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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#181Great Learning· Course
Data Science Foundations
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (23.3K) out of 5 from 23,339 ratings666.7K learners1.5 hours
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#182Great Learning· Course
ChatGPT for Beginners
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (16.3K) out of 5 from 16,319 ratings371.6K learners2.5 hours
BeginnerUse AI at work
FreeView course ↗
#183Great 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 ↗
#184edX· Course
CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
Harvard University
1.7M learners28 hours
BeginnerAI basics
Free to auditView course ↗
#185Udemy· Course
AI Literacy Essentials: Working Responsibly with AI
Tristan Roth
4.5 (32.3K) out of 5 from 32,297 ratings30 min
All levelsAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#186Coursera· Course
Machine Learning for All
University of London
4.7 (3.5K) out of 5 from 3,544 ratings196.5K learners20 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#187Udemy· Course
How To Become a Shopify AI Expert (From Zero To Hero !)
Tim Sharp
4.7 (11K) out of 5 from 10,976 ratings4.5 hours
AdvancedAI basics
PaidView course ↗
#188Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering for Work
Steve Ballinger, MBA
4.5 (31.4K) out of 5 from 31,418 ratings1 hour
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#189DataCamp· Course
Working with Hugging Face
4.8 (6.9K) out of 5 from 6,853 ratings39.4K learners2 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Free to startView course ↗
#190Udemy· 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 ↗
#191Coursera· Course
Design Fundamentals with AI
Adobe
4.7 (1.8K) out of 5 from 1,824 ratings200.2K learners20 hours
BeginnerAI for creatives
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#192Udemy· Course
A deep understanding of deep learning (with Python intro)
Mike X Cohen
4.8 (6.7K) out of 5 from 6,679 ratings58 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#193Coursera· Course
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
Andrew Ng
4.7 (2.5K) out of 5 from 2,546 ratings195.2K learners1 hour
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#194Udemy· Course
Introduction to Machine Learning for Data Science
David Valentine
4.6 (17.3K) out of 5 from 17,332 ratings5.5 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#195DataCamp· Course
Generative AI for Business
4.7 (10.3K) out of 5 from 10,294 ratings65.4K learners1 hour
BeginnerAI for business
Free to startView course ↗
#196Coursera· Path or specialization
Mathematics for Machine Learning
Imperial College London
4.6 (15.1K) out of 5 from 15,108 ratings283.9K learners16 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#197Udemy· Course
Artificial Intelligence Risk and Cyber Security Course 2026
Taimur Ijlal | Award winning cybersecurity leader and instructor
4.5 (29.3K) out of 5 from 29,342 ratings2 hours
BeginnerEthics and safety
PaidView course ↗
#198DataCamp· Path or specialization
Associate Data Scientist
4.7 (100) out of 5 from 100 ratings639K learners90 hours
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#199Coursera· Course
Natural Language Processing with Classification and Vector Spaces
DeepLearning.AI
4.6 (4.6K) out of 5 from 4,647 ratings225K learners30 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to auditView course ↗
#200AWS Skill Builder· Course
Foundations of Prompt Engineering
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (16.7K) out of 5 from 16,672 ratings4 hours
IntermediateLLMs and agents
FreeView course ↗
#201Udemy· 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 ↗
#202Udemy· Course
AI A-Z [2026]: Agentic AI, Gen AI, Prompt Engineering and RL
Hadelin de Ponteves, Kirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Luka Anicin, Ligency
4.4 (51.2K) out of 5 from 51,164 ratings18 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
PaidView course ↗
#203DataCamp· Course
Introduction to Deep Learning in Python
4.8 (236) out of 5 from 236 ratings264.5K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#204Coursera· Course
ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis
Vanderbilt University
4.8 (1K) out of 5 from 1,011 ratings145.3K learners10 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#205DataCamp· Course
Introduction to ChatGPT
4.8 (5.9K) out of 5 from 5,909 ratings44.7K learners1 hour
BeginnerUse AI at work
Free to startView course ↗
#206AWS Skill Builder· Course
Exploring Artificial Intelligence Use Cases and Applications
Amazon Web Services
4.6 (15.2K) out of 5 from 15,211 ratings1 hour
BeginnerAI engineering
FreeView course ↗
#207Udemy· 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 ↗
#208DataCamp· Course
Introduction to Deep Learning with PyTorch
4.8 (5.2K) out of 5 from 5,220 ratings88.4K learners4 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Free to startView course ↗
#209Coursera· Course
Fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning
University of Alberta
4.8 (2.9K) out of 5 from 2,916 ratings113.1K learners20 hours
IntermediateMachine learning
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#210DataCamp· Course
Implementing AI Solutions in Business
4.8 (5.8K) out of 5 from 5,751 ratings54.8K learners2 hours
BeginnerAI for business
Free to startView 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.