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American Express Classic Green Card vs Hilton Honors Surpass 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. Classic Green Card 2.0% 1x base rate
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 1.2% 3x base rate

Dining

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 2.4% 6x

Groceries

  1. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 2.4% 6x
  2. Classic Green Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Gas

  1. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 2.4% 6x
  2. Classic Green Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Flights

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 1.2% 3x base rate

Hotels

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 4.8% 12x

Public transit

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 1.2% 3x base rate

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 1.2% 3x base rate

Tolls

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card 1.2% 3x base rate

What the numbers are doing

Classic Green Card tops everything else at 2.0% only because this table values its points at 2 cents each. Value them at one cent and Hilton Honors Surpass Card wins that category instead.

Where they differ: Classic Green Card takes everything else, dining, flights and hotels, plus 3 more; Hilton Honors Surpass Card takes groceries and gas.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseClassic Green Card2.0%
DiningClassic Green Card6.0%
GroceriesHilton Honors Surpass Card2.4%
GasHilton Honors Surpass Card2.4%
FlightsClassic Green Card6.0%
HotelsClassic Green Card6.0%
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. Classic Green Card — 2.0%
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 1.2%

Dining

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 2.4%

Groceries

  1. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 2.4%
  2. Classic Green Card — 2.0%

Gas

  1. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 2.4%
  2. Classic Green Card — 2.0%

Flights

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 1.2%

Hotels

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 4.8%

Public transit

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 1.2%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 1.2%

Tolls

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. Hilton Honors Surpass Card — 1.2%
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