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?

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Can a platform pay to rank higher?

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#181Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering Certification: Master AI
Alexandros Fatsis - AI and Digital Marketing Professional
4.5 (3.4K) out of 5 from 3,413 ratings3 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#182Coursera· Course
Building a Data Science Team
Johns Hopkins University
4.5 (3.4K) out of 5 from 3,353 ratings51.1K learners5 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#183Udemy· Course
Introduction to AI and ChatGPT
Imran Afzal
4.5 (3.3K) out of 5 from 3,331 ratings7.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#184Coursera· Course
Google Workspace with Gemini: Foundations of Your AI Workflow
Google Cloud
4.7 (309) out of 5 from 309 ratings43K learners2 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#185Coursera· Course
Sesenta años de inteligencia artificial
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
4.7 (497) out of 5 from 497 ratings27.6K learners5 hours
BeginnerAI basicsSpanish
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#186Coursera· Course
AI Applications in Marketing and Finance
University of Pennsylvania
4.6 (505) out of 5 from 505 ratings41.3K learners9 hours
All levelsAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#187Coursera· Course
Executive Data Science Capstone
Johns Hopkins University
4.7 (1.6K) out of 5 from 1,566 ratings16.3K learners2 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#188Udemy· Course
AI Safety & Data Security For All Employees in 2026
Michael James (PSM I, PSM II, PSM III, PSPO 1, PSPO II, SPS certified), Video School, Phil Ebiner, Learn Management Online
4.5 (3.2K) out of 5 from 3,200 ratings3.5 hours
All levelsEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#189Udemy· Course
AI Agents on AWS - LangGraph, CrewAI, Amazon Bedrock & Kiro
Rahul Trisal
4.5 (3.1K) out of 5 from 3,131 ratings9 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#190Udemy· Course
Impact of Generative AI on Cyber Security
Anand Rao Nednur
4.4 (4.9K) out of 5 from 4,889 ratings3 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#191Coursera· Course
Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization
Google Cloud
4.7 (513) out of 5 from 513 ratings28.3K learners5 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#192Stepik· Course
Управление проектами. От теории к практике
Stepik author
4.8 (553) out of 5 from 553 ratings19.8K learners2.5 hours
BeginnerAI basicsRussian
FreeView course ↗
#193Google Skills· Course
Introduction to Vertex AI Studio
Google Cloud
4.2 (17K) out of 5 from 16,971 ratings2 hours
BeginnerAI engineering
Free to startView course ↗
#194Stepik· Course
Основы философии
Stepik author
4.9 (257) out of 5 from 257 ratings23.6K learners3.5 hours
BeginnerAI basicsRussian
FreeView course ↗
#195Coursera· Course
Artificial Intelligence Algorithms Models and Limitations
LearnQuest
4.7 (589) out of 5 from 589 ratings28.2K learners5 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#196Coursera· Course
Data Science in Real Life
Johns Hopkins University
4.5 (2.4K) out of 5 from 2,392 ratings53.9K learners7 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#197Udemy· Course
AI Security & AI Guardrails : Agents, Red Teaming & Hands-On
Firstlink Consulting
4.4 (4.4K) out of 5 from 4,359 ratings9 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#198Udemy· Course
Basic to Advanced: Retreival-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Yash Thakker
4.3 (7.1K) out of 5 from 7,123 ratings2.5 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#199Udemy· Course
ChatGPT for Data Science and Machine Learning
365 Careers
4.4 (4.3K) out of 5 from 4,297 ratings2 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#200Great Learning· Course
Data Science in Hindi
Great Learning Academy
4.4 (1.2K) out of 5 from 1,225 ratings56.6K learners2 hours
BeginnerData scienceHindi
FreeView course ↗
#201Udemy· Course
The Complete Generative AI for Business Analysis
Codestars • over 2.7 million students worldwide!, Igor Arkhipov, Analyst's Corner
4.4 (4.3K) out of 5 from 4,255 ratings6 hours
BeginnerAI for business
PaidView course ↗
#202Udemy· Course
IA Generativa: De Cero a Pro. Claude, ChatGPT, Higgsfield.
Federico Garay, Amaranta Zazueta, Natacha Trobbiani
4.6 (1.8K) out of 5 from 1,837 ratings8.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#203Udemy· Course
GitHub Copilot for Developers: Code Faster With AI Agents
Shubham Sarda
4.5 (2.7K) out of 5 from 2,690 ratings4.5 hours
All levelsCode with AI
PaidView course ↗
#204Udemy· Course
Agentic AI Architectures with Patterns, Frameworks and MCP
Mehmet Ozkaya
4.5 (2.7K) out of 5 from 2,684 ratings7.5 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#205Udemy· Course
Machine Learning: Modern Computer Vision & Generative AI
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.8 (977) out of 5 from 977 ratings6.5 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#206Google Skills· Course
Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization
Google Cloud
4.3 (7.1K) out of 5 from 7,145 ratings2.5 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
FreeView course ↗
#207Coursera· Course
ChatGPT for Beginners: SciFi Writing with Dall-e
Danilo Oliveira Vaz
4.5 (641) out of 5 from 641 ratings41.7K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#208Google Skills· Course
Model Armor: Securing AI Deployments
Google Cloud
4.3 (7.4K) out of 5 from 7,445 ratings2.5 hours
BeginnerAI engineering
FreeView course ↗
#209Coursera· Course
Business Implications of AI: A Nano-course
28DIGITAL
4.5 (1.3K) out of 5 from 1,284 ratings41.5K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for business
FreeView course ↗
#210Coursera· Course
AI Applications in People Management
University of Pennsylvania
4.7 (337) out of 5 from 337 ratings26.4K learners4 hours
All levelsAI for business
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.