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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#301Coursera· Course
AI Agents and Agentic AI Architecture in Python
Vanderbilt University
4.7 (153) out of 5 from 153 ratings26.1K learners7 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#302Udemy· Course
AI with GitHub Copilot for Python & Django REST Developers
Bharath Thippireddy
4.5 (1.6K) out of 5 from 1,579 ratings2 hours
All levelsCode with AI
PaidView course ↗
#303DataCamp· Course
AI for Finance
4.8 (638) out of 5 from 638 ratings6K learners3 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Free to startView course ↗
#304Coursera· Course
AI-Powered Software and System Design
DeepLearning.AI
4.7 (194) out of 5 from 194 ratings20.1K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Free to auditView course ↗
#305DataCamp· Course
Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint
4.8 (633) out of 5 from 633 ratings3.1K learners2 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Free to startView course ↗
#306Coursera· Course
The Data Science of Health Informatics
Johns Hopkins University
4.6 (236) out of 5 from 236 ratings25.3K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#307Coursera· Course
Algebra and Differential Calculus for Data Science
University of Colorado Boulder
4.5 (269) out of 5 from 269 ratings25.6K learners8 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#308Coursera· Course
Linear Algebra: Linear Systems and Matrix Equations
Johns Hopkins University
4.7 (186) out of 5 from 186 ratings22.7K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#309Coursera· Course
Agentic AI with LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen and BeeAI
IBM
4.7 (116) out of 5 from 116 ratings24.6K learners4 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#310Coursera· Course
Blended Language Learning in the Age of AI: Design and Practice for Teachers
University of Colorado Boulder
4.8 (263) out of 5 from 263 ratings13.1K learners7 hours
IntermediateAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#311Coursera· Course
The AI Ladder: A Framework for Deploying AI in your Enterprise
IBM
4.7 (441) out of 5 from 441 ratings16.2K learners3 hours
BeginnerAI engineering
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#312DataCamp· Path or specialization
AI Fundamentals
4.7 (93) out of 5 from 93 ratings26.8K learners9 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#313Great Learning· Course
R for Data Science
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (1.2K) out of 5 from 1,200 ratings15.8K learners2 hours
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#314Udemy· Course
Mastering Data Science and Machine Learning Fundamentals
AI Sciences
4.5 (1.4K) out of 5 from 1,419 ratings2 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#315Coursera· Course
Gen AI: Navigate the Landscape
Google Cloud
4.7 (117) out of 5 from 117 ratings23.7K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#316Coursera· Course
GenAI for Execs & Business Leaders: Integration Strategy
IBM
4.8 (144) out of 5 from 144 ratings17.9K learners3 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#317Coursera· Course
Learn to code with AI
Scrimba
4.6 (149) out of 5 from 149 ratings28.2K learners8 hours
BeginnerCode with AI
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#318Coursera· Course
أساسيات الذكاء الاصطناعي والبيانات الضخمة | AI
Alfaisal University | KLD
4.9 (309) out of 5 from 309 ratings10.5K learners6 hours
BeginnerAI basicsArabic
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#319DataCamp· Course
Working with the OpenAI Responses API
4.7 (767) out of 5 from 767 ratings2.5K learners3 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#320Coursera· Course
Gen AI Apps: Transform Your Work
Google Cloud
4.7 (126) out of 5 from 126 ratings22.2K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#321DataCamp· Course
Monitoring Machine Learning Concepts
4.8 (606) out of 5 from 606 ratings5.6K learners2 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#322DataCamp· Course
Developing Machine Learning Models for Production
4.8 (560) out of 5 from 560 ratings9.3K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#323Coursera· Course
Generative AI Engineering and Fine-Tuning Transformers
IBM
4.5 (120) out of 5 from 120 ratings31.1K learners8 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#324Coursera· Course
AI Fundamentals with Claude
Advancing Women in Tech
4.6 (86) out of 5 from 86 ratings29K learners4 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#325Great Learning· Course
Convolutional Neural Networks
Great Learning Academy
4.6 (754) out of 5 from 754 ratings17.3K learners3 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
FreeView course ↗
#326Coursera· Course
Natural Language Processing in Microsoft Azure
Microsoft
4.7 (130) out of 5 from 130 ratings21.2K learners7 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#327Udemy· Course
OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models
Christopher Nett | 150.000+ Enrollments
4.5 (1.4K) out of 5 from 1,355 ratings2 hours
AdvancedLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#328AWS Skill Builder· Course
Exploring Amazon Nova models using Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (956) out of 5 from 956 ratings2 hours
BeginnerAI engineering
FreeView course ↗
#329Udemy· Course
N8N for Beginners: Build Automations from Scratch
Abner Francisco Casallo Trauco
4.5 (1.3K) out of 5 from 1,312 ratings9 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#330DataCamp· Course
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) for Language Modeling with Keras
4.8 (150) out of 5 from 150 ratings16.4K learners4 hours
AdvancedMachine learning
Free to startView 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.