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The HashiCorp Terraform Associate exam costs $70.50 plus local taxes — the cheapest major credential in the cloud-native stack. The exam runs 1 hour, is valid 2 years, and includes no free retake. Version 003 retired January 8, 2026 and the current 004 exam keeps the same price. Full cost picture with free official prep, the $295 Professional tier, and how it pairs with the CKA.
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The CKA exam costs $445 in 2026 — up from the $395 most older guides quote after the February 2025 Linux Foundation price increase — and that single fee includes one free retake, two Killer.sh simulator attempts, and 12 months of exam eligibility. Full bundle pricing, CKS upgrade costs, the CARE program rules, discount windows, and free Killercoda practice, all verified.
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