DJI Matrice 4
Compact enterprise platform with AI subject detection, thermal and laser rangefinder payloads; dominant commercial drone line facing US restrictions.
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DJI Matrice 4 vs V-BAT / Hivemind
DJI Matrice 4 (DJI) and V-BAT / Hivemind (Shield AI) both sit in Drones & Air Mobility. DJI Matrice 4 shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (6 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | DJI Matrice 4 DJI | V-BAT / Hivemind Shield AI |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Drones & Air Mobility | Drones & Air Mobility |
| Version | Series (including 4E, 4T, 4D, 4TD) | Hivemind |
| Entry cost | from $3,900/unit | Pricing not published (enterprise/defense-tech contact sales) |
| Pricing tiers | Matrice 4E $3900 · Matrice 4T $5500 | — |
| Model stack | Matrice 4 Series · Matrice 4D · Matrice 4E · Matrice 4T · Matrice 4TD · On-device detection models | Hivemind · Hivemind reinforcement-learned pilot |
| Context window | — | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 6 | 3 |
| Origin | China | Global |
| Capabilities | AI subject detection, Thermal + laser rangefinder, RTK centimeter accuracy, Cloud API Support, Mobile SDK Support, Payload SDK Support, Live Flight Controls, POI Mode | GPS-denied autonomy, No comms link required, VTOL fixed-wing, Third-party airframe ports, Autonomous AI Pilot, Mission Autonomy, ISR & Targeting, Teaming Drones |
V-BAT / Hivemind
Hivemind autonomy pilots the V-BAT VTOL aircraft and third-party jets without GPS or comms links.
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