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AWS certifications every exam, price and renewal rule

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Official program
Exams
13
+1 retired
Renew every
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.
Price per attempt
$50 to $300
$0$1600
Level mix
4 levels
Foundational3Associate5Professional3Specialty2

AI and machine learning 4

AI and MLBeta$50AWS Certified AI Business StrategistFor business professionals who evaluate, fund, govern and scale AI initiatives; it does not test AWS service knowledge.AIB-C01 · Foundational · 170 min · valid 3 yearsAI and ML$100AWS Certified AI PractitionerFor anyone in cloud, IT, data or business roles who wants to show foundational knowledge of AI, ML and generative AI on AWS.AIF-C01 · Foundational · 90 min · valid 3 yearsAI and ML$150AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - AssociateFor ML engineers, MLOps engineers and related roles who build, deploy and operate ML workloads in production on AWS.MLA-C01 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsAI and ML$300AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - ProfessionalFor developers who build and deploy production generative AI solutions on AWS, for example with Amazon Bedrock.AIP-C01 · Professional · 180 min · valid 3 years
ExamPrice
AWS Certified AI Business StrategistAIB-C01BetaFor business professionals who evaluate, fund, govern and scale AI initiatives; it does not test AWS service knowledge.$50
AWS Certified AI PractitionerAIF-C01For anyone in cloud, IT, data or business roles who wants to show foundational knowledge of AI, ML and generative AI on AWS.$100
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - AssociateMLA-C01For ML engineers, MLOps engineers and related roles who build, deploy and operate ML workloads in production on AWS.$150
AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - ProfessionalAIP-C01For developers who build and deploy production generative AI solutions on AWS, for example with Amazon Bedrock.$300

Cloud fundamentals and operations 3

Cloud$100AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerEntry point for people with no prior IT or cloud background, or business staff, who need foundational AWS Cloud literacy.CLF-C02 · Foundational · 90 min · valid 3 yearsCloud$150AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - AssociateAn associate exam on cloud concepts, administration and day-to-day operations.SOA-C03 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsCloudRetiring$300AWS Certified Advanced Networking - SpecialtyA specialty exam on cloud concepts, administration and day-to-day operations.ANS-C01 · Specialty · 170 min · valid 3 years
ExamPrice
AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerCLF-C02Entry point for people with no prior IT or cloud background, or business staff, who need foundational AWS Cloud literacy.$100
AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - AssociateSOA-C03An associate exam on cloud concepts, administration and day-to-day operations.$150
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - SpecialtyANS-C01RetiringA specialty exam on cloud concepts, administration and day-to-day operations.$300

Cloud architecture 2

Architecture$150AWS Certified Solutions Architect - AssociateFor people in solutions architect roles who design cost and performance optimized solutions on AWS.SAA-C03 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsArchitecture$300AWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalFor experienced solutions architects who design complex, optimized AWS solutions across multiple applications and projects.SAP-C02 · Professional · 180 min · valid 3 years
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - AssociateSAA-C03For people in solutions architect roles who design cost and performance optimized solutions on AWS.$150
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalSAP-C02For experienced solutions architects who design complex, optimized AWS solutions across multiple applications and projects.$300

DevOps and infrastructure as code 2

DevOps$150AWS Certified Developer - AssociateFor developers who build, package, deploy and debug applications on AWS using CI/CD workflows.DVA-C02 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsDevOps$300AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - ProfessionalA professional exam on automation, delivery and infrastructure as code.Professional · 180 min · valid 3 years
ExamPrice
AWS Certified Developer - AssociateDVA-C02For developers who build, package, deploy and debug applications on AWS using CI/CD workflows.$150
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - ProfessionalA professional exam on automation, delivery and infrastructure as code.$300

Data engineering and analytics 1

Data$150AWS Certified Data Engineer - AssociateFor data engineers who ingest and transform data, orchestrate pipelines, design data models and manage data quality on AWS.DEA-C01 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 years
ExamPrice
AWS Certified Data Engineer - AssociateDEA-C01For data engineers who ingest and transform data, orchestrate pipelines, design data models and manage data quality on AWS.$150

Cloud security 1

Security$300AWS Certified Security - SpecialtyA specialty exam on securing workloads on a platform.Specialty · 170 min · valid 3 years
ExamPrice
AWS Certified Security - SpecialtyA specialty exam on securing workloads on a platform.$300

Retired 1

AI and MLRetiredAWS Certified Machine Learning - SpecialtyBuilt, trained and deployed machine learning models on AWS; replaced in practice by the Machine Learning Engineer - Associate.MLS-C01 · Specialty · valid 3 years
ExamPrice
AWS Certified Machine Learning - SpecialtyMLS-C01RetiredBuilt, trained and deployed machine learning models on AWS; replaced in practice by the Machine Learning Engineer - Associate.-

Changes

Coming up 4

Exam versionScheduledAWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalSAP-C02 SAP-C03Last day to take SAP-C02Official page ↗Exam →
Exam versionScheduledAWS Certified Developer - AssociateDVA-C02 DVA-C03Last day to take DVA-C02Official page ↗Exam →
LanguagesScheduledAWS Certified Solutions Architect - AssociateItalian available Italian retiredSolutions Architect - Associate exam in Italian retired after this dateOfficial page ↗Exam →
LanguagesScheduledAWS Certified Cloud PractitionerItalian and German available Italian and German retiredCloud Practitioner exam in Italian and German retired after this dateOfficial page ↗Exam →

Earlier 6

Exam versionAWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalSAP-C02 SAP-C03Registration for SAP-C03 opensOfficial page ↗Exam →
Exam versionAWS Certified Developer - AssociateDVA-C02 DVA-C03Registration for DVA-C03 opensOfficial page ↗Exam →
LanguagesAWS Certified AI PractitionerItalian and German available Italian and German retiredAI Practitioner exam in Italian and German retired after this dateOfficial page ↗Exam →
Exam versionAWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - AssociateMLA-C01 MLA-C02Last day to take MLA-C01 in English; exam guide says MLA-C02 in use beginning 2026-09-29Official page ↗Exam →
Exam versionAWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - AssociateMLA-C01 MLA-C02 (beta)Registration for the updated MLA-C02 beta opened; English only, 75 USD beta priceOfficial page ↗Exam →
StatusAWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialtyactive retiredLast day to take Machine Learning - Specialty; holders stay certified for 3 years from the date earnedOfficial page ↗Exam →

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About AWS certification
Renewal

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.

Retakes

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.

Policy source, checked Sep 24, 2026