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Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate: what it costs and who can take it

Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate costs $200, has 48 questions in 90 minutes and is valid for 2 years. Who can take it: no requirement listed.

Price as shown
$200
Valid for
2 years
Format
Exam, proctored
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Before you book Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate

Status
Active as of Oct 26, 2026.
Databricks' prep
None listed here
Renewal
Recertification is required every two years to maintain your certified status. To recertify, you must take the current version of the exam.

Should you take it?

  • Suits people who build and train machine learning models on Databricks and have six months or more of hands-on ML work behind them.
  • Not for ML practitioners who work outside Databricks: the largest exam domain, at 38%, is Databricks Machine Learning itself.
  • The catch: the certification lasts two years, and the only way to renew is to pass the current version of the exam again.
  • Take the Generative AI Engineer Associate instead if you build generative AI applications rather than train models; it has the same $200 fee and 90-minute length.

Who can take Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate?

What to know before it, in Databricks' words: "None, but related training highly recommended. Recommended experience: 6+ months of hands-on experience performing the machine learning tasks outlined in the exam guide."

Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate: the facts

Issuer
Databricks
Program
Databricks Certification
Type
Exam
Proctoring
Proctored
Level
Associate
Status
Active
Who can take it
No requirement listed
Prerequisites
None, but related training highly recommended. Recommended experience: 6+ months of hands-on experience performing the machine learning tasks outlined in the exam guide.
Price as shown
$200
Delivery
Online or test center
Length
90 minutes
Questions
48
Languages
English, 日本語, Português BR, 한국어
Valid for
2 years
Renewal
Recertification is required every two years to maintain your certified status. To recertify, you must take the current version of the exam.
Go to Databricks' exam page

Checked against Databricks on Oct 26, 2026. Databricks doesn't publish the exam code or passing score.

What does the Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate exam cover?

The domains and weights in Databricks' exam guide, in its own words. Checked against the guide on October 26, 2026. Exam guide
DomainShare of the exam
Databricks Machine Learning38%
ML Workflows19%
Model Development31%
Model Deployment12%

Should you take Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate or something else?

It depends on your platform, your level and what Databricks lets you book. Each line compares stated levels or prices only.

How does Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate compare with other associate certifications?

Computed by us from the stated values of the live certifications we track at the same level. The issuers don't publish these comparisons.
Price among associate exams (computed)11 of 15 cost less, from stated US prices
Exam length against the median (computed)90 minutes against a median of 120 minutes across 14 associate exams

What are the alternatives?

How we chose these

Questions people ask

How much does Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate cost?

Databricks shows $200. Prices are as the issuer shows them, never converted.

How long is Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate valid?

2 years, according to Databricks.

Is Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate free?

No. Databricks shows $200.

What is the Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate exam format?

48 questions, 90 minutes, proctored, as Databricks states it.

How do you renew Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate?

In Databricks' words: "Recertification is required every two years to maintain your certified status. To recertify, you must take the current version of the exam."

How we chose

  • Alternatives: certifications in the same family or on the same topic, at the same level, leaving out partner-only and invite-only ones; a replacement the issuer names comes first.

Sources

  1. Databricks: Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate, databricks.com, accessed Oct 26, 2026
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