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Which AI course should a complete beginner start with?

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Are there free AI courses?

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#61Udemy· Course
Microsoft Copilot: AI in Excel, Word, PowerPoint & More
Arnold Oberleiter
4.6 (3.5K) out of 5 from 3,481 ratings6 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#62Coursera· Course
Data Scientist Career Guide and Interview Preparation
IBM
4.8 (414) out of 5 from 414 ratings45.9K learners9 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#63Coursera· Course
Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics
University of California, Davis
4.6 (784) out of 5 from 784 ratings53.9K learners9 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#64Coursera· Course
Excel and Copilot Fundamentals
Microsoft
4.3 (490) out of 5 from 490 ratings187.7K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#65Coursera· Course
Text Mining and Analytics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4.5 (742) out of 5 from 742 ratings75.8K learners12 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#66Coursera· Course
Product Analytics and AI
University of Virginia
4.7 (522) out of 5 from 522 ratings41.6K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#67Udemy· Course
Data Science & AI Masters 2026 - From Python To Gen AI
Dr. Satyajit Pattnaik, Satyajit Pattnaik
4.6 (2.9K) out of 5 from 2,889 ratings118 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#68edX· Course
Data Science: Inference and Modeling
Harvard University
4.3 (58) out of 5 from 58 ratings156K learners32 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#69Coursera· Course
Introduction to R Programming for Data Science
IBM
4.5 (627) out of 5 from 627 ratings66.7K learners10 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#70Great Learning· Course
Statistics for Machine Learning
Great Learning Academy
4.6 (1.6K) out of 5 from 1,596 ratings44.1K learners2 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
FreeView course ↗
#71Udemy· Course
Complete 2022 Data Science & Machine Learning Bootcamp
Philipp Muellauer
4.4 (6.1K) out of 5 from 6,062 ratings42 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#72Coursera· Course
Smart Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI on Google Cloud
Google Cloud
4.6 (1.3K) out of 5 from 1,253 ratings42K learners7 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#73edX· Course
Data Science: Capstone
Harvard University
4.5 (75) out of 5 from 75 ratings111.9K learners8 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#74Udemy· 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 ↗
#75Udemy· 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 ↗
#76edX· Course
SQL for Data Science
IBM
4.3 (88) out of 5 from 88 ratings134.7K learners16 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#77Coursera· 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 ↗
#78Coursera· 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 ↗
#79Coursera· 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 ↗
#80edX· Course
Data Science: Wrangling
Harvard University
4.4 (38) out of 5 from 38 ratings113K learners32 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#81Great Learning· Course
Probability for Data Science
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (2.1K) out of 5 from 2,136 ratings55.2K learners1.5 hours
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#82Simplilearn· Course
Free Data Science Course with Certificate | Enroll Now
4.6 out of 5118.8K learners
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#83Coursera· Course
Generative AI: Elevate Your Data Science Career
IBM
4.6 (287) out of 5 from 287 ratings49.9K learners20 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#84edX· Course
Data Science: Productivity Tools
Harvard University
4.3 (45) out of 5 from 45 ratings122.3K learners32 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#85edX· Course
Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Data Science
Harvard University
4.3 (15) out of 5 from 15 ratings117.8K learners32 hours
IntermediateData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#86Coursera· Course
Data Science in Real Life
Johns Hopkins University
4.5 (2.4K) out of 5 from 2,392 ratings53.9K learners7 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#87edX· Course
Data Science: Linear Regression
Harvard University
4.1 (31) out of 5 from 31 ratings123.5K learners32 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#88Udemy· Course
ChatGPT for Data Science and Machine Learning
365 Careers
4.4 (4.3K) out of 5 from 4,297 ratings2 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#89Great Learning· Course
Data Science in Hindi
Great Learning Academy
4.4 (1.2K) out of 5 from 1,225 ratings56.6K learners2 hours
BeginnerData scienceHindi
FreeView course ↗
#90Coursera· Course
Generative AI: Enhance your Data Analytics Career
IBM
4.6 (193) out of 5 from 193 ratings45.2K learners20 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView 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.