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Learn the AI skills that certifications measure, whichever vendor you work with – domain deep dives, decision frameworks, worked scenarios, timed mock exams, glossaries and technical appendices, in English and French.
Two programmes, two very different shapes
| Claude certifications | OpenAI preparation | |
|---|---|---|
| What you earn | A proctored certification from Anthropic | An Academy badge or pathway certificate of completion, and readiness for the OpenAI Certification pilots |
| How you sit it | Pearson VUE, 120 minutes, scaled 100–1000, pass 720 | In-course assessment, 10–20 questions from a 50-item bank, pass 80% |
| Cost | $99–$175 per exam | Free |
| Who can take it | Registration through the Anthropic Partner Academy with a partner-domain email | Anyone with a ChatGPT account, globally |
| Our coverage | 4 courses · 27 domains · 8 practice exams | 6 tracks · 37 domains · 12 mock exams |
Certificate is not certification
OpenAI states that Academy badges and pathway certificates of completion are not certifications and do not guarantee eligibility for a future certification. This site keeps that distinction explicit rather than blurring it – see the credential landscape.
The four Claude credentials
CCAO-F · Associate – Foundations
For consultants, analysts, operators and knowledge workers. 60 questions · $99 · 7 domains centred on judgment, evaluation and responsible use.
CCDV-F · Developer – Foundations
For engineers shipping Claude apps and agents. 53 questions · $125 · 8 domains; Applications & Integration alone is 33% of the exam.
CCAR-F · Architect – Foundations
For solution designers. 60 scenario-based questions · $125 · 5 domains; 4 of 6 published scenarios appear on each sitting.
CCAR-P · Architect – Professional
For senior architects owning the full lifecycle. 63 questions · $175 · 7 domains including RAG integration and stakeholder communication.
The six OpenAI tracks
AI Foundations
7 domains · 60-item mocks. AI and LLM fundamentals, ChatGPT surfaces, prompting, context, verification, responsible use.
Applied AI Foundations
6 domains · 50-item mocks. Decomposition, input/output contracts, capability selection, review points, repeatability.
Agents and Workflows
6 domains · 50-item mocks. Objectives, context, boundaries, verification and reliability when you delegate work to agents.
API Developer Path
7 domains · 60-item mocks. Scoping, the Responses API, evals, agentic systems, RAG, performance, production operations.
Codex Path
5 domains · 50-item mocks. Surfaces and models, coding workflows, configuration, adoption, governance and scale.
AI Leadership
6 domains · 50-item mocks. Opportunity, strategy, governance, adoption, workforce and measurement.
How every course and track is organised
- Overview – blueprint, weights, audience, time allocation, hands-on checklist.
- One page per domain – concepts, mental models, decision tables, worked examples, common mistakes, a scenario challenge, traps, and 10–24 practice questions with full explanations of every option.
- Two full-length exams – a diagnostic and a harder readiness gate, timed, with a per-domain breakdown and a complete correction. Claude exams report an indicative scaled score against 720; OpenAI mocks report an independent readiness band against the 80% Academy threshold.
- Glossaries – the Lexique for Claude, the OpenAI glossary for OpenAI, each entry tagged by course or track.
- Separate appendices – Claude reference (model lineup, API and Claude Code cheat sheets, MCP, decision frameworks, study plans) and OpenAI reference (model lineup, API, Agents, Codex and ChatGPT references, prompting, RAG, evals, governance, study plans).
Shared facts, at a glance
| Claude exams | OpenAI Academy assessments | |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | 120 minutes | Untimed in practice |
| Items | 53–63, multiple-choice and multiple-response | 10–20, drawn from a 50-item bank |
| Pass | 720 on a 100–1000 scale, criterion-referenced | 80% |
| Delivery | Pearson VUE – OnVUE online proctoring or a test centre | Inside the course, on Gradual |
| Credential | Certification, 12 months validity, free on-time renewal | Badge via Accredible; pathway certificate for a full pathway |
| Retakes | 14 / 30 / 90-day waits; max 4 per rolling 12 months | Immediate, with a re-randomised selection |
| Registration | Anthropic Partner Academy (partner-domain email) | OpenAI Academy (any ChatGPT account) |
Unofficial material
This site is independent study material. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Anthropic or OpenAI. Blueprints and courses change: download the current official Exam Guide from the Partner Academy before you book, and check the Academy course list before you enrol.