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Basically the only benefit the Pi has is GPIO pins for embedded projects.
Which a $3 ESP32 can handle instead.
Where do you get your ESP32s from? They're $10 each on Amazon
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msfObvf
Bear in mind these are probably not production grade. So if you have a real use case that needs to last don't use these. But for messing around and doing hobby projects these are fine.