- Savings Plans
- AWS Pricing Calculator
- AWS Cost Explorer
- AWS Marketplace
Out of scope
Writing code, training or tuning models, data engineering, building pipelines, statistics, implementing security controls, configuring or administering AWS services, selecting algorithms, labeling data and running production operations.
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Does the exam test AWS services?
The two AWS pages on AIB-C01 say different things.
Certification page
Says the exam does not assess AWS services.
Exam guide
Lists Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker AI and Amazon Quick as in scope.
The service list on this page follows the exam guide.
How is it delivered?
The AIB-C01 exam is delivered at a Pearson VUE test center or online with a proctor. The beta is offered in English and Japanese.
- Test center
- Pearson VUE
- Online
- Online proctored
- Beta languages
- English, Japanese
- Prerequisites
- None
Source: AWS certification page
When does the beta end?
AWS has not published an end date for the AIB-C01 beta. Feb 15, 2027 is the Early Adopter badge deadline, not the date the beta closes.
- Sep 1, 2026
- Beta registration opened
- Sep 29, 2026
- Beta exam delivery opened
- Feb 15, 2027
- Pass by this date for the Early Adopter badge. Not the beta close.
- Beta end
- Not published
- GA date
- Not published
Source: AWS announcement
Fact sheet
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- Who it is for
- People who evaluate, fund, govern or scale AI alongside technical teams. AWS suggests about 6 months of experience alongside AI adoption. No prerequisites. Source: Exam guide
- Beta exam
- 85 questions, 170 minutes, $50 Source: Certification page
- Standard exam
- 130 minutes, $100. Question count not yet published. Source: Exam guide, certification page
- Question types
- Multiple choice (one of four) and multiple response (two or more of five or more). No penalty for guessing. Source: Exam guide
- Passing score
- 700 on a 100-1,000 scale. Compensatory, no per-domain minimum. Source: Exam guide
- Domain weights
- D1 24% / D2 28% / D3 24% / D4 24% Source: Exam guide
- In-scope services
- Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker AI, Amazon Quick, plus frameworks and cost tools Source: In-scope services
- Delivery
- Proctored, at a Pearson VUE test center or online. Beta in English and Japanese. Source: Certification page
- Beta dates
- Registration opened Sep 1, 2026. Delivery opened Sep 29, 2026. No end date published. Source: AWS announcement
- Early Adopter badge
- For passing by Feb 15, 2027. Not the beta close date. Source: AWS announcement
What has changed, and when?
Two changes so far. Newest first.
- Beta exam delivery opened at Pearson VUE and online. AWS announcement
- AWS announced the exam and opened beta registration. AWS announcement
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