SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

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SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Exam Cost

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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.

Official exam fee
"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.
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What the fee covers

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ItemIncluded in the exam fee
The exam sessionYes, including the 120-minute session
Exam retakeCovered by the published terms
Discount voucherNot listed in the published price
Practice questionsNo, those are a separate Certilum product (60 questions for this exam)
Training courseNo, 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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