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Anthropic Certifications Explained: All 4 Claude Exams

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All four Anthropic Claude certification exams explained from Anthropic's Partner Academy pages, exam guides and Pearson VUE's Anthropic page, as read on October 27, 2026: Claude Certified Associate (CCAO-F, $99), Developer (CCDV-F, $125), Architect Foundations (CCAR-F, $125) and Architect Professional (CCAR-P, $175). All four use a scaled passing score of 720 on a 100 to 1,000 scale, are valid 12 months, and are open only to staff of Claude Partner Network organizations. We cover who can register, what each exam is for, the Architect Foundations blueprint (5 domains, 4 scenarios from a bank of 6), shared exam rules, partner-tier discounts, retakes, renewal, the December 7, 2026 content update and which exam to choose. Developer and Architect Professional item counts and domains are not published on the pages we read, so we leave them out. Independent guide, not affiliated with Anthropic or Pearson VUE.

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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
1:06 The Catch
1:58 The Associate Exam
2:54 The Developer Exam
3:44 The Architect Foundations Exam
4:53 The Architect Professional Exam
5:34 Side by Side
6:12 Rules That Apply to All Four
7:05 Partner Discounts
7:39 Prep Material
8:31 Which One to Take
9:08 Recap

Exam facts are from the official Anthropic (Claude Certification Program, Anthropic Partner Academy) and Pearson VUE pages as of 2026-10-27. Fees and rules can change, so confirm on the official site before you enroll. Open Exam Hub is an independent study resource, not affiliated with Anthropic or Pearson VUE. Practice questions are not from a real exam. Narration is an AI-generated voice.

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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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