Don't get the pro, the MacBook Air is what you want. I was a 13 inch pro user for 10+ years and tried the M1 Air because I didn't want the dumb Touch Bar. Honestly, I think this Air is the best laptop ever made.

-the battery feels like it lasts 3x-4x longer than my 2019 13 mbp.

-it compiles Typescript as fast(sometimes faster) as my brand new Ryzen 5800x based work station.

-great performance on many small things that I never even thought of as slow

The Air has a nicer form factor and basically the same panel as the pro. Only reason to get the pro if you want to keep complaining about the Touch Bar.