To me, the number of recharge cycles is a non-issue. If you recharge the cells once a day, Pros will last for almost two years before having to be replaced. If you are recharging them several times a day, standard Eneloops become just as attractive, but if you are going through that many cells in your lights in a single day, you really need to look at lights that take a larger cell.
Here is how the economics break down: The charger is a sunk cost - no matter which cell you get it is a one time expense. Using any NiMH cell, by the time you have reached the end of the useful life of the cell, you have saved more than enough to pay for the charger and the initial purchase of the cells, and for purchasing the next set as well. So for all intents and purposes, the Life Cycle Cost is the same for both types of NiMH cells. You are not looking at comparing the cost of different types of Eneloops against each other, but the cost of any Eneloops against the cost of primary cells you would otherwise be using.
I personally use the Amazon Basics cells. Because I wanted the extra capacity, I purchased the LSD high capacity ones, which pretty much everyone agrees are re-badged Eneloop Pro/XXX cells. And since if I wasn't using NiMH cells I would be using lithium primaries, I am saving enough that I could have the NiMH cells gold plated and would still come out ahead.
