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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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#1Udemy· Course
Intro to ChatGPT and Generative AI
365 Careers
4.6 (57.7K) out of 5 from 57,701 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#2Udemy· Course
Intro to AI Agents and Agentic AI
365 Careers
4.5 (98.7K) out of 5 from 98,678 ratings2 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#3Coursera· Course
The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
Johns Hopkins University
4.6 (34.1K) out of 5 from 34,114 ratings779.6K learners8 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#4Udemy· Course
How to use ChatGPT and Generative AI to help create content
Justin Barnett
4.5 (79.8K) out of 5 from 79,752 ratings6.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#5Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT Masterclass
RPATech - Automating Intelligence, Aahana Singh
4.5 (66.9K) out of 5 from 66,917 ratings4 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#6Udemy· Course
ChatGPT for IT Professionals
Kevin Brown
4.6 (30.3K) out of 5 from 30,327 ratings5.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#7Udemy· Course
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis
365 Careers
4.5 (50.4K) out of 5 from 50,448 ratings5 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#8Coursera· 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 ↗
#9Coursera· 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 ↗
#10Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering for Everyone Bootcamp
Navid Shirzadi, PhD, P.Eng.
4.5 (38.1K) out of 5 from 38,071 ratings4 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#11Udemy· Course
Generative AI Architectures with LLM, Prompt, RAG, Vector DB
Mehmet Ozkaya
4.5 (33.6K) out of 5 from 33,573 ratings7.5 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#12Udemy· Course
How To Become a Shopify AI Expert (From Zero To Hero !)
Tim Sharp
4.7 (11K) out of 5 from 10,976 ratings4.5 hours
AdvancedAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#13Coursera· Course
Machine Learning: Classification
University of Washington
4.7 (3.7K) out of 5 from 3,740 ratings130.9K learners8 hours
All levelsMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#14Udemy· Course
Prompt Perfect
Mandy Chew
4.5 (23K) out of 5 from 22,964 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#15Udemy· Course
GitHub Copilot - The Complete Guide - 2026
Alex Dan
4.5 (22K) out of 5 from 22,005 ratings4.5 hours
All levelsCode with AI
PaidView course ↗
#16Udemy· Course
Deep Learning: Advanced Natural Language Processing and RNNs
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.7 (7.8K) out of 5 from 7,829 ratings8.5 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#17Udemy· Course
Deep Learning Prerequisites: Logistic Regression in Python
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.8 (4.9K) out of 5 from 4,934 ratings7 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#18Udemy· Course
MLOps Fundamentals - Learn MLOps Concepts with Azure demo
J Garg - Real Time Learning
4.6 (10.5K) out of 5 from 10,505 ratings3 hours
All levelsAI engineering
PaidView course ↗
#19Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering: ChatGPT & AI Prompts For Work Success!
Steve Ballinger, MBA
4.5 (17K) out of 5 from 17,003 ratings2 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#20Udemy· Course
Generative AI Essentials: Prompt Engineering Masterclass
Maven Analytics (2,000,000+ Learners), Chris Bruehl
4.5 (16.5K) out of 5 from 16,484 ratings3 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#21Udemy· Course
Introducción al mundo de la Inteligencia Artificial
Alejandro Aquino Navarro
4.6 (9.7K) out of 5 from 9,727 ratings3.5 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#22Udemy· Course
AI Agents & Workflows - The Practical Guide
Maximilian Schwarzmüller
4.5 (16.2K) out of 5 from 16,245 ratings6.5 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#23Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering Frameworks & Methodologies
Start-Tech Academy, Abhishek Bansal, Pukhraj Parikh
4.5 (16K) out of 5 from 16,001 ratings3 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#24Coursera· Course
AI Fundamentals for Non-Data Scientists
University of Pennsylvania
4.8 (1.1K) out of 5 from 1,086 ratings84.8K learners4 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#25Udemy· Course
Generative AI for Leaders: Strategy & Adoption
Aakriti E-Learning Academy
4.6 (9.4K) out of 5 from 9,382 ratings3.5 hours
All levelsAI for business
PaidView course ↗
#26Udemy· Course
Explainable AI (XAI) For Generative AI
Minerva Singh
4.5 (15.4K) out of 5 from 15,363 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#27Udemy· Course
Intro to Large Language Models (LLMs)
365 Careers, Lauren Newbould
4.5 (15.1K) out of 5 from 15,087 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#28Udemy· Course
Build Generative AI Apps and Solutions with No-Code Tools
Henry Habib, The Intelligent Worker
4.6 (9K) out of 5 from 9,043 ratings5.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#29Udemy· Course
ChatGPT for Work: The Definitive Guide to Innovate with AI
Diego Davila, BR Courses, Diego Davila Support, Phil Ebiner, Video School
4.6 (8.8K) out of 5 from 8,781 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#30Udemy· Course
Complete Prompt Engineering Practical Course C|PEPC
Dey Academy, NextGen Tech
4.6 (8.1K) out of 5 from 8,053 ratings9 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
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.