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American Express Business Gold Card vs Classic Green Card

Both are American Express cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Oct 29

Everything else

  1. Business Gold Card 2.0% 1x base rate
  2. Classic Green Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Dining

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Business Gold Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Flights

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Business Gold Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Flights · portal

  1. Business Gold Card · American Express Travel 6.0% 3x

Hotels

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Business Gold Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Hotels · portal

  1. Business Gold Card · American Express Travel 6.0% 3x

Public transit

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Business Gold Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Business Gold Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Tolls

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Business Gold Card 2.0% 1x base rate

What the numbers are doing

Business Gold Card lets you choose 2 categories to earn 4x on. This table assumes nothing is chosen yet, so it earns its base rate everywhere; choose in the generator to see where it lands.

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Business Gold Card $375 and Classic Green Card $150 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: Classic Green Card takes dining, flights, hotels and public transit, plus 2 more. Business Gold Card wins nothing outright in this wallet.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseBusiness Gold Card2.0%
DiningClassic Green Card6.0%
FlightsClassic Green Card6.0%
Flights · portalBusiness Gold Card · American Express Travel6.0%
HotelsClassic Green Card6.0%
Hotels · portalBusiness Gold Card · American Express Travel6.0%
Public transitClassic Green Card6.0%
Rideshare & taxisClassic Green Card6.0%
TollsClassic Green Card6.0%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. Business Gold Card — 2.0%
  2. Classic Green Card — 2.0%

Dining

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Business Gold Card — 2.0%

Flights

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Business Gold Card — 2.0%

Flights · portal

  1. Business Gold Card · American Express Travel — 6.0%

Hotels

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Business Gold Card — 2.0%

Hotels · portal

  1. Business Gold Card · American Express Travel — 6.0%

Public transit

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Business Gold Card — 2.0%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Business Gold Card — 2.0%

Tolls

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Business Gold Card — 2.0%
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