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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3,492 courses, sorted by top ranked

#31Udemy· Course
AI for Everyone: Understanding and Applying the Basics
Ritesh Vajariya
4.5 (47.6K) out of 5 from 47,648 ratings3 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#32Coursera· Course
Data Science Methodology: Apply the Framework in Real Projects
IBM
4.6 (21.1K) out of 5 from 21,119 ratings382K learners9 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#33Coursera· Course
Use AI as a Creative or Expert Partner
Google
4.8 (2.9K) out of 5 from 2,872 ratings158.3K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#34Coursera· 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 ↗
#35Udemy· 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 ↗
#36Udemy· Course
Intro to AI: A Beginner's Guide to Artificial Intelligence
365 Careers
4.5 (37.5K) out of 5 from 37,537 ratings2.5 hours
BeginnerAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#37Udemy· 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 ↗
#38Coursera· Course
AI Fundamentals
Google
1.9M learners3 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#39Coursera· Course
AI for Content Creation
Google
4.7 (797) out of 5 from 797 ratings306.8K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#40Udemy· 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 ↗
#41Great Learning· Course
Python for Machine Learning
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (16.1K) out of 5 from 16,063 ratings476.2K learners2 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
FreeView course ↗
#42Great Learning· Course
ChatGPT for Beginners
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (16.3K) out of 5 from 16,319 ratings371.6K learners2.5 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
FreeView course ↗
#43DataCamp· Course
Working with Hugging Face
4.8 (6.9K) out of 5 from 6,853 ratings39.4K learners2 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#44Udemy· Course
Introduction to Machine Learning for Data Science
David Valentine
4.6 (17.3K) out of 5 from 17,332 ratings5.5 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#45Udemy· Course
Artificial Intelligence Risk and Cyber Security Course 2026
Taimur Ijlal | Award winning cybersecurity leader and instructor
4.5 (29.3K) out of 5 from 29,342 ratings2 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#46DataCamp· Course
Implementing AI Solutions in Business
4.8 (5.8K) out of 5 from 5,751 ratings54.8K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Free to startView course ↗
#47AWS Skill Builder· Path or specialization
AWS Artificial Intelligence Practitioner Learning Plan
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (14.1K) out of 5 from 14,105 ratings8 hours
BeginnerAI engineering
FreeView course ↗
#48Great Learning· Course
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
Great Learning Academy
4.6 (8.7K) out of 5 from 8,677 ratings234.5K learners2 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
FreeView course ↗
#49Coursera· 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 ↗
#50Udemy· Course
Prompt Perfect
Mandy Chew
4.5 (23K) out of 5 from 22,964 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#51Coursera· Course
Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders
Vanderbilt University
4.7 (2K) out of 5 from 1,985 ratings136.2K learners6 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#52Udemy· 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 ↗
#53Udemy· Course
Intro to AI Agents: Build an Army of Digital Workers with AI
Yash Thakker
4.5 (21.8K) out of 5 from 21,815 ratings7 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#54Udemy· 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 ↗
#55Udemy· 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 ↗
#56Udemy· Course
Investimentos na Era da Inteligência Artificial
Leonardo Baldochi
4.6 (12.1K) out of 5 from 12,101 ratings7.5 hours
BeginnerAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#57Udemy· Course
How to use Artificial Intelligence - A guide for everyone!
Ahmed Fessi
4.5 (20.4K) out of 5 from 20,360 ratings2 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#58Great Learning· Course
Introducción a la Inteligencia Artificial
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (22.2K) out of 5 from 22,248 ratings5K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
FreeView course ↗
#59Great Learning· Course
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (22.2K) out of 5 from 22,248 ratings221.6K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
FreeView course ↗
#60Udemy· Course
AI Literacy Basics: Applying Generative AI in the Workplace
Nicolle Merrill
4.5 (19.4K) out of 5 from 19,440 ratings5 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
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.