American Express Platinum Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus
American Express Platinum
$895/yr
Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus
$99/yr
Every $1 · two cards
American Express Platinum earns more in 6 of 9 categories · Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus in 2
- Dining1×2¢ per $11×1.25¢ per $1
- Groceries1×2¢ per $12×2.5¢ per $1
up to $5,000/yr
- Gas1×2¢ per $12×2.5¢ per $1
up to $5,000/yr
- Flights5×10¢ per $1
up to $500,000/yr
1×1.25¢ per $1 - Hotels5×10¢ per $1
via American Express Travel
1×1.25¢ per $1 - Everything else1×2¢ per $11×1.25¢ per $1
Value per $1 uses the same point values as Discover Value: cash back at face value, points at Perqt's value for each program. Rates that apply all the time are shown, with caps and booking sites named; limited-time, spend-threshold and pick-one bonuses are in each card's full review. Annual fees and welcome offers are not counted here.
Fees, welcome offers & benefits
American Express
Platinum
- Annual fee
- $895
- Network
- amex
- Welcome value
- —
- Min spend
- $12,000 / 6mo
Top earning rates
- 5×Flights booked directly with airlines or through American Express Travel® · Membership Rewards
- 5×Prepaid hotels · Membership Rewards
- 5×Prepaid short-term rentals with Airbnb · Membership Rewards
- 2×Eligible travel purchases · Membership Rewards
Key benefits
- Cell Phone Protection · $800
- Trip Delay Insurance · $500
- $300 Equinox Credit · $300
- $600 Lodging Credit · $300
- $250 Airbnb Experiences Credit · $250
Chase
Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus
- Annual fee
- $99
- Network
- visa
- Welcome value
- ~$1,000
- Min spend
- $1,000 / 3mo
Top earning rates
- 2×Southwest Airlines® purchases, including flights, inflight, and Southwest® gift cards · Rapid Rewards
- 2×Qualifying Lyft products and services purchased through the Lyft mobile application · Rapid Rewards
- 2×Gas stations and grocery stores · Rapid Rewards
- 1×All other purchases · Rapid Rewards
Key benefits
- Free first checked bag · $90
- Monthly Instacart credit · $10
- DoorDash non-restaurant order discount · $10
- 3,000 bonus points each account anniversary year · $0
- Baggage Delay Insurance · $0
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