IBM certifications every exam, price and renewal rule
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Exams
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Price per attempt
$200
$0$1600
Level mix
3 levels
Foundational1Associate8Professional25
Data engineering and analytics
11 examsAI and machine learning
6 exams| Exam | Price | |||
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| IBM Certified Artificial Intelligence v1 - AssociateC1000-206 · Associate · 60 min | Associate | $200 | 60 min | - |
| IBM Certified watsonx Data Scientist - AssociateC1000-177 · Associate · 90 min | Associate | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified watsonx Generative AI Engineer - AssociateC1000-185 · Associate · 90 min | Associate | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified watsonx Governance Lifecycle Advisor v1 - AssociateC1000-195 · Associate · 90 min | Associate | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified watsonx Orchestrate AI Engineer v1 - AssociateNewC1000-207 · Associate · 90 min | Associate | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified watsonx AI Assistant Engineer v1 - ProfessionalC1000-180 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
Cloud security
6 exams| Exam | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Certified Associate - Security QRadar SIEM V7.5C1000-175 · Associate · 90 min | Associate | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Administrator - Security QRadar SIEM V7.5C1000-156 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Analyst - Security QRadar SIEM V7.5C1000-162 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Security QRadar SIEM V7.5C1000-163 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Security Verify Access V10.0C1000-129 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Guardium Data Protection v12.x Administrator - ProfessionalC1000-197 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
Cloud architecture
3 exams| Exam | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Certified Architect - Cloud Pak for Data V4.7C1000-173 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Cloud Pak for Data v5.4 Architect - ProfessionalNewC1000-216 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Cloud Pak for Integration v16.1.0 Solution Architect - ProfessionalNewC1000-204 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
Cloud fundamentals and operations
3 exams| Exam | Price | |||
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| IBM Certified DataPower Gateway v10.x Administrator - ProfessionalC1000-196 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Developer - App Connect Enterprise v12.0C1000-171 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Solution Implementer - API Connect v10.0.3C1000-138 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
DevOps and infrastructure as code
3 exams| Exam | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Certified Cloud Pak for AIOps v4.6 Administrator - ProfessionalC1000-188 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Instana Observability v1.0.277 Administrator - ProfessionalC1000-189 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
| IBM Certified Turbonomic ARM v8.x Administrator - ProfessionalC1000-164 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
Kubernetes and cloud native
1 exam| Exam | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Certified Fusion v2.x Architect - ProfessionalNewC1000-211 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
Streaming and Kafka
1 exam| Exam | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Certified MQ v9.4 Administrator - ProfessionalC1000-200 · Professional · 90 min | Professional | $200 | 90 min | - |
Changes
| Date | Change | ||
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| Nov 30, 202510 months ago | IBM Certified Cognos Analytics v12 Analyst - ProfessionalExam versionC1000-065 (IBM Certified Developer - Cognos Analytics V11.1.x)C1000-191IBM exam record for C1000-065 shows WITHDRAWAL_DATE 2025-11-30 and REPLACE_BY_EXAM_SERIES_CODE C1000-191; its page reads "This certification was withdrawn on Nov 30th, 2025."Source | Official |
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After passing, the same exam cannot be taken again; after a failed attempt there is no waiting period, but the same test may not be taken more than twice in any 30-day period, at the regular exam price.