5 free resources to start learning AI

AI Consultant

ToolsReading time: 4 min readJul 10, 2026

You don't need a $2,000 course or a computer science degree to start learning AI. These five free resources cover the fastest path in: an API to build with, a place to try any model, and two libraries of real working code.

What's inside

This is the exact list from the reel: five free resources that get you building with AI instead of just reading about it. Each one is free to start with.

The 5 resources

Google AI Studio: Free Gemini API access, build an AI app today

Hugging Face Spaces: Try hundreds of AI models straight in your browser, no setup
Anthropic Cookbook: Real code for building with Claude, copy and run
OpenAI Cookbook: Same idea for GPT, hundreds of practical examples
Prompt Engineering Guide: Learn to write prompts that work on any model

How to use this list

Don't try to do all five at once.

Pick one resource and commit to it for a week before moving to the next
Start with Google AI Studio if you want to build something live today
Start with the Prompt Engineering Guide if you want better results from tools you already use
Bookmark this page, you'll come back to it more than once