GIAC AI Platform Security (GAIPS)
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 GOAA certification: what it costs and who can take it
GOAA (GIAC Offensive AI Analyst) costs $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake), has 56 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 Offensive AI Analyst (GOAA)
- 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 red teamers and penetration testers who want to show they can use AI for phishing, malware and deepfakes.
- Not for defenders whose job is securing AI systems, since the exam is about attacking with AI.
- The catch: GIAC lists ten objectives without weights, from deepfakes to web exploitation, so you can't tell where to focus revision.
- GIAC AI Platform Security fits better if you defend AI systems: 54 questions on areas such as agentic systems and MLOps security.
Who can take GOAA?
GIAC lists who can take it.
In GIAC's words
SOC & incident response analysts; Red team & penetration testers; National security & law enforcement analysts; Security consultants & risk managers; Security Engineers and Architects; Security managers; AI and machine-learning enthusiasts
GIAC Offensive AI Analyst (GOAA): the facts
- Issuer
- GIAC
- Program
- GIAC Certifications
- Type
- Exam
- Proctoring
- Proctored online or at a test center
- Status
- Active
- Who can take it
- No requirement listed
In GIAC's words
SOC & incident response analysts; Red team & penetration testers; National security & law enforcement analysts; Security consultants & risk managers; Security Engineers and Architects; Security managers; AI and machine-learning enthusiasts
- 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
- 56
- Passing score
- 67%
- 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 Offensive AI Analyst (GOAA) exam cover?
| Domain | Share of the exam |
|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals | Not stated |
| Audio, Image, and Video Deepfakes | Not stated |
| Bypassing Defensive Controls | Not stated |
| Creating Malicious Software with AI | Not stated |
| Creating Phishing Emails with AI | Not stated |
| Malware Fundamentals | Not stated |
| Network Scanning and Vulnerability Detection | Not stated |
| Social Engineering Fundamentals | Not stated |
| Using AI for OSINT | Not stated |
| Using AI for Web Exploitation | Not stated |
What are the alternatives?
Questions people ask
How much does GOAA cost?
GIAC shows $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake). Prices are as the issuer shows them, never converted.
How long is GOAA valid?
4 years, according to GIAC.
What is the passing score for GOAA?
67%, on an exam of 56 questions. GIAC doesn't publish a pass rate.
Is GOAA free?
No. GIAC shows $999 plus tax; $899 plus tax (retake).
What is the GOAA exam format?
56 questions, 120 minutes, proctored online or at a test center, as GIAC states it. The passing score is 67%.
How do you renew GOAA?
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 Offensive AI Analyst (GOAA), 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