American Express Blue Cash Everyday vs Hilton Honors Card
Both are American Express cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Hilton Honors Card 1.2% 3x base rate
- Blue Cash Everyday 1.0% 1% base rate
Dining
- Hilton Honors Card 2.0% 5x
- Blue Cash Everyday 1.0% 1% base rate
Groceries
- Blue Cash Everyday 3.0% 3%, capped
- Hilton Honors Card 2.0% 5x
Gas
- Blue Cash Everyday 3.0% 3%, capped
- Hilton Honors Card 2.0% 5x
Online
- Blue Cash Everyday 3.0% 3%, capped
- Hilton Honors Card 1.2% 3x base rate
Hotels
- Hilton Honors Card 2.8% 7x
- Blue Cash Everyday 1.0% 1% base rate
What the numbers are doing
Blue Cash Everyday's 3% on groceries runs out: it applies to the first $6,000 of groceries spend a year, and everything past that earns 1%.
Where they differ: Hilton Honors Card takes everything else, dining and hotels; Blue Cash Everyday takes groceries, gas and online.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Hilton Honors Card1.2% |
| Dining | Hilton Honors Card2.0% |
| Groceries | Blue Cash Everyday3.0% |
| Gas | Blue Cash Everyday3.0% |
| Online | Blue Cash Everyday3.0% |
| Hotels | Hilton Honors Card2.8% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Hilton Honors Card — 1.2%
- Blue Cash Everyday — 1.0%
Dining
- Hilton Honors Card — 2.0%
- Blue Cash Everyday — 1.0%
Groceries
- Blue Cash Everyday — 3.0%
- Hilton Honors Card — 2.0%
Gas
- Blue Cash Everyday — 3.0%
- Hilton Honors Card — 2.0%
Online
- Blue Cash Everyday — 3.0%
- Hilton Honors Card — 1.2%
Hotels
- Hilton Honors Card — 2.8%
- Blue Cash Everyday — 1.0%
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