Best Entry-Level Anthropic Certifications in 2026

Start with the Claude exam that matches your role. Compare Associate – Foundations for everyday business use, Developer – Foundations for engineers building on the Claude API and Architect – Foundations for designing Claude systems. All three require working at a Claude Partner Network organization.

Validates knowledge of designing production Claude solutions, including agent orchestration, tool integration, Claude Code, prompting and context management.

125EntryHas prerequisites

Validates ability to apply Claude to everyday business tasks, including prompting, checking output, choosing features and models, setting up Projects and using AI responsibly.

99EntryHas prerequisites

Validates knowledge of building production Claude applications, including API integration, agents, tools and MCP, prompt and context engineering, evals, security and cost.

125EntryHas prerequisites