What is the format of the CAIP exam?
Per the official CertNexus exam details, the CAIP exam is 80 items in multiple-choice and multiple-response formats, answered in 120 minutes — and that time includes 5 minutes for the Candidate Agreement and 5 minutes for the Pearson VUE tutorial, leaving roughly 110 working minutes. The passing score is 60% or 59% depending on the exam form. Delivery is in person at a Pearson VUE test center or online via Pearson OnVUE online proctoring, and the exam voucher costs $367.50 at the CertNexus store.
What does the CAIP exam cover?
CAIP — Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner — is CertNexus's vendor-neutral, practitioner-level AI and machine-learning credential, ANAB-accredited under ISO/IEC 17024 and launched in March 2023. The published exam details frame it around selecting, training, evaluating, and supporting AI solutions.
The published coverage spans machine-learning concepts, AI solution selection, model training and evaluation, data preparation, implementation considerations, and responsible AI practice. CertNexus publishes this as a course outline rather than scored domain weightings — unlike, say, IAPP exams with published question ranges — so weight your preparation across the whole workflow instead of chasing percentages.
The item types matter as much as the topics. Multiple-response questions require every correct option selected, and no partial credit is published — so a half-remembered framework fails the item even if most of your thinking is right.
How much does the CAIP exam cost?
The AIP-210 exam voucher is $367.50 on the CertNexus store. Vouchers are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-exchangeable, and expire 18 months from purchase — buy against a real testing window, not a vague intention.
Certification runs on a three-year term. To maintain it you either retake the most recent exam version before expiry or earn 90 continuing-education credits (CECs) within the three years — CAIP is currently eligible for the CEC route, and the continuing-education enrollment is a $150 one-time payment for the full period. There is no published free retake, so a failed first attempt means a second voucher at full price.
Can you take the CAIP exam at home?
Yes — the official exam details list two options: in person at a Pearson VUE test center, or online via Pearson OnVUE online proctoring. CertNexus also appears on Pearson VUE's OnVUE program catalog, and the store voucher page names PearsonVUE/OnVUE as the delivery mode.
OnVUE means your environment is part of the exam: a private room, a working webcam and microphone, government ID that passes automated verification, and a check-in sequence that photographs your workspace. Vouchers are redeemed against your Pearson VUE scheduling.
For candidates on a role or contract deadline, the practical decision is which delivery mode has the sooner reliable appointment in your region — then rehearsing the check-in until it is routine. If the exam itself is the blocker rather than the studying, Exam Assist handles the CAIP sitting end to end, and the service fee is due only after the agreed result posts.
Who is the CAIP for — and who should wait?
CAIP fits data analysts, ML-adjacent engineers, and analytics professionals whose roles now ask for a demonstrable, vendor-neutral AI credential — especially where an ISO/IEC 17024-accredited certification carries weight in procurement. There are no formal prerequisites; the exam details recommend prior practitioner experience rather than requiring another certification.
Wait if your timeline has no room for environment preparation — the OnVUE checklist is unforgiving at zero hour, and a voucher burned on a failed check-in is gone. If the sitting itself is the blocker, the take-my-CAIP service handles it end to end with the fee due only after the pass posts.