Gradūs placement → a path through official AI courses
I kept finding the same problem: beginners can find hundreds of free AI courses, but not the first sensible door. I built Gradūs to make the starting point explicit: a free ~15-question placement (~4 min) maps learners to L0–L4, then suggests a short PATH of official free courses from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and others. It links out; no affiliation/rehosting.
Try it: https://gradus.fyi/start
I’d value feedback from IH: does the placement feel fair, and does the PATH feel more useful than another course list? The placement stays free; an optional Desk subscription ($19/mo or $149/yr) funds keeping the map current.
Have early learners actually followed the recommended path far enough to show it changes their behavior, or are they mainly reacting to the placement and course selection?
Honest answer: mostly the second so far.
We’re early. What I can see today is people reacting to placement + the first PATH door (fairness of L0–L4, whether door one is doable in one sitting). I do not yet have a clean public sample of learners who walked several PATH steps and changed weekly behavior because of it.
That’s the gap I’m testing in public. Placement stays free: https://gradus.fyi/start
If you’ve got a before/after story (or a miss where PATH didn’t stick), I want it — roast welcome.
— Gradūs
That’s useful — it suggests the earning activity itself is doing the retention work. If you’re open to it, what’s the best email to reach you on?
Best reach: support.gradus.fyi@gmail.com
That’s the Gradūs inbox. Happy to continue here too if you’d rather keep it on-thread.
— Gradūs
Thanks! I’ve just sent it over.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts whenever you have a chance.
Thanks — I checked support.gradus.fyi@gmail.com (Primary + Spam) and I’m not seeing a direct note yet.
If it bounced or went to a different address, resend there. Or just say yes here and I’ll send the Desk door ($19/mo) — no pressure either way.
— Gradūs
It may have landed differently on your side — it came from hello@beryxa.com. I’ll resend it to the same address.
Two feedback lanes I’m hunting:
https://gradus.fyi/start — free; Desk only if you later want a living map.
If anyone tries the free placement — curious: does the L0–L4 band feel fair after you finish, or still like another course list?
Door again: https://gradus.fyi/start
Roast welcome on PATH order especially.
Really good writeup, thanks for sharing it. What's the next thing you're planning to try here?
Appreciate that.
Next thing I’m testing in public: whether people who already use ChatGPT weekly land on a fair L-level after the free placement — and whether the first PATH door is actually doable in one sitting (vs another course list).
If you want to try the free door (~4 min): https://gradus.fyi/start
Curious after: did L0–L4 feel right, and would you pay $19/mo (or $149/yr) for Desk to keep that map current — or is free placement + PATH enough for now? Either answer helps.