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United States mileage-linked cards

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Added JetBlue Premier/Business and Citi MileUp; refreshed 11 earning and fee records. Remaining: quarantined replacement products, newer business variants, hotel transfers and unresolved fees; nine records remain outside public results.

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Chase 路 Capital One 路 American Express 路 Citi 路 Wells Fargo 路 Bank of America 路 Barclays 路 U.S. Bank

Chase

Bank points

Sapphire Preferred

1 point / USD 1 on other eligible purchases

$95.00 annually

Ultimate Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Bank points

Sapphire Reserve

1 Ultimate Rewards points per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$795.00 annually

Ultimate Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Direct miles

United Gateway

1 MileagePlus mile per USD 1 other eligible spend; 2 on United purchases, gas stations and local transit/commuting.

$0.00 annually

United MileagePlus miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

United Explorer

1 MileagePlus mile per USD 1 other eligible spend; 3 on eligible United purchases; 2 dining and hotels booked directly.

$150.00 annually

United MileagePlus miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

United Quest

1 MileagePlus mile per USD 1 other eligible spend; 4 on eligible United purchases; 2 dining, other travel and selected streaming; 5 prepaid Renowned Hotels.

$350.00 annually

United MileagePlus miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

United Club

See issuer earning schedule; calculator unavailable pending rate verification.

$695.00 annually

United MileagePlus miles 路 Checked: not recorded

Direct miles

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus

1 Rapid Rewards point per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$99.00 annually

Southwest Rapid Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Direct miles

Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier

1 Rapid Rewards point per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$149.00 annually

Southwest Rapid Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Direct miles

Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority

1 Rapid Rewards point per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$229.00 annually

Southwest Rapid Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Direct miles

Air Canada Aeroplan Card

1 Aeroplan point per USD 1 other eligible purchases; higher 2026 category rates apply.

$195.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-15

Bank points

Ink Business Preferred Credit Card

1 point per USD 1 other eligible purchases. 3 points per USD 1 on the first USD 150,000 combined shipping, travel, internet/cable/phone and social/search advertising each account anniversary year; 1 thereafter.

$95.00 annually

Ultimate Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank points

Sapphire Reserve for Business

1 point per USD 1 other eligible purchases; 8 through Chase Travel, 4 direct flights/hotels, 3 qualifying social/search advertising. From November 15, 2026, the advertising 3X tier is capped at USD 1 million per anniversary year.

$795.00 annually

Ultimate Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Requires another card

Freedom Unlimited

1.5 Ultimate Rewards points per USD 1 other purchases; 3 on dining and drugstores; 5 through Chase Travel.

$0.00 annually

Ultimate Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Requires another card

Freedom Flex

1 Ultimate Rewards point per USD 1 other purchases; 3 on dining and drugstores; 5 through Chase Travel, plus 5 on up to USD 1,500 combined quarterly bonus-category spend after activation, then 1.

$0.00 annually

Ultimate Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

United Business Card

1 MileagePlus mile per USD 1 other eligible purchases; 2 on eligible United purchases, United Card Events from Chase, restaurants, gas stations, office supply stores and local transit/commuting.

$150.00 annually

United MileagePlus miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Via hotel points

Marriott Bonvoy Boundless

2 Bonvoy points per USD 1 other purchases; 6 at participating Marriott properties; 3 on the first USD 6,000 combined annual grocery, gas and dining spend, then 2. Hotel-stay points are separate.

$95.00 annually

Marriott Bonvoy points 路 Checked: 2026-10-15

Via hotel points

IHG One Rewards Premier

3 IHG One Rewards points per USD 1 eligible base spend.

Not verified annually

IHG One Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-15

Capital One

Bank points

Venture Rewards

2 miles / USD 1 on eligible purchases

$95.00 annually

Capital One miles 路 Checked: not recorded

Bank points

Venture X Rewards

2 Capital One miles per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$395.00 annually

Capital One miles 路 Checked: not recorded

Bank points

VentureOne Rewards

1.25 Capital One miles per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$0.00 annually

Capital One miles 路 Checked: not recorded

Bank points

Venture X Business

2 Capital One miles per USD 1 eligible purchases; 10 on hotels/cars and 5 on flights/vacation rentals booked through Capital One Business Travel.

$395.00 annually

Capital One miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

American Express

Bank points

Gold Card

1 Membership Rewards points per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$325.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Bank points

Platinum Card

1 Membership Rewards points per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$895.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Direct miles

Delta SkyMiles Blue

1 SkyMile per USD 1 other eligible purchases; 2 on direct Delta purchases and restaurants (including US takeout/delivery).

$0.00 annually

Delta SkyMiles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

Delta SkyMiles Gold

1 SkyMile per USD 1 other eligible purchases; 2 on direct Delta purchases, restaurants (including US takeout/delivery) and US supermarkets.

$150.00 annually

Delta SkyMiles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

Delta SkyMiles Platinum

1 SkyMile per USD 1 other eligible purchases; 3 on direct Delta and hotel purchases; 2 restaurants (including US takeout/delivery) and US supermarkets.

$350.00 annually

Delta SkyMiles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

Delta SkyMiles Reserve

1 SkyMile per USD 1 other eligible purchases; 3 on direct Delta purchases.

$650.00 annually

Delta SkyMiles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank points

Business Platinum Card

1 Membership Rewards point per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$895.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-15

Bank points

Business Gold Card

1 Membership Rewards point per USD 1 other eligible spend; 4 on the top two eligible business categories each billing cycle, limited to USD 150,000 combined calendar-year purchases, then 1; 3 on flights and prepaid hotels at AmexTravel.com.

$375.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank points

Blue Business Plus

2 Membership Rewards points per USD 1 on the first USD 50,000 eligible purchases each calendar year, then 1. Eligible AmexTravel.com purchases earn 2 and do not count toward that cap.

$0.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Via hotel points

Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant

2 Marriott Bonvoy points per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$650.00 annually

Marriott Bonvoy points 路 Checked: 2026-10-15

Via hotel points

Hilton Honors Aspire

See current issuer earning schedule; calculator unavailable pending rate verification.

$550.00 annually

Hilton Honors points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Citi

Bank points

Strata Premier

1 ThankYou point per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$95.00 annually

ThankYou points 路 Checked: not recorded

Bank points

Strata Elite

1.5 ThankYou points per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$595.00 annually

ThankYou points 路 Checked: not recorded

Direct miles

AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard

1 AAdvantage mile per USD 1 other purchases; 2 at restaurants, gas stations and on eligible American Airlines purchases.

$99.00 annually

American Airlines AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-15

Direct miles

AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard

1 AAdvantage mile per USD 1 other purchases; 4 on eligible American Airlines purchases (5 after USD 150,000 annual card spend for the rest of that calendar year); 12 on eligible AAdvantage Hotels and AAdvantage Cars bookings.

$695.00 annually

American Airlines AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-15

Direct miles

AAdvantage Globe Mastercard

1 AAdvantage mile per USD 1 other purchases; 3 eligible American Airlines, 6 eligible AAdvantage Hotels, 2 restaurants and eligible Rides and Rails.

$350.00 annually

American Airlines AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

AAdvantage MileUp Card

1 AAdvantage mile per USD 1 other purchases; 2 on eligible American Airlines and grocery-store purchases, including grocery delivery.

$0.00 annually

American Airlines AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Wells Fargo

Bank points

Autograph Journey

1 Wells Fargo Rewards points per USD 1 eligible base spend.

$95.00 annually

Wells Fargo Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Bank points

Autograph

1 Wells Fargo Rewards point per USD 1 other purchases; 3 on eligible restaurants, travel, gas/EV charging, transit, popular streaming and phone plans.

$0.00 annually

Wells Fargo Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank of America

Direct miles

Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite

1 point per USD 1 other eligible purchases; 3 per USD 1 eligible dining, foreign and Alaska/Hawaiian purchases.

$395.00 annually

Atmos Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-13

Barclays

Direct miles

JetBlue Card

1 TrueBlue point per USD 1 other purchases; 3 on eligible JetBlue, JetBlue Vacations and TrueBlue Travel purchases; 2 at eligible restaurants and grocery stores.

$0.00 annually

JetBlue TrueBlue points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

JetBlue Plus Card

1 TrueBlue point per USD 1 other purchases; 6 on eligible JetBlue, JetBlue Vacations and TrueBlue Travel purchases; 2 at eligible restaurants and grocery stores.

$99.00 annually

JetBlue TrueBlue points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard

1 TrueBlue point per USD 1 other purchases; 6 on eligible JetBlue, JetBlue Vacations and TrueBlue Travel purchases; 2 at eligible restaurants and grocery stores.

$499.00 annually

JetBlue TrueBlue points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

JetBlue Business Card

1 TrueBlue point per USD 1 other purchases; 6 on eligible JetBlue, JetBlue Vacations and TrueBlue Travel purchases; 2 at eligible restaurants and office supply stores.

$99.00 annually

JetBlue TrueBlue points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

U.S. Bank

Bank points

Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite

1 point per USD 1 other eligible purchases; 3 eligible travel and mobile-wallet spend (mobile-wallet bonus capped at USD 5,000 per billing cycle); 10 prepaid hotels/cars and 5 prepaid flights through the bank travel center.

Not verified annually

Altitude Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Research gaps

This is a researched selection, not an exhaustive national inventory. Unverified values stay unknown. A record check date does not establish that every field is current.

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