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?

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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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#391Udemy· Course
Scala and Spark for Big Data and Machine Learning
Jose Portilla, Pierian Training
4.4 (5.6K) out of 5 from 5,642 ratings10 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#392Udemy· Course
Master Generative AI & Generative AI tools (ChatGPT & more)
Saad A
4.3 (9.4K) out of 5 from 9,403 ratings30 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#393Coursera· Course
Essentials of Prompt Engineering
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (1.1K) out of 5 from 1,082 ratings37.4K learners1 hour
All levelsLLMs and agents
FreeView course ↗
#394Coursera· Course
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Personal Productivity for All
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (357) out of 5 from 357 ratings33K learners9 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#395Coursera· Course
Generative AI for University Leaders
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (1.1K) out of 5 from 1,099 ratings15.5K learners5 hours
BeginnerAI for business
FreeView course ↗
#396Coursera· Course
Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Ban Ki-moon
Yonsei University
4.8 (265) out of 5 from 265 ratings30.8K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#397Udemy· Course
Artificial Intelligence Masterclass + LLM Prize [2026]
Hadelin de Ponteves, Kirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.5 (3.5K) out of 5 from 3,463 ratings12 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#398Udemy· Course
An Introduction to Machine Learning for Data Engineers
Mike West
4.4 (5.5K) out of 5 from 5,476 ratings1 hour
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#399edX· Course
SQL for Data Science
IBM
4.3 (88) out of 5 from 88 ratings134.7K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#400Pluralsight· Course
Understanding Machine Learning
David Chappell
4.6 (2.3K) out of 5 from 2,290 ratings30 min
BeginnerMachine learning
SubscriptionView course ↗
#401Coursera· Course
AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching
University of Pennsylvania
4.8 (323) out of 5 from 323 ratings31.1K learners6 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#402Coursera· Course
Intro to Snowflake for Devs, Data Scientists, Data Engineers
Snowflake
4.8 (246) out of 5 from 246 ratings36.9K learners10 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#403Coursera· Course
Multi AI Agent Systems with crewAI
Joe Moura
4.8 (346) out of 5 from 346 ratings32.8K learners1 hour
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#404Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering Certification: Master AI
Alexandros Fatsis - AI and Digital Marketing Professional
4.5 (3.4K) out of 5 from 3,413 ratings3 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#405Coursera· Course
Building a Data Science Team
Johns Hopkins University
4.5 (3.4K) out of 5 from 3,353 ratings51.1K learners5 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#406Udemy· Course
PyTorch for Deep Learning and Computer Vision
Rayan Slim, Jad Slim, Amer Sh, Sarmad Tanveer, Adnan Abdulkader, Sohaib Mahmood
4.6 (2.3K) out of 5 from 2,260 ratings14 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#407Udemy· Course
GitHub Copilot Masterclass: The best AI Pair Programmer
Sameer Saini
4.5 (3.4K) out of 5 from 3,389 ratings1.5 hours
All levelsCode with AI
PaidView course ↗
#408Udemy· Course
A deep understanding of AI large language model mechanisms
Mike X Cohen
4.7 (1.6K) out of 5 from 1,582 ratings91 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#409Udemy· Course
Introduction to AI and ChatGPT
Imran Afzal
4.5 (3.3K) out of 5 from 3,331 ratings7.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#410Coursera· Course
AI Strategy and Governance
University of Pennsylvania
4.7 (475) out of 5 from 475 ratings32.3K learners10 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#411Coursera· Course
Google Workspace with Gemini: Foundations of Your AI Workflow
Google Cloud
4.7 (309) out of 5 from 309 ratings43K learners2 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#412Coursera· Course
Sesenta años de inteligencia artificial
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
4.7 (497) out of 5 from 497 ratings27.6K learners5 hours
BeginnerAI basicsSpanish
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#413DataCamp· Course
Understanding the EU AI Act
4.7 (1.5K) out of 5 from 1,534 ratings10.1K learners1 hour
BeginnerEthics and safety
Free to startView course ↗
#414Coursera· Course
AI Applications in Marketing and Finance
University of Pennsylvania
4.6 (505) out of 5 from 505 ratings41.3K learners9 hours
All levelsAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#415AWS Skill Builder· Course
Planning a Machine Learning Project
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (2.2K) out of 5 from 2,161 ratings30 min
BeginnerMachine learning
FreeView course ↗
#416Coursera· Course
Executive Data Science Capstone
Johns Hopkins University
4.7 (1.6K) out of 5 from 1,566 ratings16.3K learners2 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#417Google Skills· Course
Gen AI: Unlock Foundational Concepts
Google Cloud
4.4 (5.1K) out of 5 from 5,059 ratings1 hour
BeginnerAI basics
FreeView course ↗
#418Udemy· Course
AI Safety & Data Security For All Employees in 2026
Michael James (PSM I, PSM II, PSM III, PSPO 1, PSPO II, SPS certified), Video School, Phil Ebiner, Learn Management Online
4.5 (3.2K) out of 5 from 3,200 ratings3.5 hours
All levelsEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#419edX· Course
Data Science: Wrangling
Harvard University
4.4 (38) out of 5 from 38 ratings113K learners32 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#420Udemy· Course
AI Agents: The Future of Work for Leaders and Managers
Learnsector LLP
4.5 (3.2K) out of 5 from 3,181 ratings1.5 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
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.