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Skydio X10 vs DJI Matrice 4

Skydio X10 (Skydio) and DJI Matrice 4 (DJI) both sit in Drones & Air Mobility. DJI Matrice 4 is the cheaper entry point at from $3,900/unit. DJI Matrice 4 shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (9 vs 5). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.

AttributeSkydio X10

Skydio

DJI Matrice 4

DJI

SegmentDrones & Air MobilityDrones & Air Mobility
VersionX10Matrice 4 Series
Entry costfrom $11,000/unitfrom $3,900/unit
Pricing tiersX10 base $11000 · Skydio Cloud $2000Matrice 4E $3900 · Matrice 4T $5500
Model stackOnboard visual autonomy · Skydio Autonomy · Skydio Autonomy AIMatrice 4 Series · Matrice 4D · Matrice 4E · Matrice 4T · Matrice 4TD · On-device detection models
Context window——
Public API
Routes models
Changes / 30d59
OriginGlobalChina
CapabilitiesGPS-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)AI subject detection, Thermal + laser rangefinder, RTK centimeter accuracy, Cloud API Support, Mobile SDK Support, Payload SDK Support, Live Flight Controls, POI Mode

Skydio X10

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

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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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