Head to head
Cred Farmer vs AI Certificates (aicertificates.study): which should you use?
Cred Farmer scores higher under every reader profile published here, and AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) scores higher on none of the 10 rubric criteria, though it has strengths of its own.
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Cred Farmer publishes this comparison and is one of the two platforms in it. The verdict is computed from published weightings, and our own figures are in Cred Farmer's own entry.
AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) at a glance
- Best for
- Candidates who want one free full-length form per exam with no account, every option explained, and a $79 lifetime unlock for the rest of a 1,064-item bank; also small teams who want published seat pricing.
- Covers
- CCAO-F, CCDV-F, CCAR-F, CCAR-P
- Its site
- aicertificates.study
Who wins, by what you need
Each row applies one reader profile's published weighting to both platforms' scores below.
| If you say… | AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) | Cred Farmer | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced overall | 67 | 90 | Cred Farmer |
| I want one system for all four exams | 68 | 92 | Cred Farmer |
| I only need one exam | 70 | 92 | Cred Farmer |
| I want the best free option | 75 | 89 | Cred Farmer |
| I learn from video or an instructor | 41 | 52 | Cred Farmer |
| My exam is in two weeks | 68 | 96 | Cred Farmer |
| I am preparing a team | 62 | 82 | Cred Farmer |
How AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) scores, criterion by criterion
| Criterion | AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) (0 to 5) | Cred Farmer | Why AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) scores this |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certification coverage | 4 | 5 | All four exams, but 320 items on CCAO-F against 120 on CCAR-F: all four unevenly. |
| Structured learning | 3 | 5 | 24 guides, drill sets and two teaching novels covering the blueprint. Not 4: not a curriculum mapped lesson by lesson to the published objectives. |
| Taught delivery | 0 | 0 | Written material only. |
| Practice depth | 5 | 5 | 1,064 items, every option explained, with results by domain and objective: the 1,000-item bar, the same way ClaudePrep and PrepMyCert clear it. |
| Mock-exam realism | 4 | 5 | Multiple full-length timed forms per exam at the real item count (six on CCAO-F, two on CCAR-F), one of them free with no account. Flagging is not described, so not 5. |
| Diagnostics and personalisation | 3 | 5 | A weakest-domain-and-objective result that sends you to drills, plus a readiness check against other sitters. The readiness reading is comparative rather than gated on the pass mark, so not 5. |
| Retention system | 0 | 5 | No flashcards or spaced repetition are published. |
| Evidence and transparency | 4 | 4 | Independence stated, a named author with a claimed exam score, a changelog, dated statistics and an explicit never-recalled statement. Not 5: claims are not cited individually. |
| Value and access | 4 | 4 | One free full-length form per exam with no account, then $79 once for everything: inexpensive one-off lifetime pricing with a real free sample. |
| Team and operational readiness | 2 | 3 | Published multi-seat pricing at $39 a seat with invoices on request. No cohort view or reporting is described, so not 3. |
Where AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) is stronger
- One free full-length timed form per exam with no account, every option explained.
- 1,064 items for a one-off $79, with results by domain and objective.
- A named author with a claimed 965/1000 CCAR-P result, a changelog, and an explicit never-recalled statement.
- Published team seat pricing at $39 a seat.
What AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) publishes
Answered from AI Certificates (aicertificates.study)'s own pages, all read on 19 September 2026 unless a row says otherwise. Expand an answer for the words we read and where; ours are in Cred Farmer's own entry.
| Certifications covered | All four, unevenly: 320 CCAO-F items in six sets, 120 CCAR-F items in two sets, and the balance of the 1,064 across CCDV-F and CCAR-P.Evidence“1,064 questions4 forms free” |
|---|---|
| Practice questions | 1,064 in total; 320 for CCAO-F and 120 for CCAR-F on their own pages.Evidence“6 sets, 320 questions, every option explained.” |
| Study material | 24 free guides, per-exam drill sets, and two teaching novels that present the CCAR-P curriculum as fiction.Evidence“All 24guides” |
| Full-length timed mocks | Full-length timed forms: form 1 of each exam is free and full length, the rest are paid; CCAO-F has six sets and CCAR-F two.Evidence“Form 1 is free — all 60 questions” |
| Flashcards | Not published |
| Spaced repetition | Not published |
| Diagnostics | A result page naming the weakest domain and objective, plus a readiness check compared against everyone who sat it.Evidence“Check the result page for your weakest domain and objective, then take the readiness check for a second reading against everyone else who sat it.” |
| Readiness / adaptive path | Not published |
| Free tier | One free full-length form per certification, with no account.Evidence“One free practice exam for each certification. No account required.” |
| Price | $79 once for everything beyond the free forms, 828 questions.Evidence“$79one payment, no subscription” |
| Account required | No for the free forms.Evidence“One free practice exam for each certification. No account required.” |
| Team support | Published seat pricing, invoiced by hand on request; no cohort view is described.Evidence“$975 / 25 seats at $39 each, one payment” |
| States independence from Anthropic | Yes, with a statement that no item is recalled exam content.Evidence“Unofficial · not affiliated with Anthropic or Microsoft. Original practice questions, never recalled exam content.” |
| A reason for every option | Yes.Evidence“Every answer option is explained, including the wrong ones.” |
| Dates its content | Statistics carry an as-of date, there is a changelog, and the author is named with a claimed exam score.Evidence“Matthew Hartman · CCAR-P certified” |
Which to choose
Choose AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) if…
- You want to sit a full-length form for your exam right now with no account and see every option explained.
- You are happy to pay $79 once for a deep CCAO-F bank.
- You need published per-seat pricing for a small team without a dashboard.
Choose Cred Farmer instead if the cases in its own entry fit you better.
What AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) does not offer
- Coverage is uneven: six sets on CCAO-F, two on CCAR-F.
- No flashcards, no spaced repetition, no video.
- The readiness check compares you with other sitters rather than gating on measured performance against the pass mark.
- No cohort view or reporting for a team, only seats.
Gaps in what AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) publishes, not judgements of its quality.
Sources
- https://aicertificates.study/ Totals, free forms, price, independence, author, guides
- https://aicertificates.study/ccao-f CCAO-F sets and count, result page and readiness check
- https://aicertificates.study/ccar-f CCAR-F sets and the free full-length form
- https://aicertificates.study/for-teams Seat pricing and invoicing
Prices and counts change without notice, so follow the link before you rely on one. Found one out of date? Email hello@credfarmer.com and it will be corrected.
Common questions
Is AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) better than Cred Farmer?
Cred Farmer scores higher under every reader profile published here, and AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) scores higher on none of the 10 rubric criteria, though it has strengths of its own. Under the balanced weighting, AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) scores 67 and Cred Farmer scores 90 out of 100.
Is AI Certificates (aicertificates.study) an official Anthropic product?
No. Neither is Cred Farmer. Anthropic publishes the exam guides and Pearson VUE delivers the exams; every platform in this comparison is independent of both.
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