To play devil’s advocate though, it’s irrelevant that they are at different price points, because Arturia do not offer a more expensive controller. With a limitless budget to spend on an Arturia midi controller, your options are controllers that haven’t really expanded on core functionality in 14 years.
It’s hilarious to me that you still can’t even buy an Arturia midi controller capable of fully utilizing their own VSTs, chiefly the CS80V with its poly aftertouch capability. You have to buy a 25-key Microfreak and not use 99% of its potential as a synthesizer, and live with a keybed that’s like a Stylophone on steroids.