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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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#121Udemy· Course
LangChain and LangGraph Crash Course
Greg Lim
4.6 (5.6K) out of 5 from 5,634 ratings3.5 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#122Udemy· Course
Introduction to Generative AI and LLMs
Varad V
4.5 (9.1K) out of 5 from 9,060 ratings3.5 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#123DataCamp· Course
Building AI Applications with Pinecone
4.8 (2.5K) out of 5 from 2,491 ratings11.4K learners3 hours
IntermediateAI basics
Free to startView course ↗
#124Coursera· Course
Generative AI Content Creation
Adobe
4.7 (998) out of 5 from 998 ratings73.1K learners8 hours
All levelsAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#125DataCamp· Course
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy
4.8 (2.5K) out of 5 from 2,478 ratings20.3K learners3 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Free to startView course ↗
#126DataCamp· Course
Intermediate Deep Learning with PyTorch
4.8 (2.5K) out of 5 from 2,477 ratings29.4K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#127DataCamp· Course
Designing Agentic Systems with LangChain
4.8 (2.5K) out of 5 from 2,477 ratings14.8K learners3 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#128Coursera· Course
Advanced Prompt Engineering for Everyone
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (845) out of 5 from 845 ratings55.9K learners9 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#129DataCamp· Course
Claude Code 101
4.8 (2.5K) out of 5 from 2,465 ratings22.7K learners3 hours
BeginnerCode with AI
Free to startView course ↗
#130Udemy· Course
The AI Playbook for CEOs, Business Owners and Leaders
Aaron Lynn, Aaron Lynn Support
4.5 (8.5K) out of 5 from 8,496 ratings4 hours
All levelsAI for business
PaidView course ↗
#131DataCamp· Course
Feature Engineering for Machine Learning in Python
4.8 (1.3K) out of 5 from 1,273 ratings40.3K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#132Great Learning· Course
ChatGPT for Excel
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (6.3K) out of 5 from 6,251 ratings118.2K learners2 hours
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#133Udemy· Course
AI For Developers With GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI & ChatGPT
Academind by Maximilian Schwarzmüller, Maximilian Schwarzmüller
4.5 (7.9K) out of 5 from 7,889 ratings8 hours
All levelsCode with AI
PaidView course ↗
#134Coursera· Course
Generative AI Primer
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (507) out of 5 from 507 ratings47.4K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#135DataCamp· Course
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with LangChain
4.8 (2.2K) out of 5 from 2,216 ratings21K learners3 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#136Udemy· Course
Agentic AI for Beginner: Build AI Agents From Scratch
Aman Kumar
4.5 (7.7K) out of 5 from 7,698 ratings5.5 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#137DataCamp· Course
Developing AI Systems with the OpenAI API
4.7 (3.2K) out of 5 from 3,165 ratings22.1K learners3 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#138Udemy· Course
Master RAG: Retrieval-Augmented Generation Systems [NEW]
Paulo Dichone | Software Engineer, AWS Cloud Practitioner & Instructor
4.5 (7.6K) out of 5 from 7,555 ratings3.5 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#139Udemy· Course
ChatGPT Masterclass - Build Solutions and Apps with ChatGPT
Henry Habib
4.6 (4.7K) out of 5 from 4,708 ratings6.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#140Udemy· Course
An Introduction to Generative AI for Beginners 2026
Avnish Singh, Pavan Kumar
4.5 (7.5K) out of 5 from 7,453 ratings9 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#141Coursera· Course
ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers
OpenAI
4.8 (830) out of 5 from 830 ratings39.1K learners5 hours
BeginnerAI for business
FreeView course ↗
#142Udemy· Course
DeepFakes & Voice Cloning: Machine Learning The Easy Way
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.8 (2.1K) out of 5 from 2,124 ratings3.5 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#143Udemy· Course
GitHub Copilot (AI Coding Assistant) - Complete Guide [2026]
Bhrugen Patel - (DotNetMastery | Microsoft MVP | 300k+ Students), Bhrugen Patel - Microsoft MVP | 300,000+ Students
4.6 (4.5K) out of 5 from 4,546 ratings5 hours
BeginnerCode with AI
PaidView course ↗
#144DataCamp· Course
Preprocessing for Machine Learning in Python
4.7 (483) out of 5 from 483 ratings67.6K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#145Udemy· Course
GenAI for Professionals: 10x Your Productivity
Luxmi Narayan
4.5 (6.9K) out of 5 from 6,886 ratings9.5 hours
All levelsUse AI at work
PaidView course ↗
#146Great Learning· Course
Artificial Intelligence with Python
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (1.6K) out of 5 from 1,634 ratings92.5K learners7.5 hours
IntermediateAI basics
FreeView course ↗
#147Udemy· Course
Succeed in the Age of AI
Dr. Angela Yu, Developer and Lead Instructor
4.6 (4.3K) out of 5 from 4,289 ratings8.5 hours
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#148Udemy· Course
Artificial Intelligence for Finance, Accounting & Auditing
AI Ascent LLC. Course Instructor: Dr. Ivy Munoko, Ph.D., ACCA, CISA
4.5 (6.5K) out of 5 from 6,514 ratings5.5 hours
BeginnerAI for business
PaidView course ↗
#149DataCamp· Course
Artificial Intelligence Governance
4.8 (1.9K) out of 5 from 1,886 ratings9K learners2 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
Free to startView course ↗
#150Udemy· Course
Ensemble Machine Learning in Python: Random Forest, AdaBoost
Lazy Programmer Team, Lazy Programmer Inc.
4.7 (2.7K) out of 5 from 2,663 ratings6 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView 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.