How much does it cost if I fail the CCAR-F exam once?

If you fail once and retake at full price, you will have paid $250 in exam fees total (before any study materials or training).

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Q: How much does the CCAR-F exam cost?

The Claude Certified Architect - Foundations exam costs $125 per attempt. Reported consistently across independent exam guides. No official Anthropic price list was found to confirm this directly.

Total cost of getting Claude Certified Architect - Foundations certified, including retakes. Every figure below comes from the sourced exam facts - nothing here is guessed per page.

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Each retake is Full exam fee each attempt - no discount for retakes..

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Note: Reported consistently across independent exam guides. No official Anthropic price list was found to confirm this directly. Last checked 2026-09-13. Currency conversions use a fixed rate as of 2026-09-13 - check the current rate before budgeting.

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