GIAC Offensive AI Analyst (GOAA)
GIAC
- Type
- Exam
- Price
- $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake)
- Level
- Not stated by GIAC
- Who can take it
- No requirement listed
- Valid for
- 4 years
- Status
- Active
Checked against GIAC on Oct 26, 2026
GIAC
GIAC GAIPS certification: what it costs and who can take it
GAIPS (GIAC AI Platform Security) costs $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake), has 54 questions in 120 minutes and is valid for 4 years. Who can take it: no requirement listed.
- Price as shown
- $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake)
- Valid for
- 4 years
- Format
- Exam, proctored online or at a test center
Before you book GIAC AI Platform Security (GAIPS)
- Status
- Active as of Oct 26, 2026.
- GIAC's prep
- None listed here
- Renewal
- Collect 36 CPEs or retake the exam, then pay the renewal fee: Certification Renewal $499 (USD, excluding applicable sales tax). Additional renewals within 2 years of a full-price ($499) renewal are $249.
Should you take it?
- Suits security engineers who protect AI platforms, from LLM apps and agent integrations to MLOps pipelines and deployment.
- Not for business or governance staff, since the objectives center on architecture, infrastructure and pipeline security.
- The catch: GIAC lists eight objectives with no weights, so you can't tell where to focus your revision.
- Take GIAC Offensive AI Analyst instead if your role is red teaming, using AI for phishing, malware and deepfakes.
Who can take GAIPS?
Who can take it, in GIAC's words: "AI/ML Engineers; Application Security Engineers; Software Developers; Cloud Security Engineers; Security Managers, Practitioners, and Consultants; Security Auditors and Risk Managers"
GIAC AI Platform Security (GAIPS): the facts
- Issuer
- GIAC
- Program
- GIAC Certifications
- Type
- Exam
- Proctoring
- Proctored online or at a test center
- Status
- Active
- Who can take it
- AI/ML Engineers; Application Security Engineers; Software Developers; Cloud Security Engineers; Security Managers, Practitioners, and Consultants; Security Auditors and Risk Managers
- Price as shown
- $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake)
- Delivery
- All GIAC Certification exams are web-based and required to be proctored. There are two proctoring options: remote proctoring through ProctorU, and onsite proctoring through PearsonVUE.
- Length
- 120 minutes
- Questions
- 54
- Passing score
- 65%
- Valid for
- 4 years
- Renewal
In GIAC's words
Collect 36 CPEs or retake the exam, then pay the renewal fee: Certification Renewal $499 (USD, excluding applicable sales tax). Additional renewals within 2 years of a full-price ($499) renewal are $249.
Checked against GIAC on Oct 26, 2026. GIAC doesn't publish the exam code, prerequisites or languages.
What does the GIAC AI Platform Security (GAIPS) exam cover?
| Domain | Share of the exam |
|---|---|
| Agentic Systems and AI Integrations | Not stated |
| AI and LLM Foundations | Not stated |
| AI Application Architecture and Development Frameworks | Not stated |
| AI Infrastructure and Deployment Security | Not stated |
| AI Risk Management and Strategic Application | Not stated |
| Development Pipelines and MLOps Security | Not stated |
| Knowledge Augmentation and Retrieval | Not stated |
| Model Customization and Alignment | Not stated |
What are the alternatives?
Questions people ask
How much does GAIPS cost?
GIAC shows $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake). Prices are as the issuer shows them, never converted.
How long is GAIPS valid?
4 years, according to GIAC.
What is the passing score for GAIPS?
65%, on an exam of 54 questions. GIAC doesn't publish a pass rate.
Is GAIPS free?
No. GIAC shows $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake).
What is the GAIPS exam format?
54 questions, 120 minutes, proctored online or at a test center, as GIAC states it. The passing score is 65%.
How do you renew GAIPS?
In GIAC's words: "Collect 36 CPEs or retake the exam, then pay the renewal fee: Certification Renewal $499 (USD, excluding applicable sales tax). Additional renewals within 2 years of a full-price ($499) renewal are $249."
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
- GIAC: GIAC AI Platform Security (GAIPS), giac.org, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- GIAC: giac.org, artificial intelligence, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- GIAC: giac.org, pricing, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- GIAC: giac.org, how to renew, accessed Oct 26, 2026