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Joby S4 vs DJI Matrice 4

Joby S4 (Joby Aviation) and DJI Matrice 4 (DJI) both sit in Drones & Air Mobility. DJI Matrice 4 shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (5 vs 1). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.

AttributeJoby S4

Joby Aviation

DJI Matrice 4

DJI

SegmentDrones & Air MobilityDrones & Air Mobility
VersionJoby S44 Series
Entry costPricing not published (service coming soon)from $3,900/unit
Pricing tiersMatrice 4E $3900 · Matrice 4T $5500
Model stackIn-house flight controlMatrice 4 Series · Matrice 4D · Matrice 4E · Matrice 4T · Matrice 4TD · On-device detection models
Context window
Public API
Routes models
Changes / 30d15
OriginGlobalChina
Capabilities6 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 taxiAI subject detection, Thermal + laser rangefinder, RTK centimeter accuracy, Cloud API Support, Mobile SDK Support, Payload SDK Support, Live Flight Controls, POI Mode

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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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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