A curated list of free AI courses, learning paths, badges, and certificates. Course/provider names link to the official course page.
Goal: start with big technology companies and official sources, then expand daily to other verified providers.
| Provider / Course | What you learn | Free certificate / badge status |
|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud: Introduction to Generative AI | Beginner introduction to generative AI concepts, models, and Google Cloud AI tools. | Free course; badge/credential availability may depend on Google Cloud Skills Boost terms |
| Google Cloud: Generative AI Learning Path | Collection of Google Cloud generative AI courses and labs. | Free learning path; badge/credential availability may depend on current Skills Boost access |
| Microsoft: Generative AI for Beginners | Practical beginner lessons for generative AI concepts, prompts, apps, and agents. | Free learning resource; certificate not always provided |
| Microsoft: AI Agents for Beginners | Twelve practical lessons for getting started building AI agents. | Free learning resource; certificate not always provided |
| Microsoft Learn: Azure AI Fundamentals | Core AI workloads and Azure AI services for beginners. | Free training; certification exam may not be free |
| IBM SkillsBuild: Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals | AI basics, machine learning, ethics, and practical AI concepts. | Free digital credential available through IBM SkillsBuild |
| AWS Educate: Machine Learning Foundations | Foundational machine learning concepts and AWS cloud learning resources. | Free AWS Educate access; badge/certificate availability depends on the selected course |
| NVIDIA DLI: Getting Started with AI on Jetson Nano | Beginner hands-on AI and edge AI using NVIDIA Jetson. | Free course; certificate/badge availability may vary by DLI course |
| OpenAI Academy | Official OpenAI learning resources, events, and practical AI education. | Free learning resources; certificate availability may vary by program |
| Elements of AI | Beginner-friendly AI concepts, machine learning basics, and societal impact. | Free course; free certificate available for eligible completed courses |
| Kaggle Learn: Intro to Machine Learning | Practical machine learning basics using Python and Kaggle notebooks. | Free course completion certificate |
| Kaggle Learn: Intro to Deep Learning | Neural network and deep learning basics with hands-on exercises. | Free course completion certificate |
| DeepLearning.AI Short Courses | Practical short courses on generative AI, agents, prompting, RAG, and LLM applications. | Many courses are free; certificate availability can vary |
| DeepLearning.AI: Functions, Tools and Agents with LangChain | Build LangChain applications that use tool calling, functions, and agent workflows. | Free short course; certificate availability may vary |
| DeepLearning.AI: Multi AI Agent Systems with crewAI | Design collaborative multi-agent systems using crewAI roles, tasks, and workflows. | Free short course; certificate availability may vary |
| DeepLearning.AI: Building Agentic RAG with LlamaIndex | Build retrieval-augmented generation systems with agentic planning and LlamaIndex. | Free short course; certificate availability may vary |
| LangChain Academy: Introduction to LangGraph | Learn LangGraph basics for building agentic and multi-agent applications with more control over workflows. | Free course; certificate availability may vary |
| Anthropic: Claude Courses | Learn Claude, prompting, tool use, and building with Anthropic models. | Free learning resources; certificate not always provided |
| Hugging Face: Agents Course | Practical course on AI agents, tools, workflows, smolagents, LlamaIndex, and LangGraph. | Free course; certificate/badge availability may vary |
| Hugging Face: MCP Course | Learn Model Context Protocol concepts for connecting AI apps and agents to external tools and context. | Free course; certificate/badge availability may vary |
| Hugging Face: LLM Course | Open course covering transformers, NLP, LLMs, fine-tuning, and Hugging Face libraries. | Free course; certificate not always provided |
| Google: Machine Learning Crash Course | Foundational machine learning concepts, model training, evaluation, and practical ML exercises. | Free course; certificate not always provided |
| Harvard CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python | Search, knowledge, uncertainty, optimization, machine learning, neural networks, and language models. | Free course materials; verified certificate may require payment |
| NVIDIA DLI: Free Courses | Official collection of NVIDIA free training resources across AI, accelerated computing, and data science. | Free courses; certificate/badge availability may vary by course |
Before adding a course or certificate:
- Use the official course/provider URL.
- Check the existing list to avoid duplicate links.
- Confirm the course is free to access, or clearly state if only the learning material is free and the exam/certificate is paid.
- Prefer official providers first: Google, Microsoft, IBM, AWS, NVIDIA, Intel, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Kaggle, universities, and recognized nonprofits.
- Add a short description and certificate/badge status.
Suggested format:
| Provider: Course Name | Official course link | What you learn | Free certificate/badge status |This list should be updated daily with well-verified links and sources.
Daily checklist:
- Search for new official free AI courses/certificates.
- Check whether the course is already listed.
- Verify the URL still works.
- Confirm certificate/badge status.
- Add only non-duplicate links.
Course access, certificate eligibility, and free-tier rules can change. Always verify the latest details on the official provider website.