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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#331Coursera· Course
Efficient Programming
University of Colorado Boulder
4.5 (12) out of 5 from 12 ratings1.6K learners8 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#332Coursera· Course
Agentic AI Foundations with MERN, RAG & MCP
LearnKartS
1.7K learners9 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#333Coursera· Course
Data Frameworks for Generative AI
Fractal Analytics
1.6K learners6 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#334Skillshare· Course
Notion Basics to Advanced 2026: Databases, AI + 31 Templates
Ali Hobart
4.8 (10) out of 5 from 10 ratings1.5K learners6 hours
BeginnerAI basics
SubscriptionView course ↗
#335Coursera· Course
Math for AI Beginner Part 2 : Vector Calulus
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
1.6K learners9 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#336Coursera· Course
Capstone: Making the Case for AI
Emory University
4.1 (11) out of 5 from 11 ratings1.6K learners6 hours
All levelsAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#337Coursera· Course
Editing and Enhancing AI Generated Content
University of California, Davis
1.6K learners7 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#338Coursera· Course
AI for Product Owners
Scrum Alliance
1.6K learners6 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#339Coursera· Course
Introduction to GitHub Actions
Alfredo Deza
3.2 (23) out of 5 from 23 ratings2.4K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#340DataCamp· Course
Hyperparameter Tuning in R
4.8 (68) out of 5 from 68 ratings4 hours
AdvancedAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#341Coursera· Course
Amazon Dropshipping And Retail Arbitrage With AI
Alex Genadinik
1.5K learners3 hours
All levelsAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#342Udemy· Course
NLTK: Build Document Classifier & Spell Checker with Python
GoTrained Academy, Waqar Ahmed
4.0 (164) out of 5 from 164 ratings5.5 hours
IntermediateAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#343Coursera· Course
AI for Learning & Development
AI CERTs
1.5K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#344Coursera· Course
AI and Data Centers: Driving Global Decarbonization
Schneider Electric
1.5K learners6 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#345Coursera· Course
Artificial Intelligence in Government
University of Maryland, College Park
4.1 (15) out of 5 from 15 ratings1.5K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#346Codecademy· Path or specialization
Learn Python with AI
1.4K learners9 hours
BeginnerAI basics
US$29.99View course ↗
#347Alura· Course
Curso Masterclass IA: impulsionando sua carreira
4.6 out of 51.4K learners4 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#348Stepik· Course
Учись учиться (Метаобучение): Стратегии освоения сложных тем
Stepik author
5.0 (28) out of 5 from 28 ratings1.1K learners3.5 hours
BeginnerAI basicsRussian
FreeView course ↗
#349Alura· Course
Curso Cibersegurança: conhecendo os usos de IA para segurança
4.7 out of 51.4K learners8 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#350Domestika· Course
Exploring branding with artificial intelligence
Lucas Casagrande
5.0 out of 51.4K learners2 hours
IntermediateAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#351edX· Course
Introduction to Generative AI
Google Cloud
1.3K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#352edX· Course
Managing Your Work with AI
Microsoft
1.2K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#353Stepik· Course
ML ЗА 3 ДНЯ
Stepik author
4.0 (4) out of 5 from 4 ratings1.1K learners2.5 hours
BeginnerAI basicsRussian
FreeView course ↗
#354Codecademy· Course
Learn Explainable AI
1K learners3 hours
IntermediateAI basics
US$29.99View course ↗
#355Udemy· Course
Computational Linguistics - Beginner Course
Jose M Hernandez
3.8 (136) out of 5 from 136 ratings2.5 hours
BeginnerAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#356Educative· Course
Getting Started with Windsurf AI
4.5 (58) out of 5 from 58 ratings3 hours
BeginnerAI basics
US$59View course ↗
#357Alura· Course
Curso Mídias sociais: aplicando estratégias avançadas de IA
4.6 out of 5982 learners8 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#358edX· Course
Small Language Models
Pragmatic AI Labs
953 learners8 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#359Stepik· Course
Управление AI-продуктом: от основ к системному мышлению
Stepik author
4.6 (5) out of 5 from 5 ratings927 learners4.5 hours
IntermediateAI basicsRussian
FreeView course ↗
#360FutureLearn· Course
The Laws of Digital Data, Content and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The University of Law
4.6 (51) out of 5 from 51 ratings3 hours
IntermediateAI basics
US$349.99 a yearView 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.