The difference would be color. Some color variations are more expensive due to how rare they are which would explain the price difference. Platinum dragonscales are a bright white color and they would have the same thick plated scales that other dragonscales would.
As Colin mentioned, dragonscales have very poor genetics and often develop a condition known as diamond eye where the scales begin to grow over their eyes and cause them to be blind. I also would avoid buying this variation of betta.