@shawnp0wers I'd say worth it. This page dives into details, but skip to verdict for the summary: https://www.crealityexperts.com/creality-ender-3-v2-neo-vs-ender-3-v2
Main things are the auto-leveling (so you don't have to adjust corner thumb screws every so often to dial things in) and the all-metal extruder. Former will save you time and frustration with early prints (and costs the diff in price to upgrade later), and all-metal extruder will last longer.