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Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Chase United Business

Annual fee, welcome offer, top earning categories, and key benefits — compared side-by-side using Perqt's catalog data.

Lower annual fee: Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus

Chase

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus

Annual fee
$99
Network
visa
Welcome value
~$500
Min spend
$1,000 / 3mo

Top earning rates

  • 2×Southwest Airlines® purchases, including flights, inflight, and Southwest® gift cards
  • 2×Gas stations and grocery stores
  • 2×Qualifying Lyft products and services purchased through the Lyft mobile application
  • 1×All other purchases

Key benefits

  • Free first checked bag · $140
  • Monthly Instacart credit · $10
  • DoorDash non-restaurant order discount · $10
  • 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points boost · $0
  • No Foreign Transaction Fees · $0
Full Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus review

Chase

United Business

Annual fee
$695
Network
visa
Welcome value
—
Min spend
$5,000 / 3mo

Top earning rates

  • 2×United Airlines purchases · United MileagePlus
  • 2×Gas stations · United MileagePlus
  • 2×Office supply stores · United MileagePlus
  • 2×Restaurants · United MileagePlus

Key benefits

  • 2 Global Economy Plus Seat Upgrades · $300
  • Free first and second checked bags · $280
  • 5,000-mile Better-Together Anniversary Bonus · $65
  • United Club Membership · $0
  • Employee Cards · $0
Full Chase United Business review

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