What does it cost?
The GES-C02 exam costs $225.
Exam fee
$225
Source: Snowflake exam page
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GES-C02 Exam facts
SnowPro Specialty: Gen AI
- Questions
- 55
- Minutes
- 85
- Exam fee
- $225
- Passing score
- 750
Independent: not affiliated with Snowflake. These exam facts are free; the study bundle adds a study guide and two practice exams.
Short answer
GES-C02 is the exam for the SnowPro Specialty: Gen AI certification, for people with a year or more of Gen AI work in Snowflake Cortex. The exam has 55 questions in 85 minutes, costs $225 and takes 750 of 1,000 to pass.
Sources: exam page, exam guide (PDF)
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Edition 1.0, October 2026
How many questions and how long?
The GES-C02 exam has 55 questions in 85 minutes. Question types: Multiple choice and multiple select.
Source: Snowflake exam page
The exam
- Questions
- 55
- Time
- 85 minutes
- Languages
- English
What score do you need to pass?
The GES-C02 passing score is 750, on a scale of 0-1,000.
0-749
750+ PASS
Source: Snowflake exam page
What does the exam cover?
The GES-C02 exam covers four domains, weighted 18% / 38% / 29% / 15%.
Source: Snowflake exam guide (PDF)
D118%
Snowflake for Gen AI Overview
D238%
Snowflake Gen AI Functions
D329%
Snowflake Gen AI Governance
D415%
Snowflake Document Processing
Snowflake for Gen AI Overview
- 1.1Define Snowflake's Gen AI principles and features
- 1.2Outline Gen AI capabilities in Snowflake
Snowflake Gen AI Functions
- 2.1Apply AI functions
- 2.2Perform data analysis given a use case
- 2.3Build or interact with interfaces to chat with data
- 2.4Apply Cortex functions in data pipelines
- 2.5Run third-party models in Snowflake
Snowflake Gen AI Governance
- 3.1Set up model access controls
- 3.2Grant and revoke RBAC and privileges
- 3.3Manage, monitor and optimize Cortex costs
- 3.4Use AI observability tools
Snowflake Document Processing
- 4.1Use document parsing functions
- 4.2Prepare and manage documents and extraction workflows
- 4.3Build automated pipelines with Cortex AI
- 4.4Troubleshoot and optimize
Inside the study bundle
Study guide chapters
Ten chapters. Chapters 2 to 7 cover the four exam domains, weighted like the exam.
- 01 What the exam is p. 3
- 02 The Cortex AI landscape p. 8
- 03 Gen AI principles in Snowflake: models, regions, interfaces p. 14
- 04 AI functions in SQL p. 19
- 05 Search, Analyst, Agents and your own models p. 28
- 06 Governance: access, models, cost, safety, observability p. 37
- 07 Document processing p. 46
- 08 Final review p. 52
- 09 Sources p. 58
- 10 Edition and updates p. 60
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 Snowflake 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. |
| Domain chapters and final review | No | Yes, in the study guide |
| Two practice exams with answer keys | No | Yes, 110 questions with an explanation for every answer |
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No, the GES-C02 bundle is not official. Overqual is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Snowflake.
Does it include real exam questions?
No, the GES-C02 bundle contains no exam questions, and every practice question is original.
How is the GES-C02 bundle different from Snowflake's free materials?
Snowflake's free pages set out what the GES-C02 exam covers. The GES-C02 bundle adds a 61-page study guide that covers every exam domain, and two practice exams with 110 original questions, every answer explained. When Snowflake 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 GES-C02 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 GES-C02 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.
How does GES-C02 differ from the earlier version of the exam?
Snowflake publishes no comparison between GES-C02 and the earlier version of the SnowPro Specialty: Gen AI exam: GES-C02 is the only Gen AI exam in the certification catalog, and the earlier version's page no longer resolves. GES-C02 has four domains, including Snowflake Document Processing at 15%, and its exam page says the certification tests the ability to use Snowflake document processing functions to build, manage and optimize document parsing pipelines exam page. Snowflake decommissioned the Document AI UI and the !PREDICT method on Mar 16, 2026, and moved document extraction to the AI_EXTRACT function Document AI decommission. Snowflake has not published a launch date for GES-C02 or a retirement date for the earlier version.
Does GES-C02 include hands-on labs or allow documentation?
Snowflake lists no lab component for GES-C02, and its FAQ says test aids are not allowed during the testing session, so documentation is not available. The exam page lists multiple select and multiple choice as the question types, with 55 questions in 85 minutes exam page. The FAQ adds that SnowPro exam question types include interactive items such as matching, ordering and hotspot, with instructions inside the testing environment (certification FAQ).
Do I need SnowPro Core before GES-C02, and how long does the certification last?
GES-C02 has no prerequisites: Snowflake's FAQ says SnowPro Core is required for Advanced exams but not for a Specialty exam (certification FAQ). The certification expires two years after it is awarded. Renew through Continuing Education before that date by earning an equivalent or higher-level SnowPro certification or completing one eligible instructor-led course policies; the GES-C02 exam page lists Snowflake Gen AI among the eligible courses exam page.
Ready for GES-C02?
Three PDFs, 105 pages: the study guide and two practice exams.
Which Snowflake features are in scope?
The GES-C02 outline names the Cortex AI functions, the managed services built on them, the governance and cost objects around them, and the pieces for running your own models. Where the outline's name differs from today's documentation, both are given.
Source: Snowflake exam guide (PDF)
AI functions in SQL
- AI_COMPLETE, with structured outputs
- AI_CLASSIFY
- AI_FILTER
- AI_AGG and AI_SUMMARIZE_AGG
- AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT
- AI_EMBED, AI_SIMILARITY and the VECTOR_* functions
- AI_SENTIMENT, AI_TRANSLATE, AI_TRANSCRIBE and AI_REDACT
- AI_COUNT_TOKENS, SPLIT_TEXT_RECURSIVE_CHARACTER, TO_FILE and PROMPT
Managed AI services
- Cortex Search (hybrid retrieval, chunking, multi-index queries)
- Cortex Analyst and semantic views (VQR, custom instructions)
- Cortex Agents (Analyst and Search tools; SQL and REST interfaces)
- Snowflake CoWork (Snowflake Intelligence in the outline)
- Snowflake CoCo (Cortex Code in the outline), in Snowsight and the CLI
- Snowflake-managed MCP server
- Cortex Knowledge Extensions
- Cortex Fine-tuning and Provisioned Throughput
Governance and cost
- CORTEX_USER, CORTEX_ANALYST_USER, CORTEX_AGENT_USER and CORTEX_EMBED_USER database roles
- USE AI FUNCTIONS privilege and model application roles (CORTEX-MODEL-ROLE-*)
- CORTEX_ENABLED_CROSS_REGION parameter
- Cortex Guard and Cortex AI Guardrails
- AI Observability (evaluations, tracing, event tables, TruLens SDK)
- Account Usage views such as CORTEX_FUNCTIONS_USAGE_HISTORY, CORTEX_SEARCH_DAILY_USAGE_HISTORY and METERING_DAILY_HISTORY
Your own models
- Snowflake Model Registry (logging and calling a model)
- Snowpark Container Services (compute pools, image repositories, specification files)
- Streamlit in Snowflake for chat interfaces
How is it delivered?
The GES-C02 exam is online proctored or at a Pearson VUE test center.
- Delivery
- Online proctored or at a Pearson VUE test center
- Languages
- English
- Prerequisites
- None
- Validity
- 2 years
- Retakes
- 7-day wait between attempts; at most 4 attempts of the same exam in any 12-month period; the full fee for every attempt
- Test aids
- Not allowed
Source: Snowflake exam page
What are the key dates?
Snowflake has published no dates for GES-C02 yet.
Source: Snowflake exam page
Fact sheet
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- Questions
- 55 Source: Snowflake exam page
- Time
- 85 minutes Source: Snowflake exam page
- Fee
- $225 Source: Snowflake exam page
- Passing score
- 750 Source: Snowflake exam page
- Score range
- 0-1,000 Source: Snowflake exam page
- Question types
- Multiple choice and multiple select Source: Snowflake exam page
- Languages
- English Source: Snowflake exam page
- Delivery
- Online proctored or at a Pearson VUE test center Source: Snowflake exam page
- Validity
- 2 years Source: Snowflake page
- Prerequisites
- None Source: Snowflake exam page
- Retakes
- 7-day wait between attempts; at most 4 attempts of the same exam in any 12-month period; the full fee for every attempt Source: Snowflake page
- Test aids
- Not allowed Source: Snowflake page
- Domain weights
- D1 18% / D2 38% / D3 29% / D4 15% Source: Snowflake exam guide (PDF)
- Registration fee in India
- $180 Source: Snowflake exam page
- Unscored items
- Exams may include unscored items; they are not identified on the form, do not affect the score, and extra time is factored in for them Source: Snowflake exam page
- Question types across SnowPro exams
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Select, and Interactive (e.g., Matching, Ordering, Hotspot) Source: Snowflake page
- Experience Snowflake expects
- One or more years of Gen AI experience with Snowflake in an enterprise environment; data engineering and SQL knowledge is assumed, and successful candidates may be proficient in Python Source: Snowflake exam page
- Domains and task statements
- 4 domains with 15 numbered task statements: 1.1-1.2, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.4 Source: Snowflake exam guide (PDF)
- Exam guide last updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Source: Snowflake exam guide (PDF)
- Estimated time to work through Snowflake's exam guide
- 10-13 hours Source: Snowflake exam guide (PDF)
- Recommended instructor-led course
- Snowflake Gen AI Training Source: Snowflake exam page
- Official practice exam
- Practice Exam: Gen AI. $50, 30-40 questions, 65 minutes, unproctored, one attempt, 24 hours after purchase to access and complete it Source: Snowflake page
- Renewal
- Continuing Education: earn an equivalent or higher-level SnowPro certification, or complete one eligible instructor-led course, before the expiry date Source: Snowflake page
- Score report
- In the Pearson VUE candidate account: accessible immediately after submission and uploaded within 24 hours of exam completion; it details exam objectives that may need more review Source: Snowflake page
- Digital badge
- Email from Accredible within 5 business days of passing Source: Snowflake page
- Extended time
- 30 extra minutes for candidates residing in countries where English is not the standard language and no translated exam exists; must be approved before registering Source: Snowflake page
- Reschedule or cancel
- Test center: at least 24 hours before the appointment, or the fee is forfeited. Online: any time before the appointment. Up to four reschedules per exam Source: Snowflake page
- Specialty series
- One of three Specialty certifications: Snowpark (retiring Nov 1, 2026), Native Apps and Gen AI Source: Snowflake page
What has changed, and when?
Changes to the exam and to the products it covers, newest first.
- Snowflake's pending schedule ends CORTEX_MODELS_ALLOWLIST access control, leaving model RBAC application roles; the parameter retires in January 2027. Snowflake page
- Snowflake decommissioned the Document AI UI and !PREDICT, moving extraction to AI_EXTRACT, which still runs migrated Document AI models. Snowflake page
To watch Snowflake directly, check the exam page.