AI-102 Study Guide: Azure AI Engineer Associate
Updated 2026-09-24
AI-102 is Microsoft's developer-level exam for building AI solutions on Azure: language, vision, search and generative AI services. You should be comfortable with Python or C# and REST APIs. Check Microsoft Learn for the current skills outline and price.
Skills AI-102 tests
- Planning and managing Azure AI solutions
- Generative AI and Azure OpenAI
- Knowledge mining and search
- Computer vision and language solutions
- Monitoring, security and responsible AI
How to prepare
Build small projects with each service, complete Microsoft's free labs, and read the exam's skills list line by line. Hands-on practice matters more than videos for this exam.
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Common questions
- Should I take AI-900 before AI-102?
- It is not required, but it helps if you are new to Azure AI services.