GED guideTesting rules
How Much Does the GED Test Cost?
There is no single national GED fee. The price is per subject and depends on your state and on whether you test online or at a center.
Short answer
There is no one national GED test fee. You pay by subject, and the amount depends on your state and on test-center versus online delivery. On October 2, 2026, Washington’s GED.com policy page listed $36 per subject either way. The Texas Education Agency listed $36.25 per subject at a center and $42.25 online, including center and state fees. Your state can be different, including a conditional discount or no GED testing at all.
The price is per subject, and the state sets it
GED.com’s price page does not publish one U.S. dollar amount. It tells you to select your area because fees, age, and other rules vary. The retake FAQ adds a useful limit: within a state’s rules, the price for each subject is the same. Four subjects at one state’s full price are four fees, not a mystery fifth charge called “the GED.”
Two labeled examples, checked October 2, 2026, show why a 50-state table on this page would go stale:
| Place and source | What that page listed |
|---|---|
| Washington, GED.com policy page | $36 per subject at a test center and $36 online. You pay when you schedule. |
| Texas, Texas Education Agency | $36.25 per subject computer-based and $42.25 online-proctored, including the test-center fee and the state administrative fee. The four-subject totals listed were $145 and $169. |
GED.com’s online-testing table also marks some places, including Texas, as free or discounted, and it says you should log in for the exact price and rules. Free or discounted testing can depend on conditions. A published TEA fee and a conditional discount can both be real. Do not treat “FREE” on the summary table as “every tester pays zero.”
Iowa and Maine are marked on that same table as not offering the GED test. If you live there, the next question is which equivalency exam the state uses, not a GED price.
Look up your own area on GED.com’s price and state rules. That is the official destination. Passy does not confirm your fee.
Retakes and optional prep are separate bills
For in-person testing, the national retake FAQ says GED Testing Service will waive its fees for retests of a failed subject, and a state or center can choose to do the same. The discount covers two retests within 12 months of the initial full-price subject test. After a reduced-price retake, the price can return to the regular price, and a later failure can qualify for one more reduced retake. Washington’s page is more specific: the in-person discount still had a $10 test-center fee, while an online retake stayed $36 and was not discounted. Use your state page. The retake guide covers the waiting rules.
GED Ready, the official practice test, is listed at $7.99 per subject. That is not the operational test fee. A class, a book, or Passy is also optional. None of them is required by the national price page, and none of them replaces the state fee.
If you are deciding how many subjects to budget, shape a study outline around the subjects you still need after the fee is clear. The outline does not pay the testing bill and does not check your state.
Trust the source
Official sources
Exam policies can change. Use these primary sources for the most current details.