What does it cost?
The Professional Agentic Architect exam costs $200. The beta (Sep 8-30, 2026) cost $120.
Exam fee
$200
Source: Google Cloud page
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Professional Agentic Architect Exam facts
Beta- Minutes
- 120
- Exam fee
- $200
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Short answer
BetaGoogle Cloud Professional Agentic Architect is the exam for architects who design agentic workflows on Google Cloud, in two parts: multiple choice, then hands-on labs. The exam runs 120 minutes and costs $200.
Sources: exam page, exam guide (PDF)
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- A 58-page study guide: every exam domain, weighted like the exam
- Two practice exams: 120 original questions, every answer explained
- Every bundle includes 6 months of access: download the PDFs, and any new editions, until 6 months after your purchase date.
Edition 1.0, October 2026
How many questions and how long?
The Professional Agentic Architect exam runs 120 minutes. Google Cloud has not published the number of questions. Question types: Multiple choice.
Source: Google Cloud exam page
The exam
- Questions
- Not published
- Time
- 120 minutes
- Languages
- English
What score do you need to pass?
Google Cloud does not publish a passing score for Professional Agentic Architect.
Source: Google Cloud exam page
What does the exam cover?
The Professional Agentic Architect exam covers five sections, weighted at about 13% / 17% / 33% / 22% / 15%.
Source: Google Cloud exam guide (PDF)
S113%
Building agents using low-code tools
S217%
Using coding agents for application development
S333%
Developing custom agents
S422%
Evaluating and deploying agentic workflows
S515%
Securing and governing agentic workflows
Building agents using low-code tools
- 1.1Configure agentic workflows and behavior with low-code tools
- 1.2Connect enterprise data to Gemini Enterprise
Using coding agents for application development
- 2.1Use coding agents effectively
- 2.2Customize coding agents for enterprise workflows
Developing custom agents
- 3.1Design and build agentic workflows in code
- 3.2Integrate enterprise domain knowledge
- 3.3Orchestrate and coordinate agentic workflows
Evaluating and deploying agentic workflows
- 4.1Evaluate agents in development and production
- 4.2Deploy and scale production workloads
Securing and governing agentic workflows
- 5.1Configure agent security and governance
- 5.2Implement secure agent behavior and execution
Inside the study bundle
Study guide chapters
Ten chapters. Chapters 2 to 7 cover the five exam sections, weighted like the exam.
- 01 What the exam is p. 3
- 02 Low-code agents: Gemini Enterprise and CX Agent Studio p. 8
- 03 Coding agents: Antigravity, Claude Code, Agents CLI p. 14
- 04 Custom agents in code: models, ADK, sessions and memory p. 20
- 05 Knowledge, tools, permissions and orchestration p. 27
- 06 Evaluating, deploying and operating agents p. 34
- 07 Security and governance: identity, gateway, guardrails p. 41
- 08 Final review p. 48
- 09 Sources p. 56
- 10 Edition and updates p. 58
Look inside the study guide
Three pages of the Edition 1.0 study guide: the contents and the first two pages of a chapter.
What is free here, and what is in the bundle?
The exam facts and 5 sample questions are free on this site. The study guide chapters and the two practice exams are in the bundle.
| Item | Free on this site | In the bundle |
|---|---|---|
| Exam facts and change log | Yes, with links to the Google Cloud sources | Chapter 1 of the study guide sums up the exam's format and scoring. |
| 5 sample questions | Yes | No. None of the 5 appear in the practice exams. |
| Section chapters and final review | No | Yes, in the study guide |
| Two practice exams with answer keys | No | Yes, 120 questions with an explanation for every answer |
Questions before you buy
Is this official?
No, the Professional Agentic Architect bundle is not official. Overqual is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Google Cloud.
Does it include real exam questions?
No, the Professional Agentic Architect bundle contains no exam questions, and every practice question is original.
How is the Professional Agentic Architect bundle different from Google Cloud's free materials?
Google Cloud's free pages set out what the Professional Agentic Architect exam covers. The Professional Agentic Architect bundle adds a 58-page study guide that covers every exam domain, and two practice exams with 120 original questions, every answer explained. When Google Cloud revises the exam, a new edition follows if the changes warrant it, included while your access lasts.
How do I get updates?
Updates to the Professional Agentic Architect bundle arrive as new editions. Every bundle includes 6 months of access: download the PDFs, and any new editions, until 6 months after your purchase date. Download each new edition at overqual.com/download with the license key from your receipt email. The change log on the exam facts page says what changed.
Can I get a refund?
No. Sales of the Professional Agentic Architect bundle are final, because downloaded PDFs cannot be returned. Read the free exam facts and try the 5 free sample questions first. If a download fails or you paid twice by mistake, contact Overqual to have the download fixed or the second payment refunded.
Does the Professional Agentic Architect certification include hands-on labs?
Yes: Professional Agentic Architect has two parts, a proctored multiple-choice exam delivered by Pearson and then a separate set of hands-on labs in Google Skills that you are invited to only after you pass the exam. Google estimates the labs at less than 5 hours and gives you two months to complete them, and passing the multiple-choice exam alone does not grant certified status. The learning path on Google Skills is a resource for preparation and is not mandatory. Source: Professional Agentic Architect FAQ.
How does the GA exam differ from the beta?
The Professional Agentic Architect beta ran Sep 8-30, 2026 as a 3-hour exam of about 80 multiple-choice questions for $120. The GA exam launches in mid-November 2026 as a 2-hour session for $200, with official results in 7-10 business days; its question count is not yet published. Both versions have the same two parts, a multiple-choice exam followed by hands-on labs, and GA registration opens in mid-November. Sources: certification page, certification FAQ.
How long is the Professional Agentic Architect certification valid?
The Professional Agentic Architect certification is valid for one year, where other Google Cloud professional certifications are valid for two. Google gives the fast pace of software changes and algorithmic developments as the reason and says a continuous education path will let you keep the credential active; the details of that path are not yet published. Source: Professional Agentic Architect FAQ.
Ready for the exam?
Three PDFs, 107 pages: the study guide and two practice exams.
Which Google Cloud tools are in scope?
The Professional Agentic Architect exam guide lists 28 tools in scope and gives no out-of-scope list. Where a tool was renamed, the guide prints the older name in parentheses: Agent Runtime (formerly Agent Engine) and Agent Search (formerly Vertex AI Search). The objectives also name CX Agent Studio and Agent Designer; the Gemini Enterprise release notes of Sep 3, 2026 give Workflow Builder as the new name for Agent Designer.
Source: Google Cloud exam guide (PDF)
Build agents
- Agent Development Kit (ADK)
- Agents CLI in Agent Platform
- Antigravity (CLI, SDK, App)
- Gemini Enterprise
- Gemini LLMs
- Model Garden
- Skill Registry
Knowledge and data
- Agent Search (formerly Vertex AI Search)
- Agent Retrieval and Vector Search 1.0
- RAG Engine
- BigQuery
- Cloud SQL
- Cloud Storage
- Firestore
- Memorystore for Redis
Run, connect and observe
- Agent Runtime (formerly Agent Engine)
- Cloud Run
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Agentic protocols (e.g., Agent2Agent (A2A), MCP)
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
- Agent evaluation
- Google Cloud Observability (Cloud Logging and Cloud Trace)
Secure and govern
- Agent Identity
- Auth Manager (OAuth 2.0)
- Agent Gateway
- Agent Registry
- Model Armor
- Sensitive Data Protection
How is it delivered?
The Professional Agentic Architect exam is proctored online or at a test center, delivered by Pearson.
- Delivery
- Proctored online or at a test center, delivered by Pearson
- Languages
- English
- Prerequisites
- None
- Validity
- 1 year
- Retakes
- Up to four attempts within a two-year period. Wait 14 days after the first failed attempt, 60 days after the second and 365 days after the third. Payment is required each time.
- Test aids
- Not allowed
Source: Google Cloud exam page
What are the key dates?
The dates Google Cloud has published for Professional Agentic Architect.
- mid-November
- Registration opens
- Sep 8, 2026
- Beta exam opens
- Sep 30, 2026
- Beta exam closes
- mid-November
- General availability
Source: Google Cloud exam page
Fact sheet
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- Time
- 120 minutes Source: Google Cloud page
- Fee
- $200 Source: Google Cloud page
- Question types
- Multiple choice Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Languages
- English Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Delivery
- Proctored online or at a test center, delivered by Pearson Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Validity
- 1 year Source: Google Cloud page
- Prerequisites
- None Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Retakes
- Up to four attempts within a two-year period. Wait 14 days after the first failed attempt, 60 days after the second and 365 days after the third. Payment is required each time. Source: Google Cloud page
- Test aids
- Not allowed Source: Google Cloud page
- Beta questions
- About 80 Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Beta time
- 180 minutes Source: Google Cloud exam page
- General availability
- mid-November Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Section weights
- S1 13% / S2 17% / S3 33% / S4 22% / S5 15% Source: Google Cloud exam guide (PDF)
- Hands-on labs
- Required second part. After passing the multiple-choice exam you are notified via CM Connect and have two months to complete a separate set of labs in Google Skills, estimated at less than 5 hours. Both parts must be passed. Source: Google Cloud page
- Results
- GA: official results in 7-10 business days; a pass is notified via CM Connect. Beta: multiple-choice results in late October through CM Connect. Source: Google Cloud page
- Beta final results
- Beta participants are notified of their results 4-6 weeks after both the exam window and the lab window are closed. Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Beta labs deadline
- Dec 31, 2026 Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Beta registration
- Sep 3-30, 2026 Source: Google Cloud page
- Beta attempts
- One attempt on the beta. A failed beta attempt does not count toward the four allowable attempts of the final exam. Source: Google Cloud page
- Renewal
- A continuous education path to maintain active status; details not published. Source: Google Cloud page
- Recommended experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building, testing, deploying, and managing cloud solutions including 1+ years building agentic solutions using Google Cloud Source: Google Cloud exam page
- Exam sections
- 5 sections, 11 objectives, 31 considerations, weighted about 13%, 17%, 33%, 22% and 15% Source: Google Cloud exam guide (PDF)
- In-scope tools
- 28 tools listed on page 4 of the exam guide; no out-of-scope list. Source: Google Cloud exam guide (PDF)
- Abbreviation
- PAA Source: Google Cloud exam page
What has changed, and when?
Changes to the exam and to the products it covers, newest first.
- The beta multiple-choice exam and registration closed; its results are due late October, with hands-on labs late October to December. Google Cloud page
- The beta multiple-choice exam opened for Sep 8-30, 2026: about 80 questions in 3 hours for $120. Google Cloud page
- Beta registration opened for the new certification: a multiple-choice exam, then hands-on labs, valid for one year. Google Cloud page
To watch Google Cloud directly, check the exam page.