10 hands-on labs. Guardian, your personal AI tutor. Real projects that matter — from sustainability apps to AI agents. No prior experience needed.
No credit card. Cancel anytime. R79–R249/month after free tier.
Guardian is powered by Claude (Anthropic) — your always-available AI mentor that explains, reviews your code, and never judges a beginner question.
Ask Guardian anything about the lab, your code, or the concept. It speaks your language, not textbook jargon.
Paste your code and get specific, actionable feedback. Guardian spots bugs, suggests improvements, and explains why.
Guardian knows which lab you're on and what you've learned. No need to explain everything from scratch every time.
Every lab ends with a deployable mini-project. You won't just read about AI — you'll ship something that works.
Each lab takes 2–4 hours and ends with working code you can show off. Labs unlock progressively as you complete them.
Build your first Claude-powered chatbot. Understand prompting, tokens, and API calls.
FreeWrite code with AI assistance. Learn to describe what you want and iterate fast.
FreeCreate a real data dashboard for tracking energy and carbon — a real project for your portfolio.
FreeBuild an agent that uses tools — web search, calculations, APIs. The foundation of modern AI apps.
Starter+Add voice input and image understanding to your apps using Whisper and Claude Vision.
Starter+Build a retrieval-augmented AI that answers questions about your own documents.
Starter+Deploy your app to the cloud with Docker, Cloud Run, and a custom domain. CI/CD from scratch.
Builder+Add subscriptions, PayFast payments, and user tiers. Turn your project into a real business.
Builder+Fine-tune and use models that understand South African languages, slang, and context.
ProDesign and ship your own AI-powered product from scratch. Guardian reviews your architecture and code.
ProAll plans include Guardian AI Tutor. Cancel anytime. South African pricing in ZAR — powered by PayFast.
No. Lab 1 starts from zero. If you can use a computer and you're curious about AI, you can do this.
Every lab uses real AI tools (Claude, Whisper, LangChain) and ends with code you deploy yourself. Guardian gives you live feedback on your actual work — not a pre-recorded video.
Yes. ZAR pricing, PayFast payments, South African language labs (Lab 9), and context built around SA use cases. Designed and built in Centurion, Gauteng.
Yes. No contracts, no lock-ins. Cancel from your account settings and you won't be charged again. Your free-tier access stays.
Join SA's first AI coding academy. Labs 1–3 are free — no card needed.
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