The Anafi Ai Drone | Competitive All-in-One Commercial Drone

Professional drone pilots and drone teams need reliable drones for mapping, photography and videography. They count on all-in-one drones for multiple commercial purposes. The Anafi Ai Drone offers a robust feature set, built in drone mapping with Pix4D, with comprehensive intelligent features and a powerful camera.
If pilots are looking for an alternative to the Phantom 4 Pro V2, the Anafi Ai may be a reliable solution and replacement.
While the Anafi Ai doesn't have every pfeature you would expect from a phantom, it offers new features that redefine the way we fly.
The Anafi Ai is a fantastic all-in-one commercial drone flown over cellular or from the remote.
Learn from our experience with the drone.
One claim we tested with our review was how efficient the Anafi Ai drone is for commercial drone mapping. Claim was that it is 1.5x faster.
Anafi Ai is faster with drone mapping when processing in Pix4D cloud. As pilots can fly higher and maintain low GSD values.
Anafi Ai is much slower with drone mapping, when tested against a DJI Phantom and processing on desktop software.
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[@dgmanon]

So no RTK? Still have to set several GCP instead of a few check points?

[@lpskywalk]

Great video, thanks! But I want to see a comparison with P4P in mapping, is the result better.

[@DroneU]

What do you want to see, i can upload the quality reports from both data sets.

[@lpskywalk]

@@DroneU Thanks, that would be great! But if I could wish, I would like to see a video with a comparison between P4P2 and Ai, regarding mapping.

[@ryutsuisen]

So for mapping, the 48mp compensates for it having a 1/2“ CMOS sensor? How much better compared to the 1" CMOS/20MP of the Mavic 2 Pro/ Air 2S?

[@DroneU]

Processing on Desktop, your processing time is slower than a phantom for example, due to the LRS shutter correction. You would have the same shutter correction for the Air 2s or M2P. Due to the methodology that pixels are captured, paired with the changes in photogrammetric algorithms, it is picking up more points. Albiet, we are finding it is more susceptible to reflection. We had some holes in our barn map, right in the center of the barn, with the Anafi.

[@ryutsuisen]

@@DroneU thanks for the follow up!

[@TheJoeyboots]

I explored it online and saw a couple of real bad reviews. Runs about 4K price. Waiting for more reviews. The 3D and range is amazing.

[@ZED-PV]

Parrot products are unreliable. I think the last drone that was reliable from them was the AR 2 😂😂😅

[@ZED-PV]

So many reported fly aways.

[@TheJoeyboots]

@@ZED-PV We all have signal loss and telemetry lags. What if they found a niche to marry cellular data transmission? That would mean limitless communication right?

[@davidleigh6196]

Paul, which drone do you think has the best bang-for-the-buck for mapping, the $4,000 Anafi AI, or the $1,600 Phantom 4 V2 that’s still for sale by DJI?

[@confettihunterminus1]

What were the bad reviews saying?

[@retromodernart4426]

@@confettihunterminus1 I think he means _badly-done_ reviews, in other words, the reviews didn't show much useful info.

[@alexforay9239]

I had made an intership at parrot and I can swear you its trully a wonderfull drone there is a all team hardly working on that drone and I think the are doing a really great job and they keep improving it every month by update

[@ZED-PV]

Is the Anafi AI global shutter? Not sure why they keep putting rolling shutters into mapping drones.

[@fldrone-3dmodeling193]

Does anafi ai have rtk extension? I don’t see it online?

[@DroneRTS]

What a nice review!

[@stefanbernhard2710]

any upcoming videos on the mavic 3 E ?

[@DronesUnlimited]

Much better video Paul!

[@DroneU]

Thanks buddy. -PAA

[@shitsteroid]

Well now we have some actual competition with the Mavic 3 Enterprise.

[@CrashOut328i]

mavic 3 enterprise has entered the chat

[@retromodernart4426]

...along with the CCP/PLA and probably even the Biden family if DJI can spare 10% for them... LOL

[@verdundrone]

Is there rtk or ppk possibility ?

[@darmawan4936]

Full batre bisa terbang berapa menit ?

[@apocaly2855]

The AI in freaken amazing

[@SkyHorseTech]

Our P4P is crying 'nooo!' but we're saying 'we love you, sorry :)'

[@TheJoeyboots]

😆

[@LuMaxQFPV]

The Edsel is back!

[@vincentditizio8790]

Is there a thermal version?

[@retromodernart4426]

No, not now.

[@ApexBizzySolutions]

Can you hook up a thermal cam?

[@marcusgilmore4311]

Let’s see how much the M3E is.

[@ZED-PV]

I wish the M3ET had a global shutter. Only the M3E has a global shutter good for mapping. Thinking of switching out my P4P fleet for them.

[@adisyafiq2033]

Even look weird but the parut encik hanafi dron have a lot of feature

[@SvSzYT]

I see no RTK module

[@watchmanjoe4823]

Did the Anafi Ai have Thermal?

[@dragon123fantasy]

no，mavic 3t did.

[@fpvgods]

A flyings duck 🦆 wow 😳 me like this!!!

[@retromodernart4426]

At worst it was an infomercial, and nothing he said was wrong, he even pointed out several 'minuses'.

[@fpvgods]

@@retromodernart4426 true and thank you for your kind message.....best wishes

[@matt84712]

Works over a cellular network? Thats awesome

[@AirtimeAerial]

Yeah LTE is what you'll have to use for BVLOS/ Proposed part 108. Tier 1 connectivity (like military and 1st responder cells) provide connection with no more than .5 sec latency 👍🎉

[@matt84712]

@@AirtimeAerial so there’s a little bit of lag?

[@retromodernart4426]

@@matt84712 I have an ANAfI AI - Yes, there can be a bit of lag, depending on your cell network, nothing horrible (of course depends on the 4G LTE coverage in the area of operation). The 4G LTE mode is awesome, nothing compares to it, the limit really is the battery. Another really cool mode is that one can operate the ANAFI AI outside, with the operator inside a building - connect the control device (iPad) to the internal WiFi, the ANAFI AI in 4G Mode will connect through 4G to your WiFi LAN. On a windy day ~8KM round trip was achieved successfully. Also, the 'precision landing' mode uses visual confirmation of the take off point and lands within centimeters of where it took off from.

[@theurbanartist775]

@@retromodernart4426 so it’s released on the market now?

[@retromodernart4426]

@@theurbanartist775 Yes, it costs about USD $4,000, do a search for "Parrot Anafi Ai".

[@jrow96]

What’s wrong with mavic line?

[@verdundrone]

It may be really interesting if you want to 3d-map the same place from your office using bvlos and lte regularly to check for any evolution (carrieres or construction site). But I want real comparaisons. With real sets of data from dji and anafi on the same projects. Then will decide.

[@genxdrones]

🤣

[@QsilverFpv]

If i still drank "As a whole" would be the word to drink to.... Constructive criticism love the channel love what you guys do keep it up

[@MIG20223DLaserScanning]

Hey Paul, any updates or insights on this platform?

[@DroneU]

WE recently did another test of this drone against other mapping drones. It was really difficult to get the drones to fly the same altitude to compare results. If someone cannot fly DJI and they need to do INSPECTIONS, not mapping. its amazing.

[@stefansedman5179]

With the arms folded back it looks similar to the USS Enterprise, STAR TREK……

[@BradMorrisKA3YAN]

LOL. I don't know how you can compare this to the Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual Advanced. This doesn't have any of the "enterprise" features of the DJI. No RTK or IR. My experience with Parrot has been less than exceptional. I don't know how they can be competitive with the $4k price. Does it have Remote ID? That said, 4G is a nice feature, as is non-Chinese OEM.

[@retromodernart4426]

It has remote ID that the user can turn on and off.

[@ZED-PV]

Lots of very questionable information in this video.. I wonder if there was any sponsorship from Parrot? How exactly is this thing better than a cheaper M2P for mapping? What are we paying for? The software side of things? No RTK either.

[@DroneU]

To be clear, this was all us. No sponsorship whatsoever from Parrot.

[@ZED-PV]

@@DroneU Thanks for the clarification. It is appreciated. I still cannot see how this could ever be better than an M2P and definitely now against the M3E

[@heroninja1125]

@@ZED-PV basically, ip53 rated. It means that you can fly it in the middle of the rain, and that it can survive quite a bit of sand or dust. But other then flying in a small sandstorm and some rain it doesnt have much else. However there really isnt any other drones that can fly in rain and sand, except for a few drones that specifically were designed for dealing with water, that either cannot fly or fly for less then 5 minutes. So there isnt any reasonable way to compare these drones, however to all intents and purposes this drone is ovepriced for normal usage.

[@paulmeshak5824]

Any tubes on the parrot anafi usa gov ?

[@goneviral6037]

This was a total commercial how much did you get paid to make this video

[@joerivs80]

“its only four thousand dollars” ok bub. Let me get that out of my sock. I only have a $100,000 bill… got change?

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

Geo fenced???

[@DroneU]

You can setup your own geo fence if you want, but it is not geo fenced.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

@@DroneU Good news. TY!

[@SvSzYT]

You know.. flying by WiFi sounds rather risky. Turning the drone into a phone is a step backwards regarding safety issues. I don't know how it is in other countries in the world, but in germany it can happen that your phone has no connection to the cellular in rural areas. My first impression: It's giving... a buggy feeling, from design to technology, its giving... no RTK accuracy and its giving... EDGE connection. Wow.

[@undergroundupholstery]

About time. Im not impressed with the direction Dji is heading.

[@IanB1015]

Agreed. Although nice, as a new business owner I don’t have 15-30K to shell out for an industrial drone

[@sheastephens562]

Are you not impressed by the M30 series, dock, or H20N?

[@marcusgilmore4311]

Yeah but their service is top notch

[@undergroundupholstery]

@@sheastephens562 impressed yes. But they seem to be going in the direction of Cool Christmas gifts and ultra expensive professional tools. Kinda loosing the middle ground.

[@sheastephens562]

@@undergroundupholstery the mavic 3 enterprise releases in a few days, and there are plenty of mid ground option!

[@DopamineKata]

It's not a true 48mp camera, it uses a quad bayer filter to fake 48mp. Just like the DJI Mini 3 Pro.

[@Warthunder1940s]

looks like the dji mini 3 pro

[@retromodernart4426]

Who do you think DJI copied the Mini3 design from...

[@Guide504]

It doesn't have a weight of 366g 898g!

[@JReinhoud]

I think this is really the worst bang for bug you can get today

[@IkurFPV]

4k for that? LOL I was out of drone world for 2 years and this happens? haha

[@BIKER38]

probably get paid a lot to do this video ! the only reason I want to buy it ? because it is IP53 rating, which mean I can fly under the rain (which is happening a lot where I live ) and you don't even mention that !! Also the camera being on front and not under is not ideal for photos under the rain as you will see the raindrop !

[@dominickp6982]

the mini 3 pro still eats that for lunch and i fly mavic 3 thats a Toy lol.

[@spencerjohnson1897]

Apart from the 4g, this drone is a joke. $4,000? They’ll never get a chunk of the market without RTK, a global shutter, and a decent zoom.

[@metamuhamudnoah2856]

i would say anafi is trying yeah But they can not beat Dji take look at the mini 3 anafi just copy those futures exactly from the dji mini 3 except the design in conclusion i say DJI FAST and The Rest follows.

[@retromodernart4426]

Anafi Ai was out way before the Mini3.

[@HansHaraldBerge]

It also has way more features than the mini 3.

[@retromodernart4426]

@@HansHaraldBerge There is absolutely no comparison between the Anafi Ai and DJI mini 3 -Anafi Ai is far superior in everything, besides that they both fly and have cameras. Of course, the Anafi Ai costs more, too, but that's probably because Parrot isn't subsidized by the CCP/PLA and doesn't collect data and telemetry like DJI.

[@robertalewife4617]

AnafiAI is a good drone,it is the parrot support that sucks,it is nonexistent,be it that you have regular question or drone is damaged and you want to find more about warranty,nobody is answering phone calls or emails when call……my advice , if you get AnafiAI,dont update,just fly as it is,parrot updates tend to kill the drone….

[@retromodernart4426]

The updates so far to the Anafi AI have been very useful up until now, lots of improvements to an already very good and unique drone.

[@UrbanSipfly]

A toy that cost around $24K is too much money for my WIC 2023 budget can afford...

[@victorc777]

For mapping??? Drone has no RTK, no mechanical shutter, no zoom camera, no external attachments, and ugly (albeit my opinion). I’ll stick with my M3E.

[@commonsenselogic]

This video must be old because the Mavic 3 Enterprise is superior to thus in just about every way. Pretty much the only thing it has is 4g connectivity.

[@apocaly2855]

Parrot bout to beat dji ass from here on. Dude talking bout the AR lol.. he skipped the bebop, bebop2, anafi, anafi thermal, anafi usa, the blue grass, and the disco..I mean they didn't go from the AR to the anafi ai lol..without parrot dji would have the drones they have. Parrot was the first to make obstacles avoidance..they was one of the first to make a drones too..

[@droningporsantander9994]

Expensive drones and no customer service (in my country and in many parts of the world)....is a big NOPE for me...this is just advertising...

[@retromodernart4426]

The drone is great (I have one) - I can't answer about customer service from Parrot because they are unresponsive, the company that I got it from is fine, though.

[@ervinllorente2724]

Pagani of drones.

[@adriansmessages]

LMAO... I stopped at 0:58 I paid $1,500 for a new Phantom 4 Pro! Not $2,000 and the new Mavic3 that just came out.... I paid $3,200 for it - Not 10X! And - it is FAR SUPERIOR to the Phantom 4 Pro (which was superior, itself at the time of release). It's difficult to keep watching when within the first minute - ypou're facts are NOT CORRECT! Later!

[@johnnyyu68927]

Very..........Ugly appearance .........maybe the world's ugliest drone in the world~ far more ugly than the DJI Mini 3 Pro~

[@sky-cats]

"parrot who's been listening for users..." you kidding right? :D Parrot makes absolute garbage drones with 5 years old hardware/software... I hope they either start making normal drones or go bankrupt...

[@ronan4681]

What a ugly drone 😂

[@TheSebiestor]

Looks cool, looks very organic

[@retromodernart4426]

That's why DJI tried to copy the look of the Anafi AI a bit on the Mini3, LOL

[@rocketman143]

Looks like parrot crap to me.

[@johnzhengphotographychannel]

My God, there are still such ugly looking drones in the world🤣

[@michaelrosario9956]

Hell Noooo! TRASH, 4K is to much money..👍😷

[@retromodernart4426]

I have one, definitely _not_ trash, 4K is a lot of money...

[@lordsk9]

cut the bs and get to the point