Sort of! It is sometimes reported that contact mode AFM has "atomic resolution", as it is possible, with some samples, to get images which show the atomic lattice. However, it has been shown that these images show not the individual atoms, but just the lattice, i.e. they show "atoms" where, on average, the atoms are but cannot show, for example, vacancies (missing atoms) in that lattice.

Nevertheless, such images can still be useful and interesting. Typically, to get "true" atomic resolution, we must use STM, or AFM under special conditions (e.g. in UHV, cryo-AFM). Using some dynamic modes, true atomic resolution is also possible in AFM in non-vacuumt conditions.