Compare operation costs, estimate payback, and compare DJI Agras options and identify a suitable model based on acreage, crop type, and service scenario.
Current Method Cost per Acre
Set automatically by method selection above
$
USD / ac
Total Farmland Size
acres
Spraying Times per Year
times / yr
Total Spraying Acreage
Auto-calculated = Farmland Size × Spraying Times
20,000
5,000 × 4
acres / yr
⛽ Fuel & Energy
AG Drone Fuel Consumption
Generator gas consumed per acre sprayed
gal / ac
Current Method Fuel Consumption
Diesel consumed per acre (boom sprayer)
gal / ac
Gas Price
For AG drone generator fuel
$
USD / gal
Diesel Price
For current application method fuel
$
USD / gal
Estimates based on DJI AGRAS internal test data and North American field benchmarks.
Actual results may vary by field conditions, crop type, operator skill, and local pricing. For reference only.
💰 Payback ROI Calculator
Investment payback analysis
Choose AGRAS Model
🎯 Usage Scenario
AGRAS T100
Drone Operation Cost per Acre
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Fixed startup investment: —
✈️ vs Manned Aerial Application
Baseline: $10.00 / ac
Saving per Acre—
Payback Acreage—
Payback (Spray Days)—
🚜 vs Owned Boom Sprayer
Baseline: $6.50 / ac
Saving per Acre—
Payback Acreage—
Payback (Spray Days)—
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💵 Service Price per Acre
—
⚡ Operation Cost per Acre
—
💰 Profit per Acre
—
💼 Fixed Startup Investment
—
📍 Payback Acreage
—
📅 Payback Period (days)
📅 Spray Days per Year
?The actual application days you will use the agriculture drone per year, which will influence slightly on the drone operation cost per acre.
days
Spray Acres per Day
?For DJI AGRAS T100, this default value is the suggested application efficiency per day (8–10 hours work). You could change it based on your situation.
Capital Interest RateAnnual opportunity cost of capital investment
% / yr
⚡ Operation Cost per Acre
Acres per Battery CycleRow: 2 GPA · Specialty: 5 GPA
ac / cycle
Generator Fuel per Battery Cycle
gal / cycle
Gasoline Price
$
USD / gal
Pick-up Fuel per Day (Producer)
gal / day
Pick-up Fuel per Day (Custom Team)
gal / day
Repair & Maintenance
$
USD / yr
Insurance
$
USD / yr
Field Assistant Daily Wage
$
USD / day
Team Accommodation per DayMeal and hotel
$
USD / day
📊 Comparison Benchmarks
Manned Aerial Service Price
$
USD / ac
Boom Sprayer Operation Cost
$
USD / ac
💵 Revenue
Service Price per AcreRate charged to customers (custom team)
$
USD / ac
📋 Formulas extracted from DJI AGRAS North America ROI model (2026). Actual results vary by field conditions,
operator experience, and local market pricing. For reference only.
🎯 AG Drone Model Recommendation
Find the most cost-effective drone solution for your operation
Average Field Size
ac
Target Application Acres per Day
ac/day
Select Models to Compare
Choose which models to include in the recommendation comparison
Recommended Match Based on Your Inputs · —
Neutral recommendation logic: the tool ranks only the selected models based on crop type, target acres per day, field size, estimated equipment investment, number of aircraft, pilot requirement, flight cycles, and daily workload. It does not automatically force the largest model.
📋 Field Operation Assumption
Turnaround TimePer field setup time
minutes
Flying Time per FlightActive spraying duration with a full tank
minutes
Flying Time / Field Time RatioActive flight as fraction of total field time
ratio
Max Field Hours per DayField working limit per people per day
hours
AGRAS Drone Basic Info
Model
MSRP (USD)
Efficiency (acre) per flight
T100
$
T70P
$
T25P
$
📋 Calculations based on DJI AGRAS official specifications, including T70P brochure specs, and standard NA field operation benchmarks.
Total Cost of Drone = Drones Required × MSRP per Drone. “Total Field Hours” is the full daily workload; “Estimated Hours per Drone / Day” shows the workload after dividing by the required drone count. Rankings update in real time based on equipment cost, number of aircraft, pilot requirement, flight cycles, and estimated daily workload.
Need help confirming the right AGRAS package?
DRT can help match the drone, charger, battery quantity, spreading or spraying configuration, and support plan to your actual operation.
