A degree alone won't get you hired in 2026 — deployed, code-reviewed projects will. Get assessed, get a personalised plan, and build 10+ real projects you can put in front of any employer.
I want to become a…
AI Engineer roles pay $130–200k. See how far you are — free.
Free · No credit card · No commitment — just signal.
498 of 500 free early-access seats left
Step 1 · Assess
Skill Report
You're 0% of the way to AI Engineer.
Two focused gaps between you and interview-ready.
3-min skill check
Free · no credit card
Whatever role you're targeting — Square 1 takes you from where you are now, to landing the offer.
Deliverables, not promises. All public and verifiable.
real projects deployed
Every project shipped to GitHub with a live URL. Public, verifiable, yours.
of your code reviewed
Every submission read line-by-line by Claude — strengths, fixes, and a score.
AI tutor at your side
Nova knows your code, your weak topics, and your current lesson.
When 400 applicants all say “familiar with Python,” you're the one whose work a hiring manager can open, run, and verify — before the first call.
Value
A live, deployed product
Experience
12 real projects
Know-how
Every line AI-graded
Click through the flow — or watch it play. Five steps from where you are to hired.
20 questions across MCQ, short answer, and real code. Claude AI grades everything in 30 minutes.
Which best describes RAG?
3 minutes to find out where you stand. Zero pressure. Free forever.
Instant results · then a full 20-question assessment inside — free, no card
Quick one — what's the core idea behind “RAG” in modern AI?
Pick one — no signup, no judgement.
Hundreds of applications, no callbacks — it's not a you problem, it's a proof problem. Your degree gets you shortlisted — deployed proof gets you picked.
−0%
drop in entry-level dev job postings, 2022–2025
+0%
more CS grads competing for them
1×
baseline offer rate on credentials alone
0
deployed projects on the typical grad CV
That's the squeeze on credentials alone.
Every line you write gets read and graded — not a video, not a generic tip. This is the difference.
def get_user(id):
data = requests.get(
"http://api/users/" + id
).json()
return data['name']import requests
def get_user(user_id: str) -> str | None:
# ✓ f-string, timeout, error handling
r = requests.get(
f"{API}/users/{user_id}", timeout=5
)
r.raise_for_status()
return r.json().get("name")← your draft · Nova's reviewed version →
Get your code reviewed — freeSame outcome. Completely different numbers.
The Old Way
Cost
bootcamp tuition
founding rate — locked for life
Time to job-ready
tutorials, alone
one focused track
Real projects deployed
toy apps · maybe
live on GitHub
Code feedback
you guess
AI-graded by Claude
You can keep grinding the old way for years. Or you can take 3 minutes.
Every course built around a real career outcome — with the salary to prove it.
Not sure which track is right for you? The free 3-minute skill check shows you.
Get your free skill reportSquare 1 is brand new. We could invent glowing reviews — plenty of landing pages do. Here's our deal with you instead.
A note from the founder
I started Square 1 AI with one belief at its core: that anyone — from anywhere, starting with anything — can learn, build, and change the direction of their life when they're given a real chance to practice and someone in their corner.
For too long, learning has stopped at theory. You watch the videos, you read the docs, you memorize the answers — and then you're left alone, quietly wondering whether any of it truly works, or whether you are truly ready. I lived that gap for years, and I built Square 1 to close it.
Here, you don't just learn a concept — you practice it in real, real-world scenarios, get honest feedback on the work you actually produce, and walk away with proof you can stand behind. From there, you go and get hired, or you start the business you've been dreaming about — and you begin to make a genuine, positive impact on the world around you.
My goal was never only to teach skills. It's to help people become — the kind of people who look at the future and decide to build it, rather than wait for it to arrive.
No credit card anywhere below. Founding members keep whatever they pay now — the price never goes up on you.
Skill check
$0
free forever
The skill check is 5 quick questions, takes about 3 minutes, and needs no account — you get an instant skill snapshot. The full assessment is 20 questions across multiple choice, short answer, and real code; Claude AI grades it in about 30 minutes and builds your personalised learning plan. Both are free.
Yes. Cohort 01 early access is free with no credit card required. When paid plans open, founding rates are $29.90/mo on the 3-month track, $19.90/mo on the 6-month track, $15.90/mo on the 9-month track — and founding members lock their rate for life. It never goes up on you.
Square1 Ai is an AI-powered learn-to-launch platform. We don't just teach you — we assess your level, personalise your path, grade every line of code you write, and walk you from day one to a deployed portfolio you can put in front of any employer.
Traditional education gives you theory and hopes you figure out the rest. Bootcamps rush you through and hand you a certificate. We give you 10+ deployed projects, Nova — an AI tutor that knows your code — and a skill report that proves you're ready. That's the difference.
10+ real projects. Live on GitHub. Run the code, not a PDF.
Content is free on YouTube. Personalised AI feedback on YOUR code isn't.
So wherever you're starting from, please know this: everyone starts at square one. What matters is that you start — and I'll be right here, in your corner, every step of the way.
Let's make the world a better place — together.
Nikhil De Silva
Founder, Square 1 AI
Founding students
498 of 500 free seats leftFounding pricing — from $15.90/mo, locked
Whatever you pay now is your price for life — it never goes up on you.
A direct line to the founder
Feedback, stuck points, ideas — they land in my inbox, not a ticket queue.
Shape the platform
Early students decide what gets built next. Your gaps set the roadmap.
Being early is a trade: you get more access and a locked price; we get the feedback that makes this the best place to learn. The price only goes up as we grow — founding rates won't come back. Fair?
10+
projects per student
11
career paths
45
minutes per day
100%
code, zero videos
Free · 3 minutes · No credit card
Founding membership
Cohort 01 · open nowfrom $15.90/mo
founding rate — locked for life · free while early access is open
For Teams
from $20/seat/mo
volume-tiered · free during early access
Being early is a trade: you get a locked price and a direct line to the founder; we get the feedback that makes this the best place to learn.
Every project you submit is read line-by-line by Claude against the project brief and a marking rubric. You get a score out of 100, what you did well, and specific fixes — not a generic tip or a video to rewatch.
About 45 minutes a day. Tracks are self-paced and typically run 3 to 9 months depending on the plan you choose and where the assessment places you.
No. The assessment finds your level first, and the curriculum adapts from complete beginner through to advanced — you start where you actually are, not where a syllabus assumes.
10+ real projects deployed to GitHub with live URLs, a verified skill report, and a portfolio an employer can open, run, and check — proof, not a certificate PDF.
There are 11 subjects, and each maps to a real role with a real salary range — AI Engineer, ML Engineer, Data Scientist, Security Engineer, and more. If you're unsure, the free 3-minute skill check recommends a starting track.
Neither. It's 100% code and zero videos — you learn by building, every line you write gets AI feedback, and Nova (your AI tutor) knows your code, your weak topics, and your current lesson.
Every course maps to a real role with a real salary. That's the bar.
30 minutes. Free forever. No credit card.
Find out where you stand — and exactly how to get where you want to be.
11 subjects · 10+ projects per course · AI graded · Career-mapped