I think the best thing with GOS on pixels has been that you could always buy a previous model year (within about 2-3 years) and load it up to save some money. I desperately want to ditch my old Pixel 7 Pro for a new GOS device, but $1600 is super expensive for a new phone right now. I miss the days where you could buy an older phone and add a custom ROM with little effort. I love that security is being taken more seriously, but I just want a basic, secure, de-Googled device that is affordable.