Automate Basics

Free to learn. Pay only for the certificate.

Every lesson, live application and graded assessment is free: no card, no time limit. The certificate is $49 to $149, paid once: buy it now or after you pass, and it is issued in your name once you pass. The 8 short courses have nothing to buy at all.

The four certifications

The prices reflect the scope and consequence of what each credential certifies, not access to the lessons, which remains free.

AIW-200 · Intermediate

AI at Work

$99 once

For the certificate. The course and the paper are free.

Certifies that you can rebuild a recurring workflow other people depend on, and answer for what it produces.

Content
4h 35m
Structure
5 modules, 15 lessons
Live applications
3 on your own work
Assessment
15 questions, pass 12 (80%)
Typical pace
4 weeks

1 free short course leads into this one

Read the whole thing free first

AID-300 · Advanced

AI Agents & Delegation

$129 once

For the certificate. The course and the paper are free.

Certifies that you can delegate bounded multi-step work to an AI agent, control its access, and verify the evidence before any consequential action.

Content
5h
Structure
4 modules, 15 lessons
Live applications
3 on your own work
Assessment
15 questions, pass 12 (80%)
Typical pace
4 weeks
Read the whole thing free first

AIA-300 · Advanced

AI Automation

$149 once

For the certificate. The course and the paper are free.

Certifies that you can design, ship and stay accountable for an automation that runs unattended against real systems.

Content
6h 30m
Structure
6 modules, 18 lessons
Live applications
4 on your own work
Assessment
20 questions, pass 16 (80%)
Typical pace
6 weeks

1 free short course leads into this one

Read the whole thing free first

The pass mark is 80% on all four. Later levels assess higher-consequence judgement; the standard does not soften as the responsibility grows.

All four certificates, $349

The four certificates on the assessed track, each issued in your name as you pass its assessment. Bought separately they come to $426, so this saves $77: worth it if you intend to finish all four, and not otherwise. Buying one now does not stop you buying the next later.

$349 once$426

One payment. Nothing renews.

What is free, and what is not

Free, and staying free

  • Every lesson in every course and certification
  • The eight short courses in full — they have nothing to pay at all
  • Every live application brief and its rubric
  • The full syllabus, before you decide

What the payment unlocks

  • Your certificate, issued in your name with your score
  • A credential ID anyone can verify, with no account and no login
  • A verification page you can put on a CV or a LinkedIn profile
  • Yours permanently — no renewal, no subscription, nothing to cancel

Anyone can check a credential at /verify, with no account and no contact with us. Saying you did a free course online is a claim someone has to take on trust. This is not.

One payment, not a subscription

Google AI Essentials on Coursera

$49 every month

Billed every month you are studying, and again if you come back to finish. Stop paying and it stops.

Coursera's published US and Canada list price, after a 7-day free trial. Prices vary by country. Source.

Automate Basics

$49 to $149 once

3 months of that subscription is $147, and month 4 costs the same again. Our dearest certification is $149 and then nothing.

Prices in USD. Refundable within 14 days provided the certificate has not been issued. Your purchase is recorded against the email address you buy with, so it follows you to any device you sign in on. Refunds and consumer rights · The source for every figure on this page

Fair questions

Why would I pay when every lesson is free?
Most people should not. If you want the ability to do this work, read the courses, sit the assessment and pay nothing — there is no trial and no locked module. The payment buys one thing: a credential ID a recruiter or a client can check without contacting us. That is worth something when you need to prove it to a stranger, and nothing when you do not.
Why do the four cost different amounts?
They certify different levels of responsibility. AIE-100 is 2h 30m with a 10-question paper, AIW-200 is 4h 35m with a 15-question paper, AID-300 is 5h with a 15-question paper, AIA-300 is 6h 30m with a 20-question paper. The price rises with the scope of the capability being certified — from work you review yourself to delegated and unattended systems — not simply with lesson count.
Does a higher price mean a softer pass mark?
No. Every certification needs 80% — 8 of 10 on AIE-100, 16 of 20 on AIA-300. Higher levels test broader responsibility: permissions, delegation, changing live systems, failures that can go unnoticed, and accountability for output nobody reviewed.
Is this really one payment?
Yes. One payment, per certificate, forever — no renewal, nothing to cancel, and we will not add one to something you have already bought. Google AI Essentials on Coursera, the closest comparable course, is $49 every month for as long as you keep it. Ours is bought once and then never again.
Which one should I buy?
Probably none, yet. Start the course free, sit the assessment free, and find out whether you can pass. You can buy a certificate now or after you pass; either way it is issued in your name once you pass, and a pass you never buy a certificate for stays on your record anyway.
What if I fail the assessment?
Retake it as often as you like at no cost. The pass mark does not move, and every answer is explained whether you got it right or wrong.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, within 14 days, as long as the certificate has not been issued — once a credential exists in your name it cannot be un-issued, so that is the cut-off. Ask and it is refunded without an argument.
Do I need an account to buy?
Yes, a free one, and it is the same account you sit the assessment with. The certificate is issued in your name against that account, so pressing Buy asks you to sign in or create one first, and the purchase is recorded against its email address.