Pixel goes on seriously steep sale in holiday season. If you are in the U.S. and you think the price is right, you can wait for that.

last year: https://www.cnet.com/deals/black-friday-pixel-sale-takes-up-to-25-off-unlocked-google-phones/

I personally will take the pixel over oneplus, just because I like the android aesthetics and like to keep the possibility of modding open.

I think a even better solution might be to not unnecessarily waste energies 😉