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Professional Machine Learning Engineer: what it costs and who can take it
Professional Machine Learning Engineer costs $200 plus tax, has 50 to 60 questions in 120 minutes and is valid for 2 years. Who can take it: no requirement listed.
- Price as shown
- $200 plus tax
- Valid for
- 2 years
- Format
- Exam, proctored online or at a test center
Before you book Professional Machine Learning Engineer
- Status
- Active as of Oct 26, 2026.
- Google Cloud's prep
- None listed here
- Renewal
- Candidates may renew their certification within the renewal eligibility period.
Should you take it?
- Suits ML engineers with 3 or more years in industry who design and run models on Google Cloud and want a professional credential.
- Not for beginners, since the exam covers scaling prototypes, serving models and automating ML pipelines at a professional level.
- The catch: it lasts two years and Google only lets you renew within a set window, so note the date or risk it lapsing.
Who can take Professional Machine Learning Engineer?
What to know before it, in Google Cloud's words: "Prerequisites: None. Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1 or more years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud."
Professional Machine Learning Engineer: the facts
- Issuer
- Google Cloud
- Program
- Google Cloud Certifications
- Type
- Exam
- Proctoring
- Proctored online or at a test center
- Level
- Professional
- Status
- Active
- Who can take it
- No requirement listed
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites: None. Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1 or more years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.
- Price as shown
- $200 plus tax
- Delivery
- Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location, or take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center.
- Length
- 120 minutes
- Questions
- 50 to 60
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Valid for
- 2 years
- Renewal
- Candidates may renew their certification within the renewal eligibility period.
Checked against Google Cloud on Oct 26, 2026. Google Cloud doesn't publish the exam code or passing score.
What does the Professional Machine Learning Engineer exam cover?
| Domain | Share of the exam |
|---|---|
| Architecting low-code AI solutions | 13% |
| Collaborating within and across teams to manage data and models | 16% |
| Scaling prototypes into ML models | 21% |
| Serving and scaling models | 20% |
| Automating and orchestrating ML pipelines | 18% |
| Monitoring AI solutions | 13% |
How does Professional Machine Learning Engineer compare with other professional certifications?
| Price among professional exams (computed) | the lowest or joint lowest, from stated US prices |
|---|---|
| Exam length against the median (computed) | 120 minutes against a median of 120 minutes across 3 professional exams |
Questions people ask
How much does Professional Machine Learning Engineer cost?
Google Cloud shows $200 plus tax. Prices are as the issuer shows them, never converted.
How long is Professional Machine Learning Engineer valid?
2 years, according to Google Cloud.
Is Professional Machine Learning Engineer free?
No. Google Cloud shows $200 plus tax.
What is the Professional Machine Learning Engineer exam format?
50 to 60 questions, 120 minutes, proctored online or at a test center, as Google Cloud states it.
How do you renew Professional Machine Learning Engineer?
In Google Cloud's words: "Candidates may renew their certification within the renewal eligibility period."
Sources
- Google Cloud: Professional Machine Learning Engineer, cloud.google.com, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Google Cloud: services.google.com, professional machine learning engineer exam guide english new, accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Google Cloud: support.google.com, 9750149, accessed Oct 26, 2026