Can i use my $200 Azure credit toward Azure Certifications?

Question

Certification Line,
As a part of the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Course Course AZ-900T00--A we are told to spin up an Azure environment and put in our credit card information; with that we are given a $200 credit.

1. Where do I see the balance of my credit?
2. Can i use this credit towards Certification testing:

• Azure Fundamentals Exam: $99:
  https://examregistration.microsoft.com/?locale=en-us&examcode=AZ-900&examname=Exam%20AZ-900:%20Microsoft%20Azure%20Fundamentals&returnToLearningUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fcertifications%2Fexams%2Faz-900
• Azure AI Fundamentals Exam: $99:
  https://examregistration.microsoft.com/?locale=en-us&examcode=AI-900&examname=Exam%20AI-900:%20Microsoft%20Azure%20AI%20Fundamentals&returnToLearningUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Flearn%2Fcertifications%2Fexams%2Fai-900

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello, @Corey Domin !

What can I use my Azure credit for? How can I prepare for Azure Certification?

The Azure free account FAQ is a great resource for a lot of the questions you may have when you are starting out with an Azure free account for Azure training:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/free-account-faq/

Where do I see the balance of my credit? (How do I know how much of the $200 credit I have left?)

You can see your remaining credit under Microsoft Cost Management in the Azure portal.

Can I use this credit towards Certification testing? (What can I do with my $200 credit?)

You can apply your credit to try (Azure) services that aren't in the free list, or to use more than your free amounts of any (Azure) services. This does not apply to Azure certification test fees, although you can use the credit to try out Azure services which will help you prepare for the Azure certification tests.

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Answer 2

Hi Corey,

No, you cannot use the $200 credit for certification exams. It is for Azure services during the first 30 days only.

You may complete the Microsoft Learn AI Skills Challenge to get a voucher for free AI-900 exam. You need to hurry because it ends on April 19. 2024 so you need to complete the challenge before then.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloudskillschallenge/ai/registration/2024

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Thanks.

-TP