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Is Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras free? Full cost breakdown

Cost data retrieved 2026-08-144 min read

The short answer

No. Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras is subscription-based. IBM includes it in a subscription rather than selling it outright, so access lasts as long as you keep paying.
Cost model Subscription
Provider IBM
Length 10 hours
Certificate Offered
Rating 4.7 / 5 (2,134 ratings)
Enrolled 118,618

What you actually pay for Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras

Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras is classified as a subscription course. That distinction matters more than the headline price: you are renting access, not buying a course. If you stop paying before you finish, you stop having access, so the real cost is the monthly figure multiplied by however long the course actually takes you, not by how long IBM says it takes.

The cost classification above is the one IBM publishes in the structured data on its own course listing, retrieved 2026-08-14. We report that classification rather than a headline price, because the advertised price changes with promotions, region and subscription bundling. The classification is the part that tells you what kind of purchase you are making.

Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras cost at a glance

DetailInfo
CourseIntroduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras
Cost modelSubscription: included with a paid plan, not sold outright
ProviderIBM
Taught byAlex Aklson
Time to complete10 hours
CertificateOffered on completion
Learner rating4.7 / 5 from 2,134 ratings
Total enrolled118,618
Subject areaData Science

Is the Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras certificate worth paying for?

Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras offers a certificate on completion. Whether it justifies its cost depends on what you need it for. A certificate is evidence that you finished something; it is not evidence that you can do the work. Hiring managers in Data Science weight a portfolio of applied work more heavily than a completion certificate, and that gap widens the more senior the role.

The case for paying is narrower and more specific than the marketing suggests: an employer or professional body that reimburses or requires it, a visa or compliance requirement, or a career change where you have no other artifact to show. If none of those apply to you, the free or audit path plus a project you actually built is usually the better trade.

How long Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras really takes

IBM lists Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras at 10 hours. Treat that as the floor rather than the estimate. Published durations count video and reading time; they do not count re-watching, note-taking, or the time you lose to an exercise that will not compile. A realistic planning figure is roughly one and a half to two times the listed length.

This matters directly to cost when the course is subscription-based, because the time it takes you is what you are actually paying for.

What 2,134 ratings tell you

A 4.7 average across 2,134 ratings is a strong signal, and the volume matters as much as the score. Averages built on a few hundred ratings move easily, and this one is not. 118,618 learners have enrolled in total.

Enrolment counts are cumulative and include everyone who signed up, not everyone who finished. On free and subscription courses in particular, enrolment is a much weaker signal than the rating, because signing up costs nothing.

Who Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras suits

Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras is taught by Alex Aklson through IBM, in Data Science. This course introduces deep learning and neural networks with the Keras library. In this course, you’ll be equipped with foundational knowledge and practical skills to build and evaluate deep learning models. You’ll begin this course by gaining foundational knowledge of neural networks, including forward and backpropagation, gradient descent, and activation functions. You will explore the chall

How Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras compares on cost to other Data Science courses

Cost model is easier to judge against its neighbours than on its own. Of the 6 other Data Science courses we hold cost data for, none are free, which is the context that tells you whether subscription is normal here or unusual.

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Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with KerasSubscription4.710 hours
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Frequently asked questions about Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras

Is Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras free?

No. Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras is offered on a subscription basis, so access continues only while the subscription is active. Many subscriptions include a trial period.

How long does Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras take?

IBM lists it at 10 hours. Allow more than that in practice: published durations exclude review time and exercises that take longer than planned.

Does Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras come with a certificate?

Yes, a certificate is offered on completion. It is normally the paid component even where the course material itself is not.

Is Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras worth it?

It holds 4.7 out of 5 from 2,134 ratings, with 118,618 enrolled. On cost model it is subscription, so the question is less whether it is good and more whether the cost model fits how you actually study.

View Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras on IBM for current pricing and enrolment.

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