As a rule, as the price goes up, the pedals get worse! On really expensive bikes you don't get ANY pedals!
Actually, even on $700 bikes, most manufacturers expect you will fit them with the clipless pedal of your choice so the plastic pedals are just there so you can test ride it at the dealership.
Back in late '91 I bought a Trek 1420 and it came with mid-line Look clipless pedals. At the time Look was almost the only game in town so Trek was pretty sure most customers would want them. These days there are so many models and types of clipless pedals than no manufacturer is going to guess what brand you will want to use.