Espressif is usually very good with both pricing and availability if you wish to buy in bulk. I bought 1000 ESP32-S2 chips (not modules) for a project, it cost

Espressif is usually very good with both pricing and availability if you wish to buy in bulk. I bought 1000 ESP32-S2 chips (not modules) for a project, it cost me a grand total of 1200 bucks as a nobody. During the height of the shortage from most western manufacturers too!