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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409 courses, sorted by top ranked

#31Coursera· Path or specialization
AI Foundations for Business Professionals
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
4.8 (645) out of 5 from 645 ratings26.4K learners16 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#32edX· Course
Google AI for Anyone
Google
4.5 (111) out of 5 from 111 ratings92.5K learners16 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#33Coursera· Path or specialization
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 Exam Prep
Microsoft
4.5 (1.7K) out of 5 from 1,678 ratings53.9K learners16 hours
BeginnerAI engineering
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#34Coursera· Course
Modern Robotics, Course 2: Robot Kinematics
Northwestern University
4.9 (304) out of 5 from 304 ratings26.3K learners20 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#35Coursera· Course
Text Retrieval and Search Engines
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4.5 (968) out of 5 from 968 ratings63.7K learners12 hours
All levelsAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#36Coursera· Course
Intelligent Machining
University at Buffalo
4.6 (1.4K) out of 5 from 1,391 ratings34K learners10 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#37Coursera· Course
Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Ban Ki-moon
Yonsei University
4.8 (265) out of 5 from 265 ratings30.8K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#38Udemy· Course
Modern Artificial Intelligence Masterclass: Build 6 Projects
Prof. Ryan Ahmed, PhD, MBA, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.5 (3.1K) out of 5 from 3,141 ratings16 hours
IntermediateAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#39Coursera· Course
人工智慧：搜尋方法與邏輯推論 (Artificial Intelligence - Search & Logic)
National Taiwan University
4.8 (327) out of 5 from 327 ratings24.8K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI basicsChinese
FreeView course ↗
#40edX· Course
Fundamentals of TinyML
Harvard University
4.5 (67) out of 5 from 67 ratings86.3K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#41Coursera· Course
Building Generative AI-Powered Applications with Python
IBM
4.6 (299) out of 5 from 299 ratings47.7K learners20 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#42Coursera· Path or specialization
AI Foundations for Executive Decision-Making
4.7 (1.4K) out of 5 from 1,436 ratings1.7K learners16 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#43Coursera· Course
Innovations in Investment Technology: Artificial Intelligence
University of Michigan
4.7 (428) out of 5 from 428 ratings27.6K learners10 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#44Coursera· Course
AI For Medical Treatment
DeepLearning.AI
4.7 (547) out of 5 from 547 ratings29.9K learners20 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#45Coursera· Course
Generative AI: Elevate your Software Development Career
IBM
4.5 (277) out of 5 from 277 ratings53K learners20 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#46Coursera· Course
Advanced Manufacturing Process Analysis
University at Buffalo
4.6 (1.2K) out of 5 from 1,215 ratings29.5K learners10 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#47Udemy· Course
Coding With AI - Planning To Production
Brad Traversy
4.7 (1.2K) out of 5 from 1,204 ratings17 hours
IntermediateAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#48Coursera· Course
Human Factors in AI
Duke University
4.7 (264) out of 5 from 264 ratings21.7K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#49Coursera· Course
Introducción a la inteligencia artificial contemporánea
Universidad de los Andes
4.7 (328) out of 5 from 328 ratings23.3K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI basicsSpanish
FreeView course ↗
#50Coursera· Path or specialization
AI for Good
DeepLearning.AI
4.7 (668) out of 5 from 668 ratings14.8K learners16 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#51DataCamp· Path or specialization
Developing AI Applications
4.8 (7) out of 5 from 7 ratings58.5K learners21 hours
All levelsAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#52Coursera· Course
Digital Thread: Components
University at Buffalo
4.6 (820) out of 5 from 820 ratings17.5K learners10 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#53Coursera· Course
Digital Thread: Implementation
University at Buffalo
4.7 (476) out of 5 from 476 ratings15.7K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#54edX· Course
Introduction to Bioconductor
Harvard University
4.5 (12) out of 5 from 12 ratings52.8K learners16 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#55Coursera· Course
Computational Social Science Methods
University of California, Davis
4.7 (357) out of 5 from 357 ratings18.7K learners10 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#56Coursera· Course
MBSE: Model-Based Systems Engineering
University at Buffalo
4.4 (910) out of 5 from 910 ratings36.7K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#57Alura· Course
Curso Python para Dados: primeiros passos
4.7 out of 553.4K learners10 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#58Coursera· Course
Hands-on quantum error correction with Google Quantum AI
Google Quantum AI
4.6 (223) out of 5 from 223 ratings26.3K learners12 hours
IntermediateAI basics
FreeView course ↗
#59Coursera· Course
Probabilistic Graphical Models 3: Learning
Stanford Online
4.6 (305) out of 5 from 305 ratings22.7K learners28 hours
AdvancedAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#60Coursera· Course
Modern Robotics, Course 4: Robot Motion Planning and Control
Northwestern University
4.8 (142) out of 5 from 142 ratings16.6K learners12 hours
IntermediateAI basics
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.