AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty exam price, length, validity and renewal
AWS · Specialty · MLS-C01 · valid 3 yearsRetired
Exam facts
Checked Sep 24, 2026 on AWS's page| Valid for | 3 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal | No longer renewable by this exam; holders stay certified for 3 years from the date earned. |
| Level | Specialty |
| Status | RetiredLast day to take the exam was 2026-03-31; holders stay certified for 3 years from the date earned. |
| Last changed | Mar 31, 2026Retired |
| Source | aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-specialty/Last checked Sep 24, 2026 |
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About this exam
Built, trained and deployed machine learning models on AWS; replaced in practice by the Machine Learning Engineer - Associate.
- Status: "The last day to take this exam is March 31, 2026. Certification holders will still have an active certification for 3 years from the date it was earned."
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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