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Head-to-head, 2026
Chase Freedom Unlimited Chase World of Hyatt
Annual fee, welcome offer, top earning categories, and key benefits — compared side-by-side using Perqt's catalog data.
Lower annual fee: Chase Freedom Unlimited
Chase
Freedom Unlimited
- Annual fee
- $0
- Network
- visa
- Welcome value
- $200
- Min spend
- $500 / 3mo
Top earning rates
- 5×Travel purchased through Chase Travel
- 3×Dining at restaurants, including takeout and eligible delivery services
- 3×Drugstore purchases
- 2×Qualifying Lyft products and services purchased through the Lyft mobile application
Key benefits
- Quarterly DoorDash non-restaurant discount · $10
- Travel and Emergency Assistance Services · $0
- Freedom's Cashback Moments · $0
- $0 Fraud Liability · $0
Chase
World of Hyatt
- Annual fee
- $95
- Network
- visa
- Welcome value
- —
- Min spend
- $3,000 / 3mo
Top earning rates
- 4×Qualifying purchases made at Hyatt hotels and resorts participating in the World of Hyatt Program and on purchases of World of Hyatt Experiences · World of Hyatt Program
- 2×Restaurants, on airline tickets purchased directly from airlines, on local transit and commuting (taxis, mass transit, tolls, parking, ride-share), and on fitness club & gym memberships · World of Hyatt Program
- 2×Purchases that normally earn 1 Bonus Point · World of Hyatt Program
- 1×All other purchases · World of Hyatt Program
Key benefits
- Extra Category 1–4 free night (Spend Tier) · $300
- Annual Category 1–4 free night · $300
- Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance · $0
- 2 tier-qualifying nights per $5,000 spent · $0
- Hyatt points do not expire while card is open · $0
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