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ALIA CX300 vs Joby S4

ALIA CX300 (BETA Technologies) and Joby S4 (Joby Aviation) both sit in Drones & Air Mobility. ALIA CX300 shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (15 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.

AttributeALIA CX300

BETA Technologies

Joby S4

Joby Aviation

SegmentDrones & Air MobilityDrones & Air Mobility
VersionALIA CTOL (CX300)S4
Entry costPricing is not publicly listed. Backlog and military contracts/firm deposits only.Commercial air taxi service coming soon; pricing not yet disclosed.
Pricing tiers——
Model stackIn-house flight controlIn-house flight control
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Routes models
Changes / 30d153
OriginGlobalGlobal
CapabilitiesElectric fixed-wing, Cargo and passenger variants, Charging network, Vertical takeoff & landing, Conventional takeoff & landing, 336 nm Demonstrated range, 200 cf Cargo capacity, <1 hr Charge time6 tilt props, 4 passengers + pilot, ~100 mile range, Dubai launch, Vertical take-off and landing, 200 mph top speed, Zero operating emissions, All-electric air taxi

ALIA CX300

Conventional-takeoff electric aircraft plus charging network, flying cargo routes for UPS and the US Air Force.

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Joby S4

Six-rotor tilt-prop eVTOL, four passengers plus pilot, ~100 mile range, flying passenger demos in Dubai ahead of FAA certification.

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