I've left alone the topic of rear suspension in this thread, even though I think it has merit enough for discussion, mostly because that's not what's marketed to commuters. The other styles (hybrid, fitness, comfort, gravel, hardtail) are all cross-marketed for commuting, but four-bar full suspension bikes for Mountain Biking are not. Their prices start in the $2000's, they limit cargo options to a backpack, and nearly all of them have 4in travel or more.
Flexy frames for road and gravel bikes are now very popular at the high end. I'm not sure whether to include that here. Roadies certainly commute on their carbon bikes but I still tend to think of them as just road bikes - exercise and racing machines.
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