Vibe coding courses: free options from tool makers

Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Sources listed at the end

Two well-documented free starting points are “Vibe Coding 101 with Replit” from DeepLearning.AI (beginner, about 1.5 hours) and Anthropic Academy’s “Claude Code in Action”. Both are made with the tool vendors, so expect them to teach their own product.

Vibe Coding 101 with Replit (DeepLearning.AI)

• Level: Beginner; 1h 34m; 7 video lessons and 1 graded assignment; free to enroll.¹
• Taught by Replit’s Michele Catasta and Matt Palmer.¹
• You build and deploy two web apps (a website performance analyser and a voting app) with an AI coding agent in Replit’s cloud environment.¹

Claude Code in Action (Anthropic Academy)

• Free registration.²
• Focus: running longer Claude Code sessions you can trust, covering steering, configuration, automation and verification.²

Learn by doing

Pick a tool with a free plan from our free vibe coding tools list and follow how to start vibe coding.

Tools mentioned

• Replit Agent: free plan, paid from $20/mo
• Claude Code: paid from $20/mo

Sources

1. DeepLearning.AI: Vibe Coding 101 with Replit
2. Anthropic Academy: Claude Code in Action