Live subscription platform as of 2026-10-08; the Complete A.I. Machine Learning and Data Science course shows an October 2026 update and the Machine Learning + AI Engineer, AI Engineer and AI Developer career paths are open to all members. source
Zero To Mastery is a video-course membership ($25 a month, $299 a year or $1,299 lifetime) whose ML + AI Engineer path strings together about 290 hours of Neagoie and Bourke courses with a DS&A course and a short career guide. It suits a self-directed beginner who wants one coherent curriculum and a Discord, not someone who needs mentors, mock interviews or placement help. Before paying, try the 30-day refund window and compare the single-course price on Udemy, where the same ML course sells for far less during sales.
The facts
| Category | AI and machine learning, Software engineering |
|---|---|
| Website | zerotomastery.io |
| Based | Toronto, ON |
| Format | online-self-paced |
| Programs | Complete A.I. Machine Learning and Data Science (Andrei Neagoie, Daniel Bourke; 45 hrs), Machine Learning + AI Engineer career path (11 courses, 293.5 hrs), AI Engineer career path (12 courses, 196.5 hrs), AI Developer career path (17 courses), PyTorch for Deep Learning Bootcamp (52 hrs), TensorFlow for Deep Learning Bootcamp (64 hrs) |
| Length | Self-paced. ZTM states an average of 7 months for the Machine Learning + AI Engineer path (293.5 hrs of video) and 6 months for the AI Engineer path (196.5 hrs); the core ML course is 45 hours. Course Report lists an 'AI & Machine Learning' program at 28 weeks. unknown |
| Tuition | $299 to $1,299 Pro membership $299/year (shown as 49% off a $588 list) or $25/month; Lifetime $1,299 one-time; single course purchase $499 lifetime access. Course Report's listing shows $999 per program, which does not match the academy site. verified |
| Financing | upfront, scholarship Card payment, monthly or annual; '30-day money-back guarantee' on membership; cancel any time and access runs to the end of the billing period. Course Report notes discounts for students in lower-income countries. No job guarantee. |
| Admission | open Subscribe and start; ML course offers a beginner path (with Python fundamentals) and a programmer path. |
| Stack | Python, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, AWS SageMaker, AWS Bedrock, LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, prompt engineering, AI agents |
Outcomes
This program does not publish job-placement or salary outcomes. Treat any number you hear from admissions as unverifiable.
Interview-prep depth
2 / 5
Public ML + AI Engineer path course list: one 21-hour DS&A video course and a 5-hour career guide; no system design or live mock interview component.
Job support: light. Career paths bundle a 5-hour 'Career Guide to Your Dream Job' course (resumes, interviews, promotions), the 21-hour 'Master the Coding Interview: Data Structures + Algorithms' course, two 'apply to 5 jobs' milestones, and Pro members get live group career coaching sessions and a Discord with TAs. No 1:1 mock interviews, no placement service, no job guarantee.
Whatever the program covers, the interview itself is free to prepare for here: coding patterns, system design, practice prompts, company guides.
What a careful reader should know
Founded by instructor Andrei Neagoie, who built an audience on Udemy before launching the academy; ZTM claims '1,000,000+ students' and that grads work at Apple, Google, Amazon and Tesla, but publishes no placement or salary data. Trustpilot shows 4.9/5 from 894 reviews, with the page noting ZTM has a paid Trustpilot subscription and replies to all negative reviews. Course Report lists the school with zero reviews and prices ($999 per program) that do not match the live site. Reddit is split: the company-run r/zerotomasteryio is positive, while r/learnprogramming threads recommend free alternatives (The Odin Project, freeCodeCamp) and one 2024 thread is titled 'ZTM Is a Scam'. Headquarters is given as Toronto per company listings; founding year and HQ were not confirmed from a fetched company page in this check. The ML course was co-taught by Daniel Bourke, whose PyTorch course is also in the path.
Third-party signals: Reddit sentiment mixed. Graduation-time star ratings are collected by the schools; weigh them accordingly.
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Sources (8)
- zerotomastery.io/academy/
- zerotomastery.io/courses/machine-learning-and-data-science-bootcamp/
- zerotomastery.io/career-paths/
- zerotomastery.io/career-paths/become-a-machine-learning-engineer/
- zerotomastery.io/career-paths/become-an-ai-engineer/
- zerotomastery.io/about/
- trustpilot.com/review/zerotomastery.io
- coursereport.com/schools/zero-to-mastery
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