Validates knowledge of designing, integrating, evaluating and governing production Claude systems, and explaining those designs to stakeholders.
CCAR-P is 63 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions in 120 minutes, closed book and proctored. The questions are architecture decisions across seven domains, from least-privilege tool design to diagnosing a RAG failure. We compared the main options on question style, timed mocks and price.
Anthropic publishes only three sample questions and has retired its practice exam, so start with those, then use a free timed 63-question mock and a larger free bank for domain drills.
| Practice test | Best for | Questions | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
 CCAR-P Exam Guide sample questions | Official sample questions | 3 | Free |
 Claude Certified Architect Professional practice exam | Free timed mock | 63 | Free |
 Claude Architect Guide CCAR-P practice | Drills and flashcards | 200 | Free |
 CCAR-P Practice Questions | Largest free bank | 456 | Free |
Three illustrative questions on least-privilege tool design, prompt caching and diagnosing a RAG failure, with an answer key and rationale. They are not taken from the live exam bank.
Great fit if you want to see the exam's question style and level of judgment before spending anything.
Poor fit if you need real volume; three questions only calibrate the style (see the free banks below).
Sixty-three original questions weighted by the seven domains, in a study mode with explanations or a timed 120-minute mode. It mixes single-answer and multiple-response items, as the real exam does.
Great fit if you want a free full-length timed run in the real exam's length and mixed answer format.
Poor fit if you want a large bank to drill from; it is one exam's worth of questions. The site also promotes the author's consulting program.
Two hundred original questions tagged to all 38 objectives, with timed 63-question mocks scored on the 100 to 1,000 scale, an explanations mode, flashcards and a mistakes deck. Built by a passer.
Great fit if you want free objective-by-objective drills plus more than one timed mock.
Poor fit if you want questions reviewed by Anthropic; none are, so check misses against the exam guide.
A 456-question bank with explanations, filterable by domain or subdomain, plus 38 short lessons that cite Anthropic's documentation. Questions were last updated on 15 October 2026.
Great fit if you want the largest free bank to drill one domain at a time.
Poor fit if you want a scored, timed full exam; use the Szymon Paluch or Claude Architect Guide mocks.
Randomized, timed and review modes plus quizzes for each of the seven domains, with explanations, reference links, cheat sheets and flashcards. Includes single-choice and multiple-choice questions.
Great fit if you want timed sets and domain quizzes from an established exam-prep brand at a low price.
Anthropic certification FAQ ↗Anthropic CCAR-P exam guide v1.0 ↗Akshay Kokane: CCAR-P pass write-up ↗Szymon Paluch: CCAR-P practice exam ↗CertSafari CCAR-P ↗
No. Anthropic's FAQ says the practice exam on the previous platform was retired. The exam guide includes three sample questions with an answer key and rationale, and says they are not from the live item bank.
Yes. Szymon Paluch has a free 63-question timed mock, Claude Architect Guide offers 200 questions with timed 63-item mocks, and CertSafari has a free 456-question bank. All are independent and unofficial.
No independent bank can say. Anthropic's samples are short scenarios with one best design choice, and the one public pass report from a beta sitter says the real questions were unambiguous once the trade-off was clear. Use banks to find gaps, not to predict a score.
Two timed 63-question runs on questions you have not seen, each followed by a full review, is a sensible target. Between runs, domain drills are worth more than repeating a mock.