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#1Coursera· Course
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
DeepLearning.AI
4.9 (123.8K) out of 5 from 123,837 ratings1.6M learners30 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
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
Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization
DeepLearning.AI
4.9 (63.6K) out of 5 from 63,550 ratings641.3K learners20 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#4Coursera· Course
Convolutional Neural Networks
DeepLearning.AI
4.8 (42.6K) out of 5 from 42,610 ratings576.6K learners40 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#5Coursera· 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 ↗
#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 ↗
#7Coursera· 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 ↗
#8Udemy· 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 ↗
#9Udemy· 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 ↗
#10Coursera· Course
Machine Learning with Python: Build Real-World ML Models
IBM
4.7 (18.5K) out of 5 from 18,507 ratings727.3K learners20 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#11Coursera· Course
Introduction to TensorFlow for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
DeepLearning.AI
4.8 (19.7K) out of 5 from 19,747 ratings407.3K learners20 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#12DataCamp· Course
Understanding Machine Learning
4.8 (12.7K) out of 5 from 12,676 ratings302K learners2 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#13DataCamp· Course
Supervised Learning with scikit-learn
4.8 (9.9K) out of 5 from 9,874 ratings295.5K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#14Udemy· Course
Artificial Intelligence: Reinforcement Learning in Python
Lazy Programmer Team, Lazy Programmer Inc.
4.9 (10.8K) out of 5 from 10,824 ratings15 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#15Udemy· Course
Deep Learning A-Z [2026]: DL, AI in Python & AWS + LLM Prize
Kirill Eremenko, Hadelin de Ponteves, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.6 (50K) out of 5 from 50,026 ratings23 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#16Coursera· Course
Mathematics for Machine Learning: Linear Algebra
Imperial College London
4.7 (12.6K) out of 5 from 12,621 ratings484K learners20 hours
BeginnerMachine learningFrench
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#17Udemy· Course
Machine Learning, Data Science & AI Engineering with Python
Frank Kane, Frank Kane, Sundog Education Team
4.6 (37K) out of 5 from 37,034 ratings20 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#18Stepik· Course
Введение в Data Science и машинное обучение
Stepik author
4.9 (1.3K) out of 5 from 1,346 ratings169.9K learners21 hours
BeginnerMachine learningRussian
FreeView course ↗
#19AWS Skill Builder· Course
Fundamentals of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (31.5K) out of 5 from 31,460 ratings1 hour
BeginnerMachine learning
FreeView course ↗
#20Coursera· Course
Machine Learning in Production
DeepLearning.AI
4.8 (3.4K) out of 5 from 3,372 ratings162.8K learners10 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#21Coursera· Course
Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach
University of Washington
4.6 (13.6K) out of 5 from 13,558 ratings415K learners8 hours
All levelsMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#22Coursera· 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 ↗
#23Udemy· Course
[2026] Tensorflow 2: Deep Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.7 (14.3K) out of 5 from 14,292 ratings26 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#24Coursera· Course
Applied Machine Learning in Python
University of Michigan
4.6 (8.8K) out of 5 from 8,816 ratings333.6K learners30 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#25Udemy· 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 ↗
#26Udemy· Course
NLP - Natural Language Processing with Python
Jose Portilla, Pierian Training
4.6 (20.1K) out of 5 from 20,065 ratings12 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#27Udemy· Course
Deep Learning: Convolutional Neural Networks in Python
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.8 (7.5K) out of 5 from 7,450 ratings14 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#28Udemy· Course
Generative AI with PyTorch: From GANs to LLMs, Multimodal AI
Javier Ideami
4.5 (34.6K) out of 5 from 34,557 ratings15 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#29Coursera· Course
Convolutional Neural Networks in TensorFlow
DeepLearning.AI
4.7 (8.2K) out of 5 from 8,225 ratings161.5K learners20 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#30Coursera· Course
Mathematics for Machine Learning: Multivariate Calculus
Imperial College London
4.7 (5.8K) out of 5 from 5,787 ratings164.6K learners20 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
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.