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IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate

IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate is a beginner-oriented ten-course sequence on Coursera for learning to build AI-powered applications. It combines software engineering, AI and generative-AI foundations, prompting, web development, Python and Flask, application projects, and career preparation. The provider says no prior AI or programming experience is required and estimates six months at four hours per week. That schedule is not a guarantee of either completion or subscription cost. The program page identifies Coursera Plus eligibility and distinguishes a Professional Certificate from Coursera from a digital badge from IBM. Choose it for a structured application-building introduction; do not select it solely for a job promise or assume completion proves advanced production engineering.

Commercial status: no commercial relationship is documented for this page. The verification link goes directly to the official provider source.

Price
Coursera Plus Monthly — USD 59 / month regular
USD 35.40 / month promotional; eligibility and duration below.
Region, access and offer terms

USD promotional terms; not available to residents of India. Outside the US, local currency and pricing are shown at checkout.

USD 35.40 / month: 3 consecutive months; claim deadline 2026-09-23T23:59:00Z; New Coursera Plus subscribers only; one per person; cannot combine with other offers; not available to residents of India. Automatically renews monthly at USD 59 plus applicable taxes unless canceled. Not used in the regular-price estimate.

Lowest exact verified upfront plan route only for programs whose own page independently shows Included with Coursera Plus; not a global-cheapest claim and not a guaranteed completion period. IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate page explicitly displays Included with Coursera Plus.

Official pricing · Program eligibility · Coursera price offers
Duration
6 months at 4 hours per week
Level
Beginner
Format
Online, flexible, self-paced 10-course Professional Certificate with hands-on labs and projects.
Credential
Professional Certificate
Prerequisites
No prior AI or programming experience required.
Facts checked 6 September 2026 against IBM’s official page ·
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What’s covered

  • software engineering
  • artificial intelligence
  • generative AI
  • prompt engineering
  • HTML/CSS/JavaScript
  • Python
  • Flask
  • LangChain
  • AI applications and chatbots
  • IBM Cloud

Prerequisites: No prior AI or programming experience required.

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Who is IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate for?

This is a plausible starting route if you want structured practice building AI-powered applications and do not yet have AI or programming experience. Its ten courses connect software foundations and web technologies with Python, Flask, prompting and application projects. Choose it for that introductory sequence, not simply the career language attached to the title. Learners already implementing advanced models should compare the syllabus against their gaps before committing time or recurring subscription payments.

What does IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate cost?

The program page independently confirms Coursera Plus eligibility. The cited official Plus promotional page itself states the regular USD 59 monthly price and automatic renewal terms, separately from the temporary USD 35.40 offer. Our scenario uses one regular month of access, not the price of completing the certificate. Promotional eligibility, taxes and local checkout pricing may differ. Check those terms before paying; the provider learning schedule does not determine your purchased billing periods.

What should I know about study time and the credential?

IBM's Coursera page estimates six months at four hours per week and says no prior AI or programming experience is required. The sequence has ten courses, including software foundations, web development, Python, Flask and AI application projects. Completion yields a Professional Certificate from Coursera and a digital badge from IBM. Exact exam, expiry and renewal conditions were not stated in the reviewed source. Treat the schedule as a learning estimate, not a guaranteed subscription duration.

What you actually do

  • Introduction to Software Engineering — Course · Source
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Course · Source
  • Generative AI: Introduction and Applications — Course · Source
  • Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics — Course · Source
  • Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript — Course · Source
  • Python for Data Science, AI & Development — Course · Source
  • Developing AI Applications with Python and Flask — Course · Source
  • Building Generative AI-Powered Applications with Python — Course · Source
  • Generative AI: Elevate your Software Development Career — Course · Source
  • Software Developer Career Guide and Interview Preparation — Course · Source

What the credential is

Credential type
Professional Certificate · Source
Credential
IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate · Source Source
Issuer
Coursera (Professional Certificate); IBM (digital badge) · Source Source
Sharing
The program page describes a shareable certificate. · Source Source
Credential scope
Successful program completion yields a Professional Certificate from Coursera and a digital badge from IBM; the certificate is shareable. Expiry/renewal is not stated. · Source Source
Exam required
provider does not state · Source
Credential expires
provider does not state · Source
Renewal
provider does not state · Source

Total cost — access scenario

Conditional regular-price access cost: USD 59 × 1 = USD 59 for 1 × month.

One billing period of access; not a completion guarantee.

USD promotional terms; not available to residents of India. Outside the US, local currency and pricing are shown at checkout. Lowest exact verified upfront plan route only for programs whose own page independently shows Included with Coursera Plus; not a global-cheapest claim and not a guaranteed completion period. Official source

This is the stated access-payment scenario, not the total price of completing the program. Completion time does not determine purchased periods. No taxes, currency conversion or future renewals are assumed.

USD 35.40 / month: 3 consecutive months; claim deadline 2026-09-23T23:59:00Z; New Coursera Plus subscribers only; one per person; cannot combine with other offers; not available to residents of India. Automatically renews monthly at USD 59 plus applicable taxes unless canceled. Not used in the regular-price estimate.

Who should skip it

  • Compare a deeper technical route if your goal is advanced model engineering; this program is positioned as a beginner introduction. · Source
  • Do not treat the provider career positioning or a completion certificate as a guarantee of employment. · Source

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Change log

  • : Initial recorded review of official program, credential and payment-scope facts. · Source
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