I am not a huge fan of the AI upscale software. It is capable of making up things that weren't in the original picture and honestly, they aren't necessary if your you are doing an enlargement up to 3-4x the original, which I rarely if ever need to do.
I have a 16MP APS-C XT-1. I never upgraded to the X-T2 or anything beyond that as I couldn't see a huge difference in IQ. I upscaled the 16MP to 24MP and the differences were too minor for me to buy the next model. I also have a Fuji GFX 50S and I agree on everything you presented. There is a giant leap in IQ although pixels between 40MP and 50MP are not a big difference.
It depends on what you consider large. I rare print very large. I have printed large amounts of 16x20 inches and 11x14 inches, but I do not consider those large. For those 16MP APS-C is not an issue. You don't even need that much. 40x60cm is around 16 x 23 inches and I do not consider large or a size where you will see differences even between APS-C and larger formats.
This guy has done several such comparisons, and he printed much larger than 40x60cm.
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