This is a credit card comparison guide, outlining card perks and bonus offer information for the most popular personal credit cards - By Ryan Shah

Personal Credit Cards

Chase Sapphire Preferred Chase Sapphire Reserve AMEX Gold AMEX Platinum
Annual Fee $95 $550 $250 $695
Bonus Offer 60K points (value of $750) 60K points (value of $900) 90K points (value of $1,800) 100K points (value of $2,000)
Eligibility for Bonus Spend $4K in first 3 months Spend $4K in first 3 months Spend $4K in first 6 months Spending $6K in first 6 months
Highest Spending Reward 5X points on travel purchases through Chase travel portal, 5X on Lyft, 5X on Peloton Bike/Tread up to 25K points through 6/30/22 10X points at hotels, car rentals and Chase dining through Chase travel portal, 10X on Lyft, 10X on Peloton Bike/Tread up to 50K points through 6/30/22, 5X on flights through Chase travel portal 4X points at restaurants, takeout/delivery (USA), grocery stores (USA) up to $25K 5X points for flights booked directly with airlines of AMEX travel portal up to $500K + 5X points on prepaid hotels booked through AMEX travel portal
Other Great Rewards 3X points at restaurants worldwide, online grocery purchases and select streaming services, 2X on all other travel, 1X on everything else 3X on dining and all other travel, 1X on everything else 3X points on flights booked directly with airlines or AMEX travel portal, 1X points on other eligible purchases 1X points on other eligible purchases, $200 back in statement credits each year on select prepaid hotels, access to Priority Pass that gives you exclusive airport lounge access, FREE membership to CLEAR (airport security)
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Best Card If: Your highest spending category is travel and/or food and you want to use points on travel Your highest spending category is travel and/or food and you want to use points on travel Your highest spending category is food and you want to use points on travel Your highest spending category is travel and you want to use points on travel
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Ryan’s winners for best overall: Chase Sapphire Preferred + AMEX Gold (Sapphire Reserve + Platinum are great if you’ll utilize all of the travel perks)