Slightly less good (software wise) but so much worth the money IMO. I’d avoid like the i96(IIRC. If no video output well I couldn’t setup ssh etc. That was some time ago so take the information with a grain of salt).
It’s a little more difficult space to navigate but worth it if you know why you want one for sure.
Do you know if it works well with GPIO from python? IIRC I had to use a OPi image and then fix and compile some low level lib.