Can I take Claude Certified Architect without a partner company? +
Yes, through this program: members sit it through our partner organisation, for $60 per two months of membership plus the exam fee they pay Anthropic. Anthropic admits to its exams only people from Claude Partner Network organisations and rejects personal email addresses. Membership gives you access to both Architect exams, Foundations and Professional, and to the other two Claude exams. The exam fee is $125 for Foundations and $175 for Professional (as of 9 October 2026). Applying is free, and you pay only once accepted.
Does applying cost anything? +
No. Applying is free and commits you to nothing. You pay for membership only once you pass selection and we send you a payment link.
How does selection work? +
Selection looks at what you have already built: repositories, projects on your CV or LinkedIn, work shipped with language models. We look for people who have a working project behind them and can work with clients in English. Places are limited, so we accept only some of the applications.
Which countries do you accept applications from? +
Any. What counts is your experience and whether you can work with clients in English, not where you live.
Which exams do I get access to? +
Today, all four Anthropic certifications: Claude Certified Associate – Foundations, Claude Certified Developer – Foundations, Claude Certified Architect – Foundations and Claude Certified Architect – Professional. You can sit more than one exam, and each one is paid separately.
Is the exam fee included in membership? +
No. Membership covers the program: exam access through our partner organisation, the prep pack, live sessions, the Discord and projects. The exam itself is paid separately, at the certifying vendor's prices. As of 9 October 2026, Anthropic exams cost $99 to $175 each.
What is the exam like? +
Anthropic exams are proctored and delivered by Pearson VUE. The certificate is issued by Anthropic, not by us, so it is the same certificate that employees of other partner companies earn.
What if I fail the first time? +
You can sit it again. Anthropic treats a retake as a new exam, so you pay the full exam fee again. That is why, before you sit it, you get the prep pack and a practice exam that shows where your gaps are. If, before your attempt, you scored 720+ on our practice exam for that exam in exam mode and sent that result from the results page with the email address you pay with, the retake guarantee makes your next two months of membership free.
How does the two-month subscription work? +
Membership is paid for two months upfront. The subscription renews automatically for further two-month periods. Your first payment is only after acceptance into the program. Two months give you time to study, take the practice exam and sit the certification exam.
How do people get onto projects? +
When a brief comes in, we put together a team from the collective for that specific client. If your experience fits the brief, you get an offer to join the project.
Do I have to take your practice exam first? +
No, but it is worth it. Each of the four exams has one: free, full length and no sign-up. The result is broken down by exam domain, so you see straight away what you have covered and what you still need to read up on.
What happens after I apply? +
Szymon gets your application within minutes of sending it. If we accept you, you get an email with the next steps and a payment link, normally within 24 hours. Nothing is charged before that.
