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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#91edX· Course
CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
Harvard University
1.7M learners28 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#92Udemy· Course
AI Literacy Essentials: Working Responsibly with AI
Tristan Roth
4.5 (32.3K) out of 5 from 32,297 ratings30 min
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#93Coursera· Course
Machine Learning for All
University of London
4.7 (3.5K) out of 5 from 3,544 ratings196.5K learners20 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#94Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering for Work
Steve Ballinger, MBA
4.5 (31.4K) out of 5 from 31,418 ratings1 hour
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#95DataCamp· 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 ↗
#96Udemy· Course
Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp with R
Jose Portilla, Pierian Training
4.6 (17.9K) out of 5 from 17,890 ratings18 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#97Coursera· Course
Design Fundamentals with AI
Adobe
4.7 (1.8K) out of 5 from 1,824 ratings200.2K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#98Udemy· Course
A deep understanding of deep learning (with Python intro)
Mike X Cohen
4.8 (6.7K) out of 5 from 6,679 ratings58 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#99Coursera· Course
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
Andrew Ng
4.7 (2.5K) out of 5 from 2,546 ratings195.2K learners1 hour
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#100Udemy· 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 ↗
#101DataCamp· Course
Generative AI for Business
4.7 (10.3K) out of 5 from 10,294 ratings65.4K learners1 hour
BeginnerAI for business
Free to startView course ↗
#102Udemy· 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 ↗
#103Udemy· Course
Complete Data Science,Machine Learning,DL,NLP Bootcamp
Krish Naik, KRISHAI Technologies Private Limited
4.5 (28.6K) out of 5 from 28,579 ratings102 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#104Udemy· Course
AI A-Z [2026]: Agentic AI, Gen AI, Prompt Engineering and RL
Hadelin de Ponteves, Kirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Luka Anicin, Ligency
4.4 (51.2K) out of 5 from 51,164 ratings18 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#105Coursera· Course
ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (1K) out of 5 from 1,011 ratings145.3K learners10 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#106DataCamp· Course
Introduction to ChatGPT
4.8 (5.9K) out of 5 from 5,909 ratings44.7K learners1 hour
BeginnerUse AI at work
Free to startView course ↗
#107AWS Skill Builder· Course
Exploring Artificial Intelligence Use Cases and Applications
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (15.2K) out of 5 from 15,211 ratings1 hour
BeginnerAI engineering
FreeView course ↗
#108Udemy· Course
Machine Learning e Data Science com Python de A a Z
Jones Granatyr, IA Expert Academy
4.7 (9.2K) out of 5 from 9,172 ratings46 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#109DataCamp· 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 ↗
#110Udemy· Course
Complete Tensorflow 2 and Keras Deep Learning Bootcamp
Jose Portilla, Pierian Training
4.7 (8.9K) out of 5 from 8,949 ratings19 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#111Udemy· Course
ChatGPT Prompt Writing: The Complete Guide for Work
Marius Manola
4.5 (24.7K) out of 5 from 24,678 ratings18 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
PaidView course ↗
#112Udemy· Course
Learn AI Tools & Build AI Agents for Software Testing
Rahul Shetty Academy - 1.3 Million Learners
4.5 (24.5K) out of 5 from 24,534 ratings12 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#113Great Learning· Course
Project Management
Great Learning Academy
4.6 (16.1K) out of 5 from 16,053 ratings250.9K learners1.5 hours
BeginnerAI for business
FreeView course ↗
#114Great 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 ↗
#115Coursera· 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 ↗
#116Udemy· Course
Prompt Perfect
Mandy Chew
4.5 (23K) out of 5 from 22,964 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#117Pluralsight· Course
AI & Generative AI: Executive Briefing
Simon Allardice
4.8 (5.2K) out of 5 from 5,226 ratings1 hour
BeginnerAI for business
SubscriptionView course ↗
#118Udemy· Course
Data Science: Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Python
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.6 (12.9K) out of 5 from 12,931 ratings12 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#119Coursera· 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 ↗
#120Udemy· 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 ↗

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.