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Google Cloud Professional Agentic Architect exam guide

Exam Professional Agentic Architect (beta)

Professional Agentic Architect is Google Cloud's 2026 certification for designing, building, evaluating, deploying and governing AI agents and agentic workflows. It combines a proctored multiple-choice exam with hands-on labs, making it one of the first vendor credentials that tests agent building in practice.

QuestionsAbout 80 (beta)
Time limit180 minutes
Passing scoreSee official page
Exam fee$200 USD
Valid for1 years
DeliveryOnline proctored or onsite at a Pearson VUE test center

Format: Part 1: proctored multiple-choice exam; Part 2: hands-on labs in Google Skills for candidates who pass Part 1. Fee note: Retail price $200; the beta was offered at $120 (40% off). General availability registration opens mid-November 2026..

Who it's for

Cloud and AI engineers with 3+ years building cloud solutions, including a year or more building agentic solutions on Google Cloud.

What the exam covers

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%

Eligibility & prerequisites

Required: None

Recommended: 3+ years building, testing, deploying and managing cloud solutions, including 1+ years building agentic solutions on Google Cloud.

Keeping it active

Google lists a 1-year validity for this certification; renewal requirements had not been published at time of writing.

Skills & careers

Skills it validates

  • Building agents with low-code tools
  • Using coding agents to accelerate application development
  • Developing custom agents with tools, memory and orchestration
  • Evaluating agent quality and deploying agentic workflows
  • Securing and governing agents, data access and tool use
  • Designing multi-agent architectures on Google Cloud

Job roles

AI Agent ArchitectAI Solutions ArchitectGenerative AI EngineerAI Platform EngineerCloud Architect

Where it fits in your path

Planning a degree too? See how this cert earns college credit in the College Credit Navigator.

Build my study plan

  1. Week 1: Work through the Agentic Architect learning path on Google Skills and read the exam guide end to end.
  2. Week 2-3: Build a custom agent with tools and grounding using Google's agent development tooling; add evaluation.
  3. Week 4: Low-code agents and coding-agent workflows; compare where each fits.
  4. Week 5: Deployment, security and governance: IAM for agents, guardrails, monitoring and cost.
  5. Week 6: Sample questions, then lab rehearsal so Part 2 tasks feel routine.

Make it yours: pick your exam date and weekly hours. We'll split your time by domain weight and give you a printable plan.

Exam-day tips

  • Developing custom agents is a third of the exam; hands-on agent building is essential.
  • Prepare for two parts: passing the multiple-choice exam unlocks the hands-on labs, which you must also complete.
  • Plan for a 3-hour sitting with about 80 questions; pace roughly 2 minutes per question.
  • Know evaluation approaches for agents (trajectory and response quality) and how to gate deployments on them.
  • Expect governance questions on least-privilege tool access and data boundaries for agents.

Key terms for this exam

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Frequently asked questions

Is Professional Agentic Architect generally available?

It launched as a beta in 2026. Google stated GA registration opens in mid-November 2026.

How much does it cost?

Retail price is $200 plus tax; the beta was $120.

What is the format?

A 3-hour, roughly 80-question proctored multiple-choice exam, followed by hands-on labs in Google Skills for those who pass.

How long is it valid?

Google lists 1 year of validity.

Agentic Architect vs Professional ML Engineer?

ML Engineer covers model building, serving and MLOps; Agentic Architect focuses on designing and governing AI agents and agentic workflows.

Official page: cloud.google.com. Reviewed November 2026. Vendors change fees and objectives, so confirm with the vendor before you book. Spot something out of date? Tell us.