Building with the Claude API
Anthropic · Coursera
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Free
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Developers and engineers
- Duration
- About 10 hours
- Certificate
- No
Start any time
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
DeepLearning.AI
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers is a free beginner course from DeepLearning.AI, online. It's free for a limited time. It takes about 1.5 hours and ends with a paid certificate.
Good to know
- Free for a limited time. The provider may start charging, so check before you rely on it.
Before you sign up
Written for developers with basic Python who want to call the OpenAI API rather than use a chat window. At under two hours, it's a quick, hands-on way to summarise, classify, translate and build a simple chatbot in notebooks. Note that free access is only for a limited time during the platform beta, and the certificate needs Pro membership. To practise the same skills with Claude, try the Prompt Engineering Interactive Tutorial from Anthropic.
What you'll learn
Short course by Isa Fulford (OpenAI) and Andrew Ng on using the OpenAI API in notebooks to summarise, classify, translate and generate text, plus two core prompting principles and a simple chatbot.
More courses on prompt engineering and on generative AI.
Who it's for
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Prerequisites
Basic Python
Is ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers free?
Free for a limited time. Certificate paid. Free during DeepLearning.AI platform beta; certificate needs Pro membership.
Certificate: paid certificate. Accomplishment with DeepLearning.AI Pro.
Taking this course from the UK
DeepLearning.AI is based in the US. We checked this course on the provider's own page on 4 Oct 2026.
It is free to take. We show any paid extras, such as a certificate, as the provider prices them.
If you want a free, government-backed start instead, AI Skills Boost gives every adult in the UK free AI courses, and finishing selected ones earns an AI foundations badge.
None of the UK funding schemes we track pays for this course. See free and funded training by nation for what is funded where you live.
Other UK courses for developers and engineers: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (ILX Group), BCS Foundation in Artificial Intelligence (QA), BCS Foundation Award: Award in Machine Learning (PLA) (Cardiff and Vale College).
See also: free and funded training by nation, AI courses for developers and engineers.
Questions people ask
How much does this course cost?
It's free for a limited time. Certificate paid.
How long does this course take?
About 1.5 hours, self-paced.
Is there a certificate?
Yes: paid certificate. The provider calls it "Accomplishment with DeepLearning.AI Pro".
Do I need experience first?
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: Basic Python.
When does it start?
Start any time.
Is DeepLearning.AI free?
Partly. Of the 9 DeepLearning.AI courses we list, 4 are free for a limited time during the platform beta, 4 are free to learn with a paid certificate, and 1 is paid. Certificates generally need a paid plan; prices are shown in USD and we don't convert them.
Alternatives
Claude Code in Action
Anthropic · Coursera
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Paid, price not stated
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Developers and engineers
- Duration
- About 1 hour
- Certificate
- Yes
Start any time
UKLicence neededVerified 12 Oct 2026Introduction to Generative AI
Google
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Free
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Everyone, Developers and engineers
- Duration
- Under 1 hour (estimated)
- Certificate
- Yes
Start any time
Free certificateVerified 12 Oct 2026
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