How are these AI courses ranked?

By what learners rate each course, weighted by how many people rated it, and by how many people took it. A 5.0 from 3 people does not outrank a 4.8 from 50,000. Courses with no ratings rank by reach.

Which AI course should a complete beginner start with?

Pick the Beginner level, then a topic like AI basics or Use AI at work. The top of that list is beginner courses with high ratings from many learners, and many are free to start.

Are there free AI courses?

Yes. Use the Price filter: Free courses cost nothing, and Free to start courses let you audit or try the first part before you pay for a certificate.

Where does the course data come from?

From each platform's own catalogue pages and public course lists: titles, levels, ratings, learner counts, length and price as the platform shows them. Prices can change; the platform's page has the current price.

Can a platform pay to rank higher?

No. The order comes only from ratings and reach. Some links may earn us a commission. Commissions play no part in the order.

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#31Coursera· Course
Use AI as a Creative or Expert Partner
Google
4.8 (2.9K) out of 5 from 2,872 ratings158.3K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#32Coursera· Course
Machine Learning: Regression
University of Washington
4.8 (5.6K) out of 5 from 5,585 ratings168.1K learners8 hours
All levelsMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#33Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering for Everyone Bootcamp
Navid Shirzadi, PhD, P.Eng.
4.5 (38.1K) out of 5 from 38,071 ratings4 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#34Udemy· Course
Intro to AI: A Beginner's Guide to Artificial Intelligence
365 Careers
4.5 (37.5K) out of 5 from 37,537 ratings2.5 hours
BeginnerAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#35Udemy· Course
Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners - Level 1
Wonder Ripple
4.5 (37.3K) out of 5 from 37,331 ratings7.5 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#36Coursera· Course
AI Fundamentals
Google
1.9M learners3 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#37Coursera· Course
AI for Content Creation
Google
4.7 (797) out of 5 from 797 ratings306.8K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#38Udemy· Course
Generative AI Architectures with LLM, Prompt, RAG, Vector DB
Mehmet Ozkaya
4.5 (33.6K) out of 5 from 33,573 ratings7.5 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#39Great Learning· Course
Python for Machine Learning
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (16.1K) out of 5 from 16,063 ratings476.2K learners2 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
FreeView course ↗
#40Great Learning· Course
ChatGPT for Beginners
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (16.3K) out of 5 from 16,319 ratings371.6K learners2.5 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
FreeView course ↗
#41Udemy· Course
How To Become a Shopify AI Expert (From Zero To Hero !)
Tim Sharp
4.7 (11K) out of 5 from 10,976 ratings4.5 hours
AdvancedAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#42DataCamp· Course
Working with Hugging Face
4.8 (6.9K) out of 5 from 6,853 ratings39.4K learners2 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#43Udemy· Course
Introduction to Machine Learning for Data Science
David Valentine
4.6 (17.3K) out of 5 from 17,332 ratings5.5 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#44Udemy· Course
Artificial Intelligence Risk and Cyber Security Course 2026
Taimur Ijlal | Award winning cybersecurity leader and instructor
4.5 (29.3K) out of 5 from 29,342 ratings2 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#45AWS Skill Builder· Course
Foundations of Prompt Engineering
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (16.7K) out of 5 from 16,672 ratings4 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
FreeView course ↗
#46DataCamp· Course
Introduction to Deep Learning in Python
4.8 (236) out of 5 from 236 ratings264.5K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#47DataCamp· Course
Introduction to Deep Learning with PyTorch
4.8 (5.2K) out of 5 from 5,220 ratings88.4K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#48DataCamp· Course
Implementing AI Solutions in Business
4.8 (5.8K) out of 5 from 5,751 ratings54.8K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Free to startView course ↗
#49Great Learning· Course
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
Great Learning Academy
4.6 (8.7K) out of 5 from 8,677 ratings234.5K learners2 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
FreeView course ↗
#50DataCamp· Course
Machine Learning with Tree-Based Models in Python
4.8 (843) out of 5 from 843 ratings117.7K learners5 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#51Coursera· Course
Machine Learning: Classification
University of Washington
4.7 (3.7K) out of 5 from 3,740 ratings130.9K learners8 hours
All levelsMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#52Udemy· Course
Prompt Perfect
Mandy Chew
4.5 (23K) out of 5 from 22,964 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#53DataCamp· Course
Developing LLM Applications with LangChain
4.8 (5.3K) out of 5 from 5,252 ratings51.6K learners3 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#54Coursera· Course
Python Project for Data Science
IBM
4.5 (4.9K) out of 5 from 4,937 ratings349.1K learners7 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#55Coursera· Course
Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders
Vanderbilt University
4.7 (2K) out of 5 from 1,985 ratings136.2K learners6 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#56Udemy· Course
GitHub Copilot - The Complete Guide - 2026
Alex Dan
4.5 (22K) out of 5 from 22,005 ratings4.5 hours
All levelsCode with AI
PaidView course ↗
#57Udemy· Course
Intro to AI Agents: Build an Army of Digital Workers with AI
Yash Thakker
4.5 (21.8K) out of 5 from 21,815 ratings7 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#58Udemy· Course
Deep Learning: Advanced Natural Language Processing and RNNs
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.7 (7.8K) out of 5 from 7,829 ratings8.5 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#59Udemy· Course
Deep Learning Prerequisites: Logistic Regression in Python
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.8 (4.9K) out of 5 from 4,934 ratings7 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#60Udemy· Course
Investimentos na Era da Inteligência Artificial
Leonardo Baldochi
4.6 (12.1K) out of 5 from 12,101 ratings7.5 hours
BeginnerAI basics
PaidView course ↗

How we rank AI courses

How are these AI courses ranked?: By what learners rate each course, weighted by how many people rated it, and by how many people took it. A 5.0 from 3 people does not outrank a 4.8 from 50,000. Courses with no ratings rank by reach.
Which AI course should a complete beginner start with?: Pick the Beginner level, then a topic like AI basics or Use AI at work. The top of that list is beginner courses with high ratings from many learners, and many are free to start.
Are there free AI courses?: Yes. Use the Price filter: Free courses cost nothing, and Free to start courses let you audit or try the first part before you pay for a certificate.
Where does the course data come from?: From each platform's own catalogue pages and public course lists: titles, levels, ratings, learner counts, length and price as the platform shows them. Prices can change; the platform's page has the current price.
Can a platform pay to rank higher?: No. The order comes only from ratings and reach. Some links may earn us a commission. Commissions play no part in the order.