AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate exam price, length, validity and renewal
AWS · Associate · MLA-C01 · $150 · 130 min · 65 questions · valid 3 years
Exam facts
Checked Sep 24, 2026 on AWS's page| 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 |
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| Length | 130 min |
| Questions | 65 |
| Format | Multiple choice and multiple response |
| Passing score | 720 of 1000 (scaled 100 to 1000) |
| Valid for | 3 years |
| Renewal | Pass the latest version of this exam, pass Generative AI Developer - Professional, or maintain for 1 more year on AWS Skill Builder (paid subscription). |
| Prerequisites | None required; at least 1 year using Amazon SageMaker and other AWS ML services plus 1 year in a related role recommended |
| Level | Associate |
| Delivery | Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam |
| Languages | English (through 2026-09-28), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese |
| Status | ActiveBeing 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 changed | Sep 1, 2026Registration opened for updated MLA-C02 beta exam |
| Source | aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-engineer-associate/Last checked Sep 24, 2026 |
Changes
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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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