AWS officially launched this certification in Nov 2025 in Beta and March 2026 as standard. It’s designed to identify developers who can go beyond proof-of-concepts and actually build production-grade generative AI solutions — ones that deliver business results while keeping security and cost in check.
Exam Format at a Glance
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Questions | 75 (multiple choice or multiple response) |
| Scored Questions | 65 out of 75 (remaining 10 are unscored) |
| Total Points | 1,000 |
| Passing Score | 750 / 1,000 |
| Negative Marking | None |
| Results | Score report typically available within 24 hours |
| Cost | $300 USD |
No negative marking means — answer everything, skip nothing.
Exam Content Domains
The exam is based on 5 domains:
- Foundation Model Integration, Data Management, and Compliance
- Implementation and Integration
- AI Safety, Security, and Governance
- Operational Efficiency and Optimization for GenAI Applications
- Testing, Validation, and Troubleshooting
Mostly things circle around Bedrock, flow orchestration using different services using bedrock flow and step function, and balancing cost, performance, and security, PII finding and redaction in multiple process.
My Point of View
Few things I want to highlight based on my experience:
- This is a professional-level exam — it’s NOT about a single service. Questions use multiple services, and the correct path might technically work, but may not be the best fit. That distinction matters.
- You must have practical knowledge. Theory alone won’t cut it here.
- You may not have used every service, but the common ones are expected knowledge.
- The exam doesn’t ask about edge cases, however, it does check the depth of your understanding.
- You have less than 3 minutes per question — that’s 100-300 words to read, understand, and figure out. Time management is real.
- Going through official documentation, the learning plan, and practice tests really helps — even free ones.
- Coding is not an essential skill for this exam.
Resources
Official
Free Workshops (with sandbox AWS account)
- Building with Amazon Bedrock featuring Claude Code, Kiro, AgentCore, and Strands Agents
- Building and scaling Agentic AI workflows
- The AWS Step Functions Workshop
Cheat Sheets & Community
- Notes & Decision Matrix by DeveloperCK
- Practice material and Question by DeveloperCK
- Jayendra’s AWS AI / Generative AI Services Cheat Sheet
Paid (optional)
- LinkedIn Learning – AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional (AIP-C01) Cert Prep — it’s a choice, but not much needed if you follow the official material.
Final Note
If you have hands-on experience with Bedrock and understand how AWS services work together for GenAI workloads — you’re in a good spot. Focus on the official learning plan, do the practice tests, and manage your time well during the exam.
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