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15 Best LLM Courses on Coursera

We compared 15 LLM courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $49.00. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including Duke University. 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
$9.99 – $49.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, 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 $9.99 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Rust for Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps)

    Offered by Duke University

    Do you aspire to be a Rust developer at the forefront of the AI revolution? This groundbreaking course is designed specifically to train you in Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps) using Rust. This course doesn't jus...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B Lowest price here University-backed

    Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

    Offered by Duke University

    In this 2-hour project-based course, you will learn how to import data into Pandas, create embeddings with SentenceTransformers, and build a retrieval augmented generation (RAG) system with your data, Qdrant, and an LLM...

    $9.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Advanced Techniques and Security in .NET 8 Applications

    Offered by Packt

    This course explores advanced development strategies and security practices in .NET 8, emphasizing code execution, cryptography, and secure application design. Professionals will understand how to build robust, high-perf...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Build a Production SaaS Application with AI

    Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs

    Learn to build and launch a complete Software as a Service (SaaS) application using AI-assisted development techniques. This course walks through the entire product lifecycle, from planning a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Generative AI and LLMs on Databricks

    Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs

    Build production GenAI systems on Databricks by mastering prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, model governance, and code intelligence. You will apply chain-of-thought, ReAct, and few-shot prompting patterns to decompose c...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Architect Resilient LLM Microservices for Scale

    Offered by Coursera

    This course is designed for intermediate-level software developers, cloud engineers, and system architects responsible for building and scaling LLM applications. As AI systems become more complex, a resilient and scalabl...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Deploying Deep Learning: Quantization, Serving, and Edge AI

    Offered by Board Infinity

    "Production Deep Learning: Inference, Quantization & Edge Deployment is designed for ML engineers and developers who want to master the full deployment lifecycle — from compressing and quantizing models to serving them a...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers

    Offered by DeepLearning.AI

    Go beyond the chat box. Use API access to leverage LLMs into your own applications, and learn to build a custom chatbot. In ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers, you will learn how to use a large language model (LLM...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera Certificate Grade C

    Testing and Refining LLM Applications

    Offered by Coursera

    This course is designed for software engineers and ML practitioners aiming to advance from building LLM prototypes to deploying robust, production-grade AI systems. In the real world, a reliable application requires more...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Design & Secure LLM APIs for Scalability

    Offered by Coursera

    Master the art of building enterprise-grade LLM APIs that scale to millions of users while maintaining bulletproof security. This hands-on course transforms you from API developer to platform architect, teaching you to d...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Deterministic LLM programming

    Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs

    Learn to build production-grade LLM systems using AWS Bedrock, local inference toolchains, and systematic quality evaluation. You will explore retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) on AWS, configuring Bedrock knowledge ba...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    LLM Application Engineering and Development Certification

    Offered by Simplilearn

    This specialization offers a hands-on journey into building and deploying applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) and LangChain. Learn to design GenAI workflows using LangChain’s architecture—including chain...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    LLM Optimization & Evaluation

    Offered by Coursera

    Learn the complete lifecycle of LLM optimization and evaluation through hands-on experience with production-ready techniques. This comprehensive specialization equips you with essential skills to evaluate, optimize, and...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Improving Accuracy of LLM Applications

    Offered by DeepLearning.AI

    Join our new short course, Improving Accuracy of LLM Applications with Lamini and Meta. Learn from Sharon Zhou, Co-founder & CEO of Lamini, and Amit Sangani, Senior Director of Partner Engineering, Meta. Many developers...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Agent Foundations and Prompt Engineering

    Offered by Board Infinity

    Agent Foundations and Prompt Engineering is designed for learners eager to master the emerging field of AI agents and advanced prompt engineering. You'll learn how to design, build, and deploy intelligent AI agents using...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best LLM Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Rust for Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps) Coursera Duke University $49.00 View →
2 Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Coursera Duke University $9.99 View →
3 Advanced Techniques and Security in .NET 8 Applications Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
4 Build a Production SaaS Application with AI Coursera Pragmatic AI Labs $49.00 View →
5 Generative AI and LLMs on Databricks Coursera Pragmatic AI Labs $49.00 View →
6 Architect Resilient LLM Microservices for Scale Coursera Coursera $49.00 View →
7 Deploying Deep Learning: Quantization, Serving, and Edge AI Coursera Board Infinity $49.00 View →
8 ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers Coursera DeepLearning.AI $49.00 View →
9 Testing and Refining LLM Applications Coursera Coursera $49.00 View →
10 Design & Secure LLM APIs for Scalability Coursera Coursera $49.00 View →
11 Deterministic LLM programming Coursera Pragmatic AI Labs $49.00 View →
12 LLM Application Engineering and Development Certification Coursera Simplilearn $49.00 View →
13 LLM Optimization & Evaluation Coursera Coursera $49.00 View →
14 Improving Accuracy of LLM Applications Coursera DeepLearning.AI $49.00 View →
15 Agent Foundations and Prompt Engineering Coursera Board Infinity $49.00 View →

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 $9.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $39.01. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Duke University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

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 30 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.

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