Agentic Architect exam: GA registration, format and labs
Updated
Google says Professional Agentic Architect GA registration opens November 2 and exam availability is planned for mid-November. As checked October 17, 2026, the announcement does not attach a year to the November 2 sentence. We report registration and exam availability separately rather than calling November 2 an exam launch date.
Official certification page · Official Agentic Architect FAQ. Updated October 17, 2026.
GA format: two parts, not just a multiple-choice exam
The FAQ says the GA multiple-choice session is two hours, costs $200 USD and has official results in 7–10 business days. Successful candidates are notified through CM Connect and have two months to complete required hands-on labs in Google Skills. You must pass both components to earn the credential. The FAQ says the credential is valid for one year.
The required assessment labs are separate from the optional learning-path labs. Completing training labs does not replace the certification labs. The official GA FAQ does not state a question count, languages or delivery options in the section we checked. Do not fill these gaps with beta facts.
Keep the beta facts separate
| Detail | Upcoming GA | Closed beta |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple-choice session | 2 hours | 3 hours |
| Question count | Not stated in the checked GA guidance | Approximately 80 |
| Listed fee | $200 USD | $120 USD, plus applicable tax |
| Results | 7–10 business days | Late October through CM Connect |
| Required labs | Two months after passing, per FAQ | Complete by December 31, 2026, per certification page |
Beta registration closed September 30, 2026. The beta's roughly 80 questions, three-hour session and December 31 lab deadline are not GA logistics. Google's certification page still includes general beta-results boilerplate; for this credential's multiple-choice results, the specific FAQ and page say late October. Check the current official instructions for your attempt.
What does Agentic Architect cover?
The official Agentic Architect exam guide, checked October 17, 2026, divides the scope into five approximate domains:
| Domain | Approximate weight |
|---|---|
| Building agents using low-code tools | 13% |
| Using coding agents for application development | 17% |
| Developing custom agents | 33% |
| Evaluating and deploying agentic workflows | 22% |
| Securing and governing agentic workflows | 15% |
These are guide weights, not exact question counts. The fetched PDF does not state an effective date; we do not infer a GA blueprint date from its filename.
The objectives include ADK, sessions and memory, retrieval-augmented generation, MCP and A2A, multiagent handoffs, tool-execution evaluation, runtime selection and security controls. Coding-agent work includes tools and custom skills. Governance includes identity, secure tool calls, policies, Model Armor and human-in-the-loop choices.
How does it overlap with PMLE?
There is useful conceptual overlap: choosing a model or service under cost and latency constraints, retrieval, generative evaluation, deployment, monitoring and responsible AI. That is a qualitative comparison of the guides, not a measured overlap percentage.
PMLE spans a wider ML lifecycle: conventional models, data preparation, training and retraining, serving, ML pipelines and MLOps. Its official page says the exam does not directly assess coding skill. Agentic Architect instead requires distinct labs that validate execution and coding ability, alongside architectural knowledge. Neither credential is a stated prerequisite for the other.
Use the PMLE certification guide to compare scope. Testero's available PMLE diagnostic is a different assessment: it does not assess Agentic Architect readiness or replace its labs.
A practical preparation sequence
The following is Testero's editorial advice, not a requirement from Google:
- Map the official guide to work you have actually done. Separate low-code construction, coding agents and custom-agent architecture.
- Build a small workflow in a safe learning environment. Explain its tools, memory, permissions and handoffs; do not stop at a successful response.
- Test a failed tool call, a retrieval miss and a permission boundary. Record evidence for reliability, latency, cost and safe human intervention.
- Use the optional learning path for gaps, then follow Google's separate assessment-lab instructions after passing the exam.
- Recheck the official page and FAQ before booking. Dates, prices and assessment instructions can change.
Get notified about Testero's Agentic Architect diagnostic
The Agentic Architect diagnostic is not available yet. Get notified when it is ready. This is a diagnostic launch notification, not registration for Google's exam and not a promise of a lab simulator or launch date. No preparation resource guarantees an exam result.