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All four Claude certifications side by side. Every figure comes from the same sourced exam data that powers the calculators, so this table can't disagree with the rest of the site. Click an exam name for its full overview.
| CCAR-F Architect - Foundations |
CCAO-F Associate |
CCDV-F Developer |
CCAR-P Architect - Professional |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target audience | Practitioners and consultants who design agentic systems on Claude end to end. | Business, operations, and productivity roles that use Claude every day without building on the API. | Software engineers building applications on the Claude API. | Senior architects who own production Claude systems at scale - enterprise integration, governance, and stakeholder-facing decisions. |
| Exam fee | $125 per attempt | $99 per attempt | $125 per attempt | $175 per attempt |
| Questions | 60 | 60 | 53 | 63 |
| Time limit | 120 minutes | 120 minutes | 120 minutes | 120 minutes |
| Format | Multiple choice and scenario-based multiple response | Multiple choice and scenario-based multiple response | Multiple choice and scenario-based multiple response | Multiple choice and scenario-based multiple response |
| Passing score | 720 / 1000 (scaled) | 720 / 1000 (scaled) | 720 / 1000 (scaled) | 720 / 1000 (scaled) |
| Blueprint domains | 5 - heaviest: Agentic Architecture & Orchestration (27%) | 7 - heaviest: Output Evaluation and Validation (21%) | 8 - heaviest: Applications & Integration (33%) | 7 - heaviest: Integration (19%) |
| Prerequisites | No formal prerequisite - no Claude certification requires another. Registration does require a work email on a Claude Partner Network organization's domain. | No formal prerequisite - no Claude certification requires another. Registration does require a work email on a Claude Partner Network organization's domain. | No formal prerequisite - no Claude certification requires another. Registration does require a work email on a Claude Partner Network organization's domain. | No formal prerequisite - no Claude certification requires another. Registration does require a work email on a Claude Partner Network organization's domain. |
| Validity | 12 months | 12 months | 12 months | 12 months |
| Renewal | Free, non-proctored reassessment if renewed on time. Let it lapse and you retake the full proctored exam at full cost. | Free, non-proctored reassessment if renewed on time. Let it lapse and you retake the full proctored exam at full cost. | Free, non-proctored reassessment if renewed on time. Let it lapse and you retake the full proctored exam at full cost. | Free, non-proctored reassessment if renewed on time. Let it lapse and you retake the full proctored exam at full cost. |
| Retake waits | 14 days, then 30 days, then 90 days; up to 4 attempts per 12 months | 14 days, then 30 days, then 90 days; up to 4 attempts per 12 months | 14 days, then 30 days, then 90 days; up to 4 attempts per 12 months | 14 days, then 30 days, then 90 days; up to 4 attempts per 12 months |
| Study time (beginner, est.) | 30-40 hours | 20-30 hours | 30-40 hours | 45-60 hours |
| Go deeper | Overview · Study guide · FAQ · Worth it? | Overview · Study guide · FAQ · Worth it? | Overview · Study guide · FAQ · Worth it? | Overview · Study guide · FAQ · Worth it? |
Fees are USD before any Partner Network tier discount. Study-time figures are this site's own planning heuristic,
not an Anthropic-published number. Registration for every exam requires a work email on a Claude Partner
Network organization's domain. Last checked 2026-09-21;
see the evidence page for sources.