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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1,768 courses, sorted by top ranked

#1Coursera· Course
AI For Everyone
DeepLearning.AI
4.8 (53.5K) out of 5 from 53,547 ratings2.7M learners7 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Free to auditView course ↗
#2Coursera· Course
Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
DeepLearning.AI
4.9 (33K) out of 5 from 33,029 ratings1.3M learners30 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#3Coursera· Course
Advanced Learning Algorithms
DeepLearning.AI
4.9 (8.8K) out of 5 from 8,805 ratings478.2K learners30 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#4Coursera· Course
Generative AI for Everyone
DeepLearning.AI
4.8 (5.4K) out of 5 from 5,392 ratings847K learners6 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Free to auditView course ↗
#5Coursera· Course
Data Science Foundations: Tools, Careers & Real-World Applications
IBM
4.7 (78K) out of 5 from 77,978 ratings1.4M learners10 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#6Coursera· Course
Structuring Machine Learning Projects
DeepLearning.AI
4.8 (50.2K) out of 5 from 50,171 ratings523.7K learners7 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#7DataCamp· Course
Understanding Prompt Engineering
4.8 (43.3K) out of 5 from 43,336 ratings217.2K learners1 hour
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#8Udemy· Course
ChatGPT: Complete ChatGPT Course For Work 2026 (Ethically)!
Steve Ballinger, MBA
4.6 (131K) out of 5 from 130,987 ratings19 hours
All levelsEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#9Coursera· Course
Python for Data Science & AI: Hands-On Development
IBM
4.6 (43.9K) out of 5 from 43,889 ratings1.6M learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#10Coursera· Course
Maximize Productivity With AI Tools
Google
4.8 (4.1K) out of 5 from 4,099 ratings620.7K learners2 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#11Coursera· Course
AI Foundations: How Artificial Intelligence Works
IBM
4.7 (23.5K) out of 5 from 23,498 ratings980.7K learners10 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#12Coursera· Course
Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning
DeepLearning.AI
4.9 (5.8K) out of 5 from 5,760 ratings351.9K learners30 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#13Udemy· Course
Machine Learning A-Z [2026]: ML, DL, AI with AWS, Python & R
Kirill Eremenko, Hadelin de Ponteves, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.5 (206.9K) out of 5 from 206,888 ratings49 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#14Coursera· Course
Prompt Engineering for Generative AI: Build Better AI Prompts
IBM
4.7 (8.2K) out of 5 from 8,184 ratings700.4K learners10 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#15Coursera· Course
Discover the Art of Prompting
Google
4.8 (2.7K) out of 5 from 2,656 ratings492.2K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#16DataCamp· Course
AI Ethics
4.8 (29.9K) out of 5 from 29,871 ratings141.2K learners1 hour
BeginnerEthics and safety
Free to startView course ↗
#17Udemy· Course
The Complete Prompt Engineering for AI Bootcamp (2026)
Mike Taylor, James Phoenix
4.5 (170.7K) out of 5 from 170,707 ratings21 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#18DataCamp· Course
Understanding ChatGPT
4.8 (20.7K) out of 5 from 20,650 ratings434.2K learners1 hour
BeginnerUse AI at work
Free to startView course ↗
#19Coursera· Course
Stay Ahead of the AI Curve
Google
4.8 (8.6K) out of 5 from 8,597 ratings425.3K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#20Udemy· Course
The Data Science Course: Complete Data Science Bootcamp 2026
365 Careers
4.5 (162.6K) out of 5 from 162,586 ratings33 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#21DataCamp· Course
Understanding Artificial Intelligence
4.8 (21K) out of 5 from 21,014 ratings420.6K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#22Udemy· Course
Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp
Jose Portilla, Pierian Training
4.5 (161.3K) out of 5 from 161,332 ratings25 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#23DataCamp· Course
Introduction to AI Agents
4.8 (27.2K) out of 5 from 27,186 ratings126.2K learners1 hour
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#24Coursera· Course
Use AI Responsibly
Google
4.8 (2.4K) out of 5 from 2,447 ratings441.4K learners1 hour
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#25Coursera· Course
Start Writing Prompts like a Pro
Google
4.8 (4.5K) out of 5 from 4,452 ratings369.2K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#26Udemy· Course
Generative AI for Beginners
Aakriti E-Learning Academy
4.5 (133.6K) out of 5 from 133,607 ratings4.5 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#27Udemy· Course
Data Science A-Z: Hands-On Exercises & ChatGPT Prize [2026]
Kirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.7 (34.9K) out of 5 from 34,919 ratings21 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#28Coursera· Course
AI for App Building
Google
4.8 (3.4K) out of 5 from 3,372 ratings297.8K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#29Coursera· Course
Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python
IBM
4.7 (22.8K) out of 5 from 22,760 ratings684K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#30DataCamp· Course
Understanding Machine Learning
4.8 (12.7K) out of 5 from 12,676 ratings302K learners2 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Free to startView 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.