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Exam cost
SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Exam Cost
The published price for the SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification exam, what it covers, and what the real total budget looks like once retakes and study time are counted.
- "The first attempt is included in your course registration fee when taken within 60 days of course completion." Retake Fee: "$50". No standalone exam-only price is published by Scaled Agile. exam fee
- 120 min
- 60 questions
What the exam costs
Published by the certification body. No estimates, no ranges.
What the fee covers
Knowing the boundary of the price stops the surprise costs later.
| Item | Included in the exam fee |
|---|---|
| The exam session | Yes, including the 120-minute session |
| Exam retake | Covered by the published terms |
| Discount voucher | Not listed in the published price |
| Practice questions | No, those are a separate Certilum product (60 questions for this exam) |
| Training course | No, sold separately by providers and training companies |
The exam fee buys you one attempt at the SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE). Everything else on your path to certification, revision material included, sits outside this price, and that is where most of the budget of a certification actually goes.
Note from the vendor record: Active, now branded "AI-Empowered" with a new exam domain "Applying AI to the RTE Role (14-16%)". Prerequisite: course attendance is mandatory for exam access (exam appears in the Learning Plan after course completion); the page states candidates should be "Familiar with SAFe Agilist and SAFe Scrum Master roles" (advanced level). Renewal: certification page states the credential is "renewed yearly" (1-year cycle; the exact CEU/fee amount is not stated on the official page). Official pages disagree on the pass mark (82% current vs 78% in the 2025.11.25 study guide) and on the exam-first-attempt window (60 days per June 2026 Exam Details vs 30 days per older partner material).
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