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

#61DataCamp· Course
Introduction to MLflow
4.7 (927) out of 5 from 927 ratings4 hours
AdvancedAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#62DataCamp· Course
Introduction to Subagents
4.8 (679) out of 5 from 679 ratings2 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#63Coursera· 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 ↗
#64DataCamp· Path or specialization
AI Fundamentals
4.7 (93) out of 5 from 93 ratings26.8K learners9 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#65Coursera· 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 ↗
#66Coursera· 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 ↗
#67DataCamp· 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 ↗
#68Coursera· 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 ↗
#69Udemy· Course
AI for SAP ABAP Development
Smart Logic Academy
4.3 (3.2K) out of 5 from 3,206 ratings2 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#70Coursera· 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 ↗
#71Stepik· Course
Технологии рекрутинга
Stepik author
4.9 (293) out of 5 from 293 ratings9.4K learners7.5 hours
BeginnerAI basicsRussian
FreeView course ↗
#72Coursera· Course
Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4.7 (184) out of 5 from 184 ratings17K learners8 hours
All levelsAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#73AWS Skill Builder· Path or specialization
Amazon Q Developer Knowledge Badge Readiness Path
Amazon Web Services
4.7 (707) out of 5 from 707 ratings5.5 hours
All levelsAI basics
FreeView course ↗
#74Coursera· Course
Introduction to Predictive Modeling
University of Minnesota
4.8 (145) out of 5 from 145 ratings15.9K learners4 hours
All levelsAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#75Domestika· Course
Creating Presentations with AI
Katya Kovalenko
4.9 out of 537.1K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#76DataCamp· Course
Winning a Kaggle Competition in Python
4.8 (510) out of 5 from 510 ratings4 hours
AdvancedAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#77Coursera· Course
Modern Robotics, Course 3: Robot Dynamics
Northwestern University
4.7 (174) out of 5 from 174 ratings16.3K learners8 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#78Alura· Course
Curso Python para Dados: trabalhando com funções, estruturas de dados e exceções
4.5 out of 535.3K learners8 hours
All levelsAI basicsPortuguese
SubscriptionView course ↗
#79DataCamp· Course
Sentiment Analysis in Python
4.8 (494) out of 5 from 494 ratings4 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#80Coursera· Course
Artificial Intelligence: An Overview
Politecnico di Milano
4.5 (223) out of 5 from 223 ratings18.8K learners8 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#81Coursera· Course
ChatGPT & Zapier: Agentic AI for Everyone
Vanderbilt University
4.6 (140) out of 5 from 140 ratings18.9K learners8 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#82DataCamp· Course
ARIMA Models in Python
4.8 (464) out of 5 from 464 ratings4 hours
AdvancedAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#83Coursera· Course
AI for Education (Intermediate)
Kennesaw State University
4.6 (441) out of 5 from 441 ratings12.6K learners5 hours
IntermediateAI basics
FreeView course ↗
#84Domestika· Course
Introduction to AI with Python
Rodrigo Montemayor
4.9 out of 529.8K learners4.5 hours
BeginnerAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#85DataCamp· Course
Ensemble Methods in Python
4.8 (449) out of 5 from 449 ratings4 hours
AdvancedAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#86Stepik· Course
Быстрый старт в искусственный интеллект
Stepik author
4.3 (56) out of 5 from 56 ratings27.3K learners3.5 hours
All levelsAI basicsRussian
FreeView course ↗
#87Codecademy· Course
Intro to Language Models in Python
4.3 (142) out of 5 from 142 ratings28.8K learners4 hours
IntermediateAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#88Coursera· Course
The Role of the CEO in Navigating GenAI
4.8 (155) out of 5 from 155 ratings9.7K learners6 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#89Coursera· Course
The AI Awakening: Implications for the Economy and Society
Stanford Online
4.7 (140) out of 5 from 140 ratings13.1K learners4 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#90Coursera· Course
Build Multimodal Generative AI Applications
IBM
4.6 (66) out of 5 from 66 ratings18K learners9 hours
IntermediateAI 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.