I haven’t tried the toed kind, but I had a great long-lasting pair of barefoot running shoes from Merrell. Also a great pair of lightweight hiking boots. Definitely recommend Merrell.

I bought Vibram V-Run in 2019, they’re very close to 1500mi with obvious wear on the bottom, but no holes from wear yet. It’s been 4.5 years with regular runs and in 2020 it was 100-130km monthly.
I am retiring them very soon because I stepped on glass running in the dark. I already bought a replacement, the same exact model and same exact color.

The best shoes I’ve found so far are ones I was born with. They provide the best ground feel and repair themselves over time when damaged!

Seriously, give it a try as soon as the temperatures allow for it. Plus you cannot really maintain bad running form while unshod. It will just hurt. I recommend at least one run a week without shoes to improve form.

Huaraches are very sturdy and can be easily made on your own with a piece of thick leather and some bungie cord. Other than that I’ve been running in the same pair of vapor gloves since 2014. But I only ever used them in winter, when it was to cold for bare feet. You can vastly improve the mileage of shoes with shoe go (glue skateboarders use to repair their ever braking shoes). Vapor gloves seem to get holes in the uppers long before the soles wear out.

I also built some leather shoes myself, which is a cool project, but also a lot of work. I’ve had good results with senmotic shoes as well, they are handmade in Germany and really sturdy. They do not come cheap, and are not quite as minimal as vapor gloves, but will last a lot longer. They will even change the soles for you if they brake at one point.