This free renewal tracker tells you when your AI certification expires and what renewing it takes. Pick the exam, enter the day you passed, and you get the expiry date plus a calendar reminder set two months ahead.
Certifications lapse quietly. There is no invoice to remind you, and for some, like the Claude certifications, letting one lapse means paying for the full exam again.
Free renewal tracker
When does your certification expire?
Enter the day you passed. You get the expiry date, what renewing actually takes, and a calendar reminder two months before.
How long AI certifications last
| Certification | Valid for | How to renew |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) | 3 years | Pass the latest version, or earn the AWS Machine Learning Engineer Associate, which recertifies it automatically |
| AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer Associate (MLA-C01) | 3 years | Pass the latest version, or the AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional exam |
| Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) | Does not expire | Nothing to do |
| Microsoft Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (AI-103) | 1 year | Free online renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn, open in the six months before expiry |
| Claude certifications (CCAO-F, CCDV-F, CCAR-F, CCAR-P) | 12 months | Free open-book online assessment if done before expiry; after a lapse, the full exam at full fee |
Checked against the AWS, Microsoft Learn and Anthropic certification pages on October 6, 2026. AWS lets you use the 50% discount voucher in your AWS Certification Account for a recertification exam. For the other exams in the tracker, see renewal rules for 15 AI certifications.
How to use the tracker
- Choose your certification from the list.
- Enter the day you passed.
- Read the expiry date and what renewing that certification takes.
- Add the reminder: download the calendar file for Apple Calendar or Outlook, or add it to Google Calendar.
Renewing is a good moment to trade up
If you are going to sit an exam anyway, consider whether the next one up is a better use of the time. On AWS it can count twice: earning the Machine Learning Engineer Associate also recertifies the AI Practitioner. The ranked guide shows the natural step-ups, and the cost calculator shows what each path costs over the next few years.
Privacy
The dates are worked out in your browser and the calendar file is created on your device. The date you enter is not sent to us or stored.
Frequently asked questions
Do AWS certifications expire?
Yes. The AWS AI certifications in this tracker, AI Practitioner and Machine Learning Engineer Associate, are valid for three years. You recertify by passing the latest version of the exam or a qualifying higher one, and AWS lets you use a 50% discount voucher for it.
Do Microsoft certifications expire?
Fundamentals certifications such as Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) do not expire. Associate certifications such as AI-103 last one year, and you renew them for free with an online assessment on Microsoft Learn in the six months before they expire.
How long do Claude certifications last?
Twelve months from the date you earn them. Renewing on time is free through an open-book, non-proctored online assessment; if it lapses, you retake the full exam at full price.
What happens if I let a certification lapse?
It depends on the vendor. For the Claude certifications you pay for and sit the full exam again, which is why the tracker sets its reminder two months before the deadline rather than on the day.
Does the reminder work with my calendar?
Yes. You can download a standard calendar file that Apple Calendar and Outlook open, or add the reminder to Google Calendar in one click.
Is anything stored?
No. The dates are worked out in your browser, and the date you enter is not sent to us.