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13 Best Neural Networks Courses for Beginners

We compared 13 Neural Networks courses currently listed on edX, Udemy and Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $299.00. 12 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Harvard University and 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
13
Price range
$9.99 – $299.00
Providers
edX, Udemy, Coursera
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 13 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, Udemy, Coursera, matched to "neural networks" 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 $299.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Introduction to Neural Networks and Deep Learning with Python

    Offered by Harvard University

    Build practical deep learning skills for Python-savvy professionals. Learn how neural networks are structured, trained, and evaluated—and how choices like architecture, regularization, and learning rate affect performanc...

    $299.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Basics of Neural Networks: Your Ultimate Beginner's Guide

    Welcome to the most beginner-friendly introduction to Neural Networks!My name is Rim Zakhama, your instructor for this course. I am an AI expert with a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. I also hold a Maste...

    $19.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Introduction to Machine Learning

    Offered by Duke University

    This course provides a foundational understanding of machine learning models (logistic regression, multilayer perceptrons, convolutional neural networks, natural language processing, etc.) and demonstrates how they can s...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Beginner Guide to Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

    Implement Machine Learning algorithmsHow to improve your Machine Learning ModelsBuild a portfolio of work to have on your resumeSupervised and Unsupervised LearningExplore large datasets using data visualization tools li...

    $99.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Data Scientist Interview Mastery: Beginner to Expert

    This course is designed to help aspiring and experienced data scientists confidently prepare for technical interviews. Covering beginner, intermediate, and expert-level questions, it provides a structured approach to mas...

    $24.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Generative AI Fundamentals for Beginners

    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...

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

    Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners - Level 1

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C Lowest price here

    TensorFlow for Beginners: Basic Binary Image Classification

    Offered by Coursera

    The goal of this project is to introduce beginners to the basic concepts of machine learning using TensorFlow. The project will include, how to set up the tool and get started as well as understanding the fundamentals of...

    $9.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    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...

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

    Deep Learning - Computer Vision for Beginners Using PyTorch

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade D

    Comprehensive Introduction to PyTorch

    Offered by CodeSignal

    Build practical PyTorch skills for deep learning, from tensor operations to neural network training and optimization. Apply these concepts through hands-on modeling with real datasets, including multi-class classificatio...

    $75.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade D

    Introduction to Generative AI

    Offered by Google Cloud

    Discover the fundamentals of generative AI, explore Google Tools, and build the skills you need to develop your own generative AI apps.

    $25.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Certification prep University-backed

    CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python

    Offered by Harvard University

    Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.

    $299.00
    listed price

Best Neural Networks 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 13 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $299.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $289.01. 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 edX, Udemy and Coursera. 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Harvard University and Duke University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

Courses versus exam preparation

1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Neural Networks 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 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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