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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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223 courses, sorted by top ranked

#1Udemy· Course
The Data Science Course: Complete Data Science Bootcamp 2026
365 Careers
4.5 (162.6K) out of 5 from 162,586 ratings33 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#2Udemy· Course
Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp
Jose Portilla, Pierian Training
4.5 (161.3K) out of 5 from 161,332 ratings25 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#3Udemy· Course
Data Science A-Z: Hands-On Exercises & ChatGPT Prize [2026]
Kirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.7 (34.9K) out of 5 from 34,919 ratings21 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#4Udemy· Course
R Programming A-Z™: R For Data Science With Real Exercises!
Kirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.6 (57.2K) out of 5 from 57,230 ratings11 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#5Coursera· Course
The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
Johns Hopkins University
4.6 (34.1K) out of 5 from 34,114 ratings779.6K learners8 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#6Udemy· Course
Machine Learning, Data Science & AI Engineering with Python
Frank Kane, Frank Kane, Sundog Education Team
4.6 (37K) out of 5 from 37,034 ratings20 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#7Coursera· Course
Introduction to Data Science in Python
University of Michigan
4.5 (27.3K) out of 5 from 27,304 ratings870.6K learners30 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#8Udemy· Course
Python A-Z™: Python For Data Science With Real Exercises!
Kirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency
4.6 (30.7K) out of 5 from 30,711 ratings11 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#9Udemy· Course
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis
365 Careers
4.5 (50.4K) out of 5 from 50,448 ratings5 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#10Coursera· Course
Applied Data Science Capstone
IBM
4.7 (7.5K) out of 5 from 7,450 ratings210.6K learners10 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#11Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Data Scientists
IBM
4.7 (12.4K) out of 5 from 12,360 ratings17.1K learners16 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#12Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Data Analysts
IBM
4.7 (12.3K) out of 5 from 12,296 ratings17.5K learners32 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#13Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI SQL Database Specialist with ChatGPT
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (8.4K) out of 5 from 8,362 ratings5.4K learners34 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#14Coursera· Path or specialization
Generative AI for Data Engineers
IBM
4.7 (12.2K) out of 5 from 12,193 ratings5.4K learners32 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#15Coursera· Path or specialization
Applied Data Science with Python
University of Michigan
4.5 (34.4K) out of 5 from 34,400 ratings472.6K learners52 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#16Great Learning· Path or specialization
Post Graduate Program in Data Science with Generative AI: Applications to Business
McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin
4.7 (10.7K) out of 5 from 10,718 ratings
All levelsData science
US$3,950View course ↗
#17Udemy· Course
Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp with R
Jose Portilla, Pierian Training
4.6 (17.9K) out of 5 from 17,890 ratings18 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#18DataCamp· Path or specialization
Associate Data Scientist
4.7 (100) out of 5 from 100 ratings639K learners90 hours
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#19Udemy· Course
Complete Data Science,Machine Learning,DL,NLP Bootcamp
Krish Naik, KRISHAI Technologies Private Limited
4.5 (28.6K) out of 5 from 28,579 ratings102 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#20Udemy· Course
Machine Learning e Data Science com Python de A a Z
Jones Granatyr, IA Expert Academy
4.7 (9.2K) out of 5 from 9,172 ratings46 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#21Skillbox· Path or specialization
Профессия Data scientist + ИИ
Онлайн-университет Skillbox
4.9 (3.8K) out of 5 from 3,752 ratings
All levelsData scienceRussian
PaidView course ↗
#22Coursera· Course
Python Project for Data Science
IBM
4.5 (4.9K) out of 5 from 4,937 ratings349.1K learners7 hours
IntermediateData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#23Udemy· Course
Data Science: Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Python
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.6 (12.9K) out of 5 from 12,931 ratings12 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#24Coursera· Course
Linear Algebra for Machine Learning and Data Science
DeepLearning.AI
4.6 (2.4K) out of 5 from 2,387 ratings213.2K learners30 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#25Coursera· Course
Exploratory Data Analysis for Machine Learning
IBM
4.6 (2.6K) out of 5 from 2,613 ratings205.9K learners10 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#26Udemy· Course
Curso COMPLETO de Excel Básico ao Avançado + Dashboards + IA
Eduardo Yto
4.8 (4.9K) out of 5 from 4,906 ratings26 hours
All levelsData science
PaidView course ↗
#27Coursera· Course
Calculus for Machine Learning and Data Science
DeepLearning.AI
4.8 (974) out of 5 from 974 ratings97.1K learners30 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#28Udemy· Course
Data Science: Deep Learning and Neural Networks in Python
Lazy Programmer Inc., Lazy Programmer Team
4.6 (10.4K) out of 5 from 10,354 ratings12 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#29Coursera· Path or specialization
Mathematics for Machine Learning and Data Science
DeepLearning.AI
4.6 (3.3K) out of 5 from 3,265 ratings142.3K learners48 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#30Coursera· Course
Process Mining: Data science in Action
Eindhoven University of Technology
4.7 (1.3K) out of 5 from 1,274 ratings98.1K learners20 hours
IntermediateData science
FreeView 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.