# Antigravity A1

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/antigravity-a1
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/drones
- Placement: #11 of 13 in Drones, F tier
- Brand: Antigravity
- LP on this board: 0
- Last researched: 2026-09-17T21:12:58.557Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Brilliant and genuinely new, ranked below the Mini 3 only because a brand-new platform is an ownership gamble the aging-but-known Mini 3 is not.

## For

- Best 360 camera drone
- No blades-in-view footage limits
- Crash-tolerant design
- Purpose-built for immersive 360 capture
- No competing 360 camera drone currently occupies its niche

## Against

- Brand-new platform and brand, so multi-year firmware and support are unproven
- Narrow appeal - only worthwhile if immersive 360 capture is specifically what you want
- First-year product from a brand-new company
- Firmware longevity, failure rates and support reputation are a blank slate
- One of the most expensive products in its class

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 15 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 107 cited sources across 87 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thenewcamera | thenewcamera.com | B | https://thenewcamera.com/insta360-antigravity-a1-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| WIRED | Sam Kieldsen | C | https://www.wired.com/review/antigravity-a1/ | fetched and confirmed |
| CAPTAIN DRONE | CAPTAIN DRONE | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Z4iijfFWw | fetched and confirmed |
| UAVfutures | UAVfutures | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLFaIQhno5o | fetched and confirmed |
| DM Productions | DM Productions | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbndadxj724 | fetched and confirmed |
| Marc Taraz Steiner | Marc Taraz Steiner | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25-PoTBagsg | fetched and confirmed |
| Gaba_VR | Gaba_VR | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAI6QVZdA_k | fetched and confirmed |
| Subscribers | Gabriele Romagnoli | - | https://xraispotlight.substack.com/p/i-tested-3-gaussian-splatting-pipelines | fetched and confirmed |
| LinkedIn | linkedin.com | C | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/grant-hagen-1823a717_lots-of-excitement-from-the-last-video-on-activity-7474831729384501248-0VYM | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | C | https://www.facebook.com/philipbloom/posts/my-new-yt-video-takes-a-look-at-the-dji-avata-360-and-the-antigravity-a1-to-see-/1490217225806618/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Dji360 | dji360.com | C | https://dji360.com/blog/insta360-antigravity-a1-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Camera World | digitalcameraworld.com | B | https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/the-fpv-drone-is-far-from-dead-but-long-live-the-new-fpv-drone-that-takes-first-person-video-into-a-new-sphere | fetched and confirmed |
| Basic Tutorials | basic-tutorials.com | C | https://basic-tutorials.com/reviews/gadget-reviews/antigravity-a1-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| TechRadar | techradar.com | C | https://www.techradar.com/cameras/drones/antigravity-a1-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Fstoppers | fstoppers.com | B | https://fstoppers.com/reviews/antigravity-a1-drone-review-shockingly-good-900323 | fetched and confirmed |
| DroneXL | Jake Sloan | B | https://dronexl.co/2025/12/04/antigravity-a1-review-360-drone/ | fetched and confirmed |
| RC Groups | Jason Cole | - | https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4827933-Antigravity-A1-360-Drone-Review | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Camera World | digitalcameraworld.com | A | https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/antigravity-a1-review | fetched and confirmed |
| r/Insta360 | u/ValhallaGSXR | C | https://www.reddit.com/r/Insta360/comments/1pk6rap/what_are_your_thoughts_on_the_new_antigravity_a1/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | William Driges | C | https://www.facebook.com/groups/735079239260328/posts/844666034968314/ | fetched and confirmed |
| First Quadcopter | firstquadcopter.com | B | https://www.firstquadcopter.com/reviews/antigravity-a1-360-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Mashable | Adam Doud | B | https://mashable.com/review/insta360-antigravity-ai-drone | fetched and confirmed |
| Danny Mcgee | Danny Mcgee | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XhfesuIJSY | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | Jim Leenan | B | https://www.facebook.com/groups/735079239260328/posts/845254574909460/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Denis Barbas | Denis Barbas | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN9qAcrtAS0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Gizmodo | Kyle Barr | C | https://gizmodo.com/antigravity-a1-review-theres-nothing-else-like-this-360-camera-drone-2000695275 | fetched and confirmed |
| Sarb Johal - The TechPacker | Sarb Johal - The TechPacker | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9zHeEVmeVc | fetched and confirmed |
| PetaPixel | petapixel.com | B | https://petapixel.com/2026/01/06/antigravity-a1-drone-review-there-has-never-been-anything-quite-like-it/ | fetched and confirmed |
| DM Productions | DM Productions | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z7kjUDR0VQ | fetched and confirmed |
| The Tech Chap | The Tech Chap | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q8w4hgDfSA | fetched and confirmed |
| JORDAN HETRICK | JORDAN HETRICK | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALajwI3cBqs | fetched and confirmed |
| Nick Kendall | Nick Kendall | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPvXAyCXeIE | fetched and confirmed |
| DM Productions | DM Productions | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ63zBgWhiY | fetched and confirmed |
| Greg Toope | Greg Toope | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWL5OJgs_wg | fetched and confirmed |
| Pascal Basel | Pascal Basel | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-5JG485XZ4 | fetched and confirmed |
| JMTech | JMTech | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW12O4I5vRs | fetched and confirmed |
| Jared Polin | Jared Polin | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUxLGBU0v_o | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Through The Lens | Tech Through The Lens | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaOGS0HAMdA | fetched and confirmed |
| JesseDriftwood | JesseDriftwood | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlcqslvE5VU | fetched and confirmed |
| Hugh Hou | Hugh Hou | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MipoNX7X0mA | fetched and confirmed |
| Matti Haapoja | Matti Haapoja | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la_zUeq1GwI | fetched and confirmed |
| Danny Mcgee | Danny Mcgee | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc5F6yLvemU | fetched and confirmed |
| Jeven Dovey | Jeven Dovey | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdB87bg6ZXk | fetched and confirmed |
| EV Tech Steven | EV Tech Steven | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_GZ0LwQbvA | fetched and confirmed |
| DM Productions | DM Productions | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA2yjF8bY7w | fetched and confirmed |
| Sightseeing Stan | Sightseeing Stan | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUmn70U_zx0 | fetched and confirmed |
| 51 Drones | 51 Drones | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNwb9KRaO-M | fetched and confirmed |
| Tyriel Wood - VR Tech | Tyriel Wood - VR Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBXvtdx-ApE | fetched and confirmed |
| Mary Bautista | Mary Bautista | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3S1wRl0nco | fetched and confirmed |
| UAVfutures | UAVfutures | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx4768QPgE4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Insta360 | Insta360 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v5OxtYJzJQ | fetched and confirmed |
| RobHK | RobHK | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHRXrd6_fjk | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Spurt | Tech Spurt | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD3Z5wFSoBQ | fetched and confirmed |
| 51 Drones | 51 Drones | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEyT5HqAzus | fetched and confirmed |
| Mihail Svilenov | Mihail Svilenov | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNpFU0D9T60 | fetched and confirmed |
| iJustine | iJustine | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6IxOPGV5gE | fetched and confirmed |
| Kai Vertigoh | Kai Vertigoh | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czncRBZGXy4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Colibri FPV | Colibri FPV | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MAzT9r4QYo | fetched and confirmed |
| DM Productions | DM Productions | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiAOrWj1XHU | fetched and confirmed |
| Mihail Svilenov | Mihail Svilenov | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkLrIGfE41s | fetched and confirmed |
| 51 Drones | 51 Drones | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC4lGZGrgnE | fetched and confirmed |
| Pav Guliani | Pav Guliani | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExKTp0YCkxE | fetched and confirmed |
| Jake Sloan | Jake Sloan | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH7FN1FUj-k | fetched and confirmed |
| Brandon Butch | Brandon Butch | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgUEmYRP21A | fetched and confirmed |
| FlytPath | FlytPath | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lGBhHW7Yl0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Danny Mcgee | Danny Mcgee | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xrpr_4GMco | fetched and confirmed |
| The Tech Chap | The Tech Chap | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnuD5nISefg | fetched and confirmed |
| LewDix Aviation | LewDix Aviation | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzPQuFPfu0M | fetched and confirmed |
| FunForLouis | FunForLouis | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK48zqh-vCQ | fetched and confirmed |
| Jo's Talking | Jo's Talking | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXIx-QLpDY | fetched and confirmed |
| 360 Vroomers | 360 Vroomers | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGpPDKy8O0s | fetched and confirmed |
| The Drone Creative | The Drone Creative | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL0dFuvicwo | fetched and confirmed |
| Connor Scalbom | Connor Scalbom | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J4URtSHK5s | fetched and confirmed |
| James Afante | James Afante | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUl9Gz826Uo | fetched and confirmed |
| Val The Wizard | Val The Wizard | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWvDLQ-ROHk | fetched and confirmed |
| Inspire With Drones | Inspire With Drones | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjx_B_WkCHU | fetched and confirmed |
| Fly Me to the Fun™ | Fly Me to the Fun™ | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwg29zQ7JwI | fetched and confirmed |
| Best360 | Best360 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRVLIHsxMoI | fetched and confirmed |
| Drone Camps RC | Drone Camps RC | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItkeRvfyOfs | fetched and confirmed |
| Shane's DIY | Shane's DIY | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nrRhExgFGk | fetched and confirmed |
| UAV Coach | UAV Coach | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CcFmWTWtBI | fetched and confirmed |
| Insta360 | Insta360 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSkRKsm-RS4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Trending Reviews | Trending Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InIy0Mizkl0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Max Tech | Max Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91UCgg6o3tw | fetched and confirmed |
| World's Oldest Vlogger | World's Oldest Vlogger | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMpXIWpgiBM | fetched and confirmed |
| MountMedia | MountMedia | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa-YBStk-lU | fetched and confirmed |
| 4WD TV | 4WD TV | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-BDAuzpMWM | fetched and confirmed |
| DroneXL | Haye Kesteloo | C | https://dronexl.co/2026/06/29/mkbhd-antigravity-a1-review-flaws/ | fetched and confirmed |
| CLKIMAGES | CLKIMAGES | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnXTVgXjowY | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | Kedar Pa | C | https://www.facebook.com/groups/735079239260328/posts/867766492658268/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Supersonic Traveller | Supersonic Traveller | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2obR30NFWcg | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Camera World | digitalcameraworld.com | B | https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/the-best-360-degree-drone | fetched and confirmed |
| Pcmag | Jim Fisher | C | https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/antigravity-a1 | fetched and confirmed |
| Linkedin | Followers | C | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bigger-sensor-doesnt-always-mean-better-image-testing-hugh-hou-v3tte | fetched and confirmed |
| Freewell Gear | Freewell Care | C | https://freewellgear.com/blogs/news/antigravity-a1-vs-dji-avata-360?srsltid=AU7gw4WDZ1TMSwp5OzhuQIeWGasm6j1r0jJbBXU1271qCDl14D_JTXMA | fetched and confirmed |
| Shotkit | Tommy Williams | B | https://shotkit.com/antigravity-a1-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Heliguy™ | Heliguy | - | https://www.heliguy.com/blogs/posts/dji-avata-360-vs-antigravity-a1/ | fetched and confirmed |
| First Quadcopter | Dave L | B | https://www.firstquadcopter.com/news/antigravity-a1-vs-dji-avata-360-best-360-drone-for-2026/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Engadget | Mat Smith | B | https://www.engadget.com/cameras/antigravity-a1-drone-review-140026021.html | fetched and confirmed |
| SlashGear | Andy Zahn | B | https://www.slashgear.com/2045030/antigravity-a1-review-drone/ | fetched and confirmed |
| The 8K 360 Camera Drone That Changes How You Fly | oscarliang.com | B | https://oscarliang.com/antigravity-a1/ | fetched and confirmed |
| PCMag Middle East | me.pcmag.com | C | https://me.pcmag.com/en/drones/34148/antigravity-a1 | fetched and confirmed |
| Leo Does Tech | Leo Does Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJO0gfoRtF0 | fetched and confirmed |
| The Hybrid Shooter | The Hybrid Shooter | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2yKLaFQDy8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Stuff | Tom Morgan-Freelander | B | https://www.stuff.tv/review/antigravity-a1-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Unmanned Tech Blog | Robyn | C | https://blog.unmanned.tech/antigravity-a1-vision-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Startrc | startrc.com | C | https://www.startrc.com/antigravity-a1-360-drone-review-2026.html | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | DJI Mini 5 Pro | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/dji-mini-5-pro |
| 2 | DJI Air 3S | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/dji-air-3s |
| 3 | DJI Mavic 4 Pro | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/dji-mavic-4-pro |
| 6 | Potensic Atom 2 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/potensic-atom-2 |
| 7 | DJI Mini 4K | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/dji-mini-4k |
| 8 | DJI Neo 2 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/dji-neo-2 |
| 9 | HoverAir X1 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hoverair-x1 |
| 10 | HoverAir X1 ProMax | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hoverair-x1-promax |
| 12 | DJI Mini 3 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dji-mini-3 |
| 13 | Autel EVO Nano+ | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/autel-evo-nano |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/drones.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

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- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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