15 Best ML Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 ML courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 7 of them teach the subject directly and 8 are built around a certification exam. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including Delft University of Technology. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 31 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to this topic by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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AI Ecosystem for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-On
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
2
Learn ETL Testing & Data Warehouse fundamentals
A hands-on tutorial that takes you from the ground up and gives you a solid understanding of Data Warehouse and ETL Testing concepts.What will you learn from this course?Learn why and where ETL is required with a real-ti...
$199.99listed price -
3
Introduction to Red Hat OpenShift AI
Offered by Red Hat
Introduction to Red Hat OpenShift AI provides students with the basics of using Red Hat OpenShift AI for their AI/ML workloads. This course helps students build core skills such as describing the Red Hat OpenShift AI arc...
$49.00listed price -
4
AI skills: Introduction to Unsupervised, Deep and Reinforcement Learning
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Learn the fundamentals and principal AI concepts about clustering, dimensionality reduction, reinforcement learning and deep learning to solve real-life problems.
$185.00listed price -
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Introduction to Image Generation
Offered by Google Cloud
This course introduces diffusion models, a family of machine learning models that recently showed promise in the image generation space. Diffusion models draw inspiration from physics, specifically thermodynamics. Within...
$49.00listed price -
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Azure AI Fundamentals: Build & Deploy AI
Offered by Microsoft
The course introduces technical professionals to core AI concepts, machine learning fundamentals, and the application of Azure AI services to build intelligent solutions.
$30.00listed price -
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Computer Vision Fundamentals with Google Cloud
Offered by Google Cloud
Computer Vision Fundamentals with Google Cloud Discover how to solve real-world computer vision challenges on Google Cloud using a range of ML approaches, from pre-built APIs to custom image-built classifiers.
$20.00listed price -
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AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Exam
Ace the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) exam with 225 carefully crafted practice questions built to match the real exam — in structure, difficulty, and domain weightage.This course includes 5 full-length practic...
$39.99listed price -
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AI-900/AI-901 Azure AI Fundamentals Exam Prep In One Day
LEARN AZURE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING (ML) TECHNOLOGIES IN ONE DAY!The course is completely up-to-date with new requirements as of May 2026. The c...
$49.99listed price -
10
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals - AI-900
Test your skills with Real Exam Questions to help you prepare for the exam.Mastering the basics in AI can help you jump-start your career and get ready to dive deeper into the other technical opportunities Azure of...
$19.99listed price -
11
AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Certification
IntroductionThis course is designed for individuals aspiring to gain foundational knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) concepts while preparing for the AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamenta...
$99.99listed price -
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AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals in a Weekend [2026]
I'm here to help you pass the AI-900 Azure AI Fundamentals certification exam!Do you think learning Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is DIFFICULT? What if I can prove you WRONG? Learn AI and ML Fundament...
$19.99listed price -
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AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Ultimate Course 2026
Are you ready to not just pass the AI-900 exam with flying colors —but truly master Microsoft Azure AI services through real-world, enterprise-grade projects? This course is designed for learners who want more than theor...
$19.99listed price -
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Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) Exam Course
All questions in this course are carefully aligned with the official Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) Exam Objectives. By covering all key domains in detail, this course ensures that you’re fully prepared to tack...
$19.99listed price -
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AZ-900: Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
LEARN MICROSOFT AZURE FUNDAMENTALS AZ-900 IN A DAY!New content: The course follows the new Microsoft AZ-900 syllabus.This course guarantees 100% success rate in getting certified in Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: AZ-900.I...
$74.99listed price
Best ML Courses for Beginners compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Delft University of Technology — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
8 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching this topic from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 31 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.