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LLM Zoomcamp: Free Course on Building LLM Applications with RAG, Agents & Vector Search

DataTalks.Club · on GitHub

FreeintermediateSelf-pacedCertificate

A project-driven community course that goes from agentic RAG with function calling through vector search, orchestration, evaluation and monitoring to an end-to-end assistant and a capstone of your choice. It suits Python developers comfortable with Docker and the command line who want a complete, production-minded LLM application course with optional cohort deadlines and peer review.

Who it's for

Developers and technically curious learners. This is an intermediate course in Generative AI & LLMs, running about 10 weeks.

Cost at a glance

Free. Free; expect roughly $1-5 in API credits, and certificates go only to live-cohort learners who complete the project and peer reviews. Price seen 2026-11-01.

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