Cost breakdown
MLS-C01How much does AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty cost?
The MLS-C01 voucher is $300, and a retake is another $300. Every figure on this page links to the vendor page it came from.
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| Item | Cost | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Exam voucher | $300 | The published US list price for one attempt at MLS-C01. |
| Retake | $300 | A second attempt costs the same as the first. |
| Official practice exam on Skill Builder | Varies | Included with the Skill Builder subscription. A free official question set is available without it. |
| AWS account for hands-on practice | Varies | Free tier covers most of what these exams ask about. Set a billing alarm on day one. |
Exam pricing from AWS Certification, exam pricing ↗.
Ways to bring the cost down
50 percent retake or next-exam voucher
Passing an AWS exam earns a benefit in AWS Certification that includes a 50 percent discount voucher toward your next exam. Failing an exam does not earn one.
AWS Skill Builder free tier
The official exam prep course, the question sets, and the digital training are free on Skill Builder. The paid subscription adds labs and the official practice exam.
Free practice question set
AWS publishes an official set of sample questions for each exam at no cost, and it is the closest thing to the real wording you will find.
For a good share of candidates somebody else pays this fee. The GI Bill, DoD and employer routes, with the rules each one publishes.
What a retake costs
A retake costs another $300, the same as the first attempt. That single line is larger than every other avoidable cost on this page combined, which is why practicing until your mock scores clear the pass line is the cheapest thing you can do.
Check Amazon Web Services (AWS)'s current retake policy for the waiting period between attempts before you rebook.
Retake pricing from AWS Certification, exam pricing ↗.
What renewal costs across the full cycle
AWS certifications last three years. Recertifying means passing the current version of the exam, or a higher one in the same track, at full price. The 50 percent benefit voucher from your last pass applies.
Typical preparation budget
Preparation for Machine Learning Specialty can genuinely cost nothing. The realistic range people spend is $0 to $450, and the top of that range buys convenience rather than a better chance of passing.
We have not written MLS-C01 practice questions yet, so there is nothing on this page to sell you. It exists for the numbers, and every one of them links to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) page it came from.
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