People who use the iPad Pro often report extreme satisfaction with its usefulness, citing the performance provided by the M4 chip. Yes, it is fair to say that the iPad Pro is still an overkill in terms of performance for most workloads available by the time of writing, however having an iPad Pro as an investment device for the long-term use may be worthy as the tablet will eventually appreciate in value, due to the apps and features available that may be released LATER. The iPad Pro as nice as it is, is also marketed at a premium price, which some people may be unable to pay for. For those people, the iPad Air with the M2 chip may be the better option pending cost to performance ratio. In the end, whether it is worth it to get an iPad Pro and future-proof it, really does depend on your requirements, how you are going to use the device in the future, and your spending power.