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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1,382 courses, sorted by top ranked

#301Coursera· Course
AI in Real Estate
AI CERTs
2.2K learners8 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#302Alura· Course
Curso Inteligência Artificial: gestão de mídias sociais
4.6 out of 52.2K learners8 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#303Alura· Course
Curso IA aumentada: prevendo atrasos de voos
4.7 out of 52.1K learners8 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#304Coursera· Course
From Data to Decisions: Getting Started with AI
Vanderbilt University
4.5 (22) out of 5 from 22 ratings2K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#305Alura· Course
Curso Soft Skills na era da IA: Como fortalecer metacompetências
4.6 out of 52.1K learners8 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#306Coursera· Course
Generative AI Teach-Out
University of Michigan
2.1K learners7 hours
All levelsAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#307Coursera· Course
Python: Istruzioni per l’uso
Università di Napoli Federico II
4.1 (42) out of 5 from 42 ratings2.2K learners8 hours
BeginnerAI basicsItalian
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#308Coursera· Course
SEO, Generative AI, and GEO Capstone Project
SkillUp
2K learners6 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#309Alura· Course
Curso Inteligência artificial: preparação para o mercado
4.6 out of 52K learners8 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#310Coursera· Course
Agentic AI Foundations: Build RAG & MCP Chatbots
LearnKartS
2K learners8 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#311Coursera· Course
AI Essentials
AI CERTs
2K learners8 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#312FutureLearn· Course
How to Get Into AI
University of Leeds
4.7 (88) out of 5 from 88 ratings8 hours
BeginnerAI basics
US$349.99 a yearView course ↗
#313Alura· Course
Curso Praticando mapas mentais com IA: estruture seu aprendizado
4.4 out of 52K learners4 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#314Coursera· Course
Introduction to Sales and AI Fundamentals
Microsoft
1.9K learners8 hours
AdvancedAI for business
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#315DataCamp· Course
Cluster Analysis in R
4.8 (79) out of 5 from 79 ratings4 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#316Coursera· Course
Secure AI Code & Libraries with Static Analysis
1.9K learners4 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#317Coursera· Course
Mastering Google Antigravity: From Setup to Real Projects
SkillsBooster Academy
1.9K learners6 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#318Coursera· Course
Introduction to AI Safety
Center for AI Safety
4.7 (14) out of 5 from 14 ratings1.7K learners4 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
FreeView course ↗
#319Coursera· Course
IA para pensar, crear y transformar
Universidades Anáhuac
1.8K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basicsSpanish
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#320Coursera· Course
Parallel Computing with MPI
University of Colorado Boulder
4.4 (18) out of 5 from 18 ratings1.8K learners8 hours
AdvancedAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#321Coursera· Course
Introduction to Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities
3.9 (24) out of 5 from 24 ratings2.1K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#322Udemy· Course
Spring AI - GenAI with Telusko
Navin Reddy, Telusko Edutech
4.6 (88) out of 5 from 88 ratings5 hours
IntermediateAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#323Coursera· Course
AI for Education
AI CERTs
1.8K learners9 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#324Coursera· Course
Modeling Data in the Tidyverse
Johns Hopkins University
4.7 (10) out of 5 from 10 ratings1.7K learners8 hours
All levelsAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#325Coursera· Course
6G Vision: ML, Intelligent Surfaces & Optical Networks
University of Glasgow
4.8 (10) out of 5 from 10 ratings1.6K learners8 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#326Coursera· Course
AI for Research & Analysis
AI CERTs
1.7K learners8 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#327Coursera· Course
Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python
Packt
3.9 (15) out of 5 from 15 ratings1.9K learners8 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#328Great Learning· Course
AI in Financial Analysis
Great Learning Academy
1.7K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
FreeView course ↗
#329Coursera· Course
AI & Quantum Computing – Zero to Expert Bootcamp
Packt
1.7K learners8 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#330Coursera· Course
Job Search with GenAI
Meta
1.7K learners8 hours
BeginnerAI 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.