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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1,052 courses, sorted by top ranked

#31Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Java and Spring Developers
IBM
4.7 (12.3K) out of 5 from 12,344 ratings5.1K learners16 hours
IntermediateUse AI at work
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#32Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Software Developers
IBM
4.7 (12.3K) out of 5 from 12,326 ratings22.7K learners16 hours
IntermediateCode with AI
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#33Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Data Analysts
IBM
4.7 (12.3K) out of 5 from 12,296 ratings17.5K learners32 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#34Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Human Resources (HR) Professionals
IBM
4.7 (12.3K) out of 5 from 12,250 ratings27K learners16 hours
IntermediateAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#35Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Project Managers
IBM
4.7 (12.2K) out of 5 from 12,249 ratings29.7K learners16 hours
IntermediateAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#36Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI SQL Database Specialist with ChatGPT
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (8.4K) out of 5 from 8,362 ratings5.4K learners34 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#37Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Data Engineers
IBM
4.7 (12.2K) out of 5 from 12,193 ratings5.4K learners32 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#38Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Customer Support
IBM
4.7 (12.2K) out of 5 from 12,173 ratings3.4K learners16 hours
IntermediateAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#39Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Business Intelligence (BI) Analysts
IBM
4.7 (12.2K) out of 5 from 12,160 ratings9K learners16 hours
IntermediateAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#40Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Product Owners
IBM
4.7 (12.2K) out of 5 from 12,167 ratings3.7K learners16 hours
IntermediateUse AI at work
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#41Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Program Managers
IBM
4.7 (12.2K) out of 5 from 12,153 ratings4.4K learners16 hours
IntermediateAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#42Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Sales Professionals
IBM
4.7 (12.1K) out of 5 from 12,143 ratings5.4K learners16 hours
IntermediateAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#43Udemy· 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 ↗
#44Udemy· Course
Curso Completo de IA Generativa: ChatGPT, Midjourney y más!
Santiago Hernández
4.7 (11.9K) out of 5 from 11,919 ratings23 hours
All levelsAI for creatives
PaidView course ↗
#45Udemy· 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 ↗
#46Udemy· 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 ↗
#47Coursera· 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 ↗
#48Udemy· Course
[2026] Machine Learning: Natural Language Processing (V2)
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.8 (7.3K) out of 5 from 7,297 ratings24 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#49Udemy· 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 ↗
#50Coursera· Course
Natural Language Processing with Classification and Vector Spaces
DeepLearning.AI
4.6 (4.6K) out of 5 from 4,647 ratings225K learners30 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#51Udemy· 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 ↗
#52Coursera· Course
Fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning
University of Alberta
4.8 (2.9K) out of 5 from 2,916 ratings113.1K learners20 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#53Udemy· 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 ↗
#54Coursera· Course
Sequences, Time Series and Prediction
DeepLearning.AI
4.7 (5.2K) out of 5 from 5,166 ratings152.3K learners20 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#55Udemy· 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 ↗
#56Udemy· 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 ↗
#57Coursera· Course
Linear Algebra for Machine Learning and Data Science
DeepLearning.AI
4.6 (2.4K) out of 5 from 2,387 ratings213.2K learners30 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#58Udemy· Course
Formação Inteligência Artificial: Do Zero ao Avançado (2026)
Andre Iacono | 440000+ Students | Author · Deep Learning AI Specialist |
4.6 (12.6K) out of 5 from 12,627 ratings25 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#59Coursera· Course
Exploratory Data Analysis for Machine Learning
IBM
4.6 (2.6K) out of 5 from 2,613 ratings205.9K learners10 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#60Udemy· Course
Curso COMPLETO de Excel Básico ao Avançado + Dashboards + IA
Eduardo Yto
4.8 (4.9K) out of 5 from 4,906 ratings26 hours
All levelsData science
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.