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AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate exam price, length, validity and renewal

AWS · MLA-C01

Exam guide

Exam facts

Price$150 per attempt, US list pricePage states cost in USD; see AWS Exam pricing for local currency and foreign exchange rates; applicable taxes may apply
Length130 min
Questions65
FormatMultiple choice and multiple response
Passing score720 of 1000 (scaled 100 to 1000)
Valid for3 years
RenewalPass the latest version of this exam, pass Generative AI Developer - Professional, or maintain for 1 more year on AWS Skill Builder (paid subscription).
PrerequisitesNone required; at least 1 year using Amazon SageMaker and other AWS ML services plus 1 year in a related role recommended
LevelAssociate
DeliveryPearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
LanguagesEnglish (through 2026-09-28), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
StatusActiveBeing updated: MLA-C02 beta open (English only, 170 min, 85 questions, 75 USD beta price, passing 720); MLA-C01 in English ends 2026-09-28, other languages stay until MLA-C02 general availability. The cert page lists the beta exam code as ME1-C02.
Last changedSep 1, 2026Registration opened for updated MLA-C02 beta exam
Sourceaws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-engineer-associate/Last checked Nov 6, 2026

Changes

Exam versionMLA-C01 MLA-C02Last day to take MLA-C01 in English; exam guide says MLA-C02 in use beginning 2026-09-29Official page ↗
Exam versionMLA-C01 MLA-C02 (beta)Registration for the updated MLA-C02 beta opened; English only, 75 USD beta priceOfficial page ↗

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About this exam

For ML engineers, MLOps engineers and related roles who build, deploy and operate ML workloads in production on AWS.

What the official page says
  • Price: "$150 USD (MLA-C01 Current)"
  • Duration: "130 minutes (MLA-C01)"
  • Questions: "65 questions; multiple choice and multiple response"
  • Validity: "Validity 3 years"

Certifications are valid for 3 years; renew for 3 more years by passing the latest version of the exam (or a listed higher-level exam) while still active, and many Associate, Professional and Specialty certs can instead be maintained for 1 more year on AWS Skill Builder.

After a failed attempt you must wait 14 calendar days to retake, with no limit on attempts, and you pay the full registration fee each time; beta exams can be taken only once.

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Also read: aws.amazon.com/certification/recertification/, docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/machine-learning-engineer-associate-02/machine-learning-engineer-associate-02.html, docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/machine-learning-engineer-associate-02/mla-02-comparison.html