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Professional Agentic Architect: what it costs and who can take it

Professional Agentic Architect costs $120 plus tax (beta); $200 plus tax, takes 180 minutes and is valid for 1 year. Who can take it: no requirement listed.

Price as shown
$120 plus tax (beta); $200 plus tax
Valid for
1 year
Format
Exam, proctored online or at a test center

Before you book Professional Agentic Architect

Status
Announced as of Oct 26, 2026.
Google Cloud's prep
None listed here
Renewal
Not stated by Google Cloud

Who can take Professional Agentic Architect?

What to know before it, in Google Cloud's words: "Prerequisites: None. Recommended experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience building, testing, deploying, and managing cloud solutions including 1+ years building agentic solutions using Google Cloud"

Professional Agentic Architect: the facts

Issuer
Google Cloud
Program
Google Cloud Certifications
Type
Exam
Proctoring
Proctored online or at a test center
Level
Professional
Status
Announced
Who can take it
No requirement listed
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: None. Recommended experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience building, testing, deploying, and managing cloud solutions including 1+ years building agentic solutions using Google Cloud
Price as shown
$120 plus tax (beta); $200 plus tax
Delivery
Online-proctored or onsite-proctored
Length
180 minutes
Languages
English
Valid for
1 year
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Checked against Google Cloud on Oct 26, 2026. Google Cloud doesn't publish the exam code, questions, passing score or renewal.

What does the Professional Agentic Architect exam cover?

The domains and weights in Google Cloud's exam guide, in its own words. Checked against the guide on October 26, 2026. Exam guide
DomainShare of the exam
Building agents using low-code tools13%
Using coding agents for application development17%
Developing custom agents33%
Evaluating and deploying agentic workflows22%
Securing and governing agentic workflows15%

How does Professional Agentic Architect compare with other professional 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 professional exams (computed)the lowest or joint lowest, from stated US prices
Exam length against the median (computed)180 minutes against a median of 120 minutes across 3 professional exams

What are the alternatives?

How we chose these

Questions people ask

How much does Professional Agentic Architect cost?

Google Cloud shows $120 plus tax (beta); $200 plus tax. Prices are as the issuer shows them, never converted.

How long is Professional Agentic Architect valid?

1 year, according to Google Cloud.

Is Professional Agentic Architect free?

No. Google Cloud shows $120 plus tax (beta); $200 plus tax.

What is the Professional Agentic Architect exam format?

180 minutes, proctored online or at a test center, as Google Cloud states it.

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. Google Cloud: Professional Agentic Architect, cloud.google.com, accessed Oct 26, 2026
  2. Google Cloud: services.google.com, professional agentic architect exam guide english, accessed Oct 26, 2026
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