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DeepLearning.AI Courses in the UAE and Saudi Arabia: Prices in AED and SAR, and the Alternatives

DeepLearning.AI course videos are free. You pay when you want labs and certificates. Compare prices in AED and SAR, choose a course for your role, and consider alternatives from Google, Microsoft and AWS.

Nikolay Zuykov · Agenticum · 4 November 2026

What DeepLearning.AI courses are

The DeepLearning.AI catalogue lists 108 short courses, 15 courses and 11 professional certificates. The membership page advertises more than 150 AI skills.

DeepLearning.AI builds its courses with partner companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, AWS, Microsoft, Meta, NVIDIA, Hugging Face and LangChain. Andrew Ng teaches AI For Everyone, a beginner course. DeepLearning.AI says most learners spend 3-5 hours a week on coursework. Coursera's completion estimates for the Machine Learning and Deep Learning specializations are based on 10 hours of study a week.

Free vs Pro: what you actually pay

AED and SAR equivalents use the fixed exchange rates of AED 3.6725 and SAR 3.75 per US dollar. DeepLearning.AI lists its prices in USD and excludes taxes unless it says otherwise, so the amount you pay at checkout can be higher.

Plan	USD	AED	SAR	What you get
Free	$0	0	0	All course videos
Pro, billed annually	$300 a year ($25 a month)	1,101.75 a year (91.81 a month)	1,125.00 a year (93.75 a month)	Everything in Free, plus hands-on labs, professional certificates and saved progress

DeepLearning.AI announced Pro in October 2025 and said all course videos would stay free to watch on its platform. Labs are a Pro feature, and you can try them during the Pro trial. Certificates need a paid plan. This article covers only the annual Pro price, so check the membership page before you subscribe.

Pro has a 7-day free trial with full access to Pro features, with one exception: certificates are not issued during the trial, only after you pay. DeepLearning.AI takes your payment method at the start and charges it automatically when the trial ends, so cancel before day 7 if you only want to look around. If you downgrade later, your progress on courses you started is kept for 180 days.

DeepLearning.AI Pro or a Coursera plan

Some programs are available on Coursera. DeepLearning.AI made the Machine Learning Specialization with Stanford Online. The Deep Learning Specialization is a series of 5 intermediate courses. AI For Everyone is the beginner course taught by Andrew Ng. The table below compares DeepLearning.AI Pro with Coursera's plans.

Option	USD	AED	SAR
DeepLearning.AI Pro, annual	$300 a year	1,101.75	1,125.00
Coursera Plus Annual, offer price (ends 30 November 2026)	$239.40 a year	879.20	897.75
Coursera Plus Annual, regular price	$399 a year	1,465.33	1,496.25
Coursera Plus monthly, after a 7-day free trial	$59 a month	216.68	221.25
Single Coursera course or program	$49-$79 a month	179.95-290.13 a month	183.75-296.25 a month

While the offer runs, a year of Coursera Plus costs less than a year of DeepLearning.AI Pro. At the regular price it costs more. If you need only one specialization and can finish it in a few months, paying for that single program by the month can cost less than either annual plan. Check the price on the program page first.

Before you pay, check the price at your own checkout from the UAE or Saudi Arabia, and check whether VAT is added.

Which course to start with, by role

Non-technical manager: AI For Everyone. Beginner level, no prior experience required, about 7 hours in total.
Beginner who wants to build: the Machine Learning Specialization. Beginner level, about 2 months at 10 hours a week.
Engineer: the Deep Learning Specialization, which is intermediate level and takes about 3 months at 10 hours a week. You could also choose one of DeepLearning.AI's 108 short courses.

Use these time estimates to plan your study schedule. DeepLearning.AI says a typical learner spends 3-5 hours a week, but the Coursera schedules assume 10. For the 2-month Machine Learning Specialization, allow roughly 4 months if you study 5 hours a week instead of 10.

Three alternatives from three different companies

	DeepLearning.AI	Google AI Essentials	Microsoft Learn + AI-901	AWS Skill Builder + AI Practitioner
Cost in USD	Videos free; Pro $300 a year	Not in this comparison; check the Coursera course page	Training free; exam $50 in the UAE and Saudi Arabia	1,000+ free resources; $29 a month or $449 a year; exam $100
Cost in AED	Pro 1,101.75 a year	Check the Coursera course page	Exam 183.63	106.50 a month or 1,648.95 a year; exam 367.25
Cost in SAR	Pro 1,125.00 a year	Check the Coursera course page	Exam 187.50	108.75 a month or 1,683.75 a year; exam 375.00
Credential	Professional certificates with Pro, after payment	Check the Coursera course page	Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals	AWS Certified AI Practitioner (90 minutes, 65 questions)
Learning format and features	Labs included in Pro	Self-paced, zero experience required, under 10 hours	Free training on Microsoft products	Annual plan adds AWS Digital Classroom courses
Who makes the content	Co-created with partners including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, AWS and Microsoft	Made by Google, aimed at productivity across roles	Microsoft, with an Azure certification	AWS, with an AWS certification

The AI-901 price depends on the country where you take the exam. On 4 November 2026 the exam page's country selector showed $50 for the UAE and Saudi Arabia and $99 for the US. The exam is offered in Arabic (Saudi Arabia) as well as English. The AWS exam is listed at $100, and AWS links to an exam pricing page that covers foreign exchange rates.

Training a team: per-seat plans compared

Plan	Terms	10 people, USD a year	AED	SAR
DeepLearning.AI Team	$25 per user per month, billed annually	$3,000	11,017.50	11,250.00
Coursera for Teams	$399 per user per year, up to 125 employees	$3,990	14,653.28	14,962.50
AWS Skill Builder Team	$449 per seat per year, 5-seat minimum	$4,490	16,489.53	16,837.50

DeepLearning.AI's own pages give different seat ranges for the Team plan. The business page says 10-100 seats, and the membership FAQ says groups of 10 to 150 people. A 10-person team fits both. If your group has more than 100 people, ask DeepLearning.AI to confirm before you plan around this option.

At list prices, DeepLearning.AI Team is the cheapest of the three for 10 seats.

How to choose: a 4-step decision

Write down the goal. If managers need basic AI literacy, look at AI For Everyone or Google AI Essentials. For people who want to study machine learning or deep learning, consider the corresponding specialization. If someone needs a cloud credential, go to step 4.
Watch the free videos first. All DeepLearning.AI course videos are free, so you can check the level and the teaching style before you pay anything.
Pay when you need labs after the trial or a certificate. Consider Pro for its labs and certificates; check the features included in your chosen Coursera program before subscribing. Certificates are not issued during the Pro trial.
Consider a vendor exam if the credential is relevant to your current work or a role you want. For Azure, take AI-901 ($50, AED 183.63, SAR 187.50 in the UAE and Saudi Arabia). For AWS, take AWS Certified AI Practitioner ($100, AED 367.25, SAR 375.00).