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Joby S4 vs Skydio X10

Joby S4 (Joby Aviation) and Skydio X10 (Skydio) both sit in Drones & Air Mobility. Skydio X10 shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (10 vs 1). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.

AttributeJoby S4

Joby Aviation

Skydio X10

Skydio

SegmentDrones & Air MobilityDrones & Air Mobility
VersionJoby S4X10
Entry costPricing not published (service coming soon)from $11,000/unit
Pricing tiersX10 base $11000 · Skydio Cloud $2000
Model stackIn-house flight controlOnboard visual autonomy · Skydio Autonomy · Skydio Autonomy AI
Context window
Public API
Routes models
Changes / 30d110
OriginGlobalGlobal
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 taxiGPS-denied autonomy, 6 nav cameras, Thermal payload, Dock for remote ops, Autonomous Flight (Skydio Autonomy), Day and Night Operations, 3D Scanning & Mapping, Drone as First Responder (DFR)

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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Skydio X10

NVIDIA-powered onboard autonomy with six navigation cameras for GPS-denied flight, used by utilities, police and defense.

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