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Certification intelligence
12 Applied AI certifications spanning AWS, Azure, Google, and IAPP. Honest guides on cost, exam format, study time, and which career path each cert maps to.
Real cost data
Exam fee, study materials, training, retake math, and CPE upkeep. The full 3-year ownership cost, not just the sticker price.
Salary lift evidence
BLS + ISC2 + CompTIA salary survey delta tied to each cert. With caveats on selection bias.
Career-path mapped
Each cert is mapped to the career path it most directly serves so you know whether it advances your career or just decorates your resume.
Studying for the exam
DecipherU cert-prep add-ons are exam-ramp courses for the specific blueprints. From $97. Free practice questions, no email gate.
Showing 12 certifications in Applied AI.
Amazon Web Services · Foundation · $100
Career-changers entering Applied AI from adjacent IT roles
Amazon Web Services · Expert · $300
ML engineers consolidating production AWS ML experience into a senior credential
Amazon Web Services · Practitioner · $150
Practitioners moving from data science notebooks into production ML on AWS
CertNexus · Practitioner · $498
Practitioners seeking a vendor-neutral AI credential accredited under ANSI ISO 17024
Databricks · Practitioner · $200
AI engineers building production GenAI features on the Databricks Lakehouse
Google Cloud · Practitioner · $200
ML engineers in Google Cloud-first organizations moving toward senior practitioner depth
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) · Governance · $799
Privacy and compliance professionals adding AI governance to their practice
IBM (delivered via Coursera) · Practitioner · Free
Software engineers transitioning into AI engineering who want a structured curriculum and a portable credential
ISACA · Governance · $575
IT auditors moving into AI audit and AI governance work
Microsoft · Practitioner · $165
Practitioners building AI solutions on Azure for enterprise customers
Microsoft · Foundation · $99
Career-changers building AI literacy from a non-technical background
NVIDIA · Practitioner · $135
AI engineers entering the generative-AI surface from a deep-learning background
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