OpenAI Academy records 937,379 monthly visits with -6.3% month-over-month growth and Free pricing. StackRef records 765 monthly visits with +184.4% growth and Contact for Pricing pricing.
Free courses, live events and community for building real AI skills
Senior cloud, DevOps and security consulting plus a self-hosted hackathon manager
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | academy.openai.com | stackref.com |
| Pricing Model | Free | Contact for Pricing |
| Monthly Visits | 937.38K (937,379) | 765 (765) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -63.24K (-6.3%) | +496 (+184.4%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (27.5%) | 🇮🇩 Indonesia (100%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 451.51K | 305 |
| User Rating | 4.6 | 4 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Free courses, live events and community for building real AI skills
Curated course paths for knowledge workers on applying AI at work, developers building with Codex and the OpenAI API, leaders planning AI adoption, and educators bringing AI into the classroom.
A rolling calendar of in-person workshops, livestream sessions and past recordings, covering topics from ChatGPT basics for government staff to advanced Codex automation.
Community spaces connect learners with peers and practitioners working on similar AI problems, so best practices spread beyond the course materials.
Short features show how individuals, nonprofits and businesses use AI in practice, giving concrete examples rather than abstract theory.
Senior cloud, DevOps and security consulting plus a self-hosted hackathon manager
Hands-on architecture, security, and cost optimization across AWS, GCP, and Azure, led by a CISSP-certified architect with 20+ years of experience.
Focused engagements on hardening cloud environments and supporting compliance, with an emphasis on robust, well-governed infrastructure.
Practical work to reduce cloud spend and right-size infrastructure without sacrificing reliability.
A self-designed, self-hosted, end-to-end internal hackathon manager covering sandbox environments and AI scoring to run innovation events.
Delivers rigorous professional AI engineering courses and certifications by Andrew Ng, but lacks OpenAI's official product focus.
Delivers rigorous professional AI engineering courses and certifications by Andrew Ng, but lacks OpenAI's official product focus.
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SpecialistMaintains a massive directory of AI tools and workflow guides, but functions more as a discovery portal than structured courses.
SpecialistMaintains a massive directory of AI tools and workflow guides, but functions more as a discovery portal than structured courses.
Hosts active AI hackathons and hands-on community building events, but is less structured for foundational academic coursework.
Hosts active AI hackathons and hands-on community building events, but is less structured for foundational academic coursework.
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Free / Open-sourceCommunity hub for data science, machine learning and AI practitioners
Free / Open-sourceCommunity hub for data science, machine learning and AI practitioners
SpecialistDiscover AI tools and learn AI fundamentals in one searchable hub
SpecialistDiscover AI tools and learn AI fundamentals in one searchable hub
SpecialistTeaches production-grade machine learning application engineering, but focuses on advanced engineering rather than beginner AI literacy.
SpecialistTeaches production-grade machine learning application engineering, but focuses on advanced engineering rather than beginner AI literacy.
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SpecialistLow-smoke, halogen-free rigid PVC conduit for safer electrical containment
Free / Open-sourceA curated directory, leaderboard, and newsletter for discovering AI tools
SpecialistProvides independent tutorials and open-source development workflows, but lacks the structured curriculum and live events of official hubs.
SpecialistProvides independent tutorials and open-source development workflows, but lacks the structured curriculum and live events of official hubs.
