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Skydio X10 vs Joby S4

Skydio X10 (Skydio) and Joby S4 (Joby Aviation) both sit in Drones & Air Mobility. Skydio X10 shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (10 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.

AttributeSkydio X10

Skydio

Joby S4

Joby Aviation

SegmentDrones & Air MobilityDrones & Air Mobility
VersionX10S4
Entry costfrom $11,000/unitPricing not published, service coming soon
Pricing tiersX10 base $11000 · Skydio Cloud $2000
Model stackOnboard visual autonomy · Skydio Autonomy · Skydio Autonomy AIIn-house flight control
Context window
Public API
Routes models
Changes / 30d103
OriginGlobalGlobal
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)6 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

Skydio X10

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

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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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