fast.ai vs Kaggle Learn
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fast.ai or Kaggle Learn: which should you choose?
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Side by side
| fast.ai | Kaggle Learn | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost model | Completely free, no certificate to sell | Completely free |
| What is free | Everything is free. There is no paid tier. | Everything is free, including certificates of completion. |
| Certificates | None offered | Free certificates of completion |
| Best for | Coders who want to build real models immediately | Fast, hands-on micro-courses that lead straight into competitions |
| Weakest at | Newcomers who want theory before practice | Depth: these are short primers, not full courses |
What is the best course on each?
- fast.ai: Practical Deep Learning for Coders
Practical Deep Learning for Coders has 9 lessons of about 90 minutes, costs nothing and has no certificate. You deploy your own model by the end of lesson 2.
- Kaggle Learn: Kaggle Intro to Machine Learning
Kaggle's 7-lesson first machine learning course takes about 3 hours, costs nothing and ends with a competition. Kaggle gives a free completion certificate.
Where to go next
- fast.ai: our platform review
The best hands-on option for developers, and there's no upsell to resist.
- Kaggle Learn: our platform review
The fastest way to go from zero to a working model, completely free.
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