Capital One Savor Rewards for Students vs Venture X
Both are Capital One cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Venture X 3.7% 2x base rate
- Savor Rewards for Students 1.0% 1% base rate
Entertainment · portal
- Savor Rewards for Students · Capital One Entertainment 8.0% 8%
Flights · portal
- Venture X · Capital One Travel 9.3% 5x
Hotels · portal
- Venture X · Capital One Travel 18.5% 10x
Car rental · portal
- Venture X · Capital One Travel 18.5% 10x
Vacation rentals · portal
- Venture X · Capital One Travel 9.3% 5x
What the numbers are doing
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Savor Rewards for Students $0 and Venture X $395 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: Venture X takes everything else. Savor Rewards for Students wins nothing outright in this wallet.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Venture X3.7% |
| Entertainment · portal | Savor Rewards for Students · Capital One Entertainment8.0% |
| Flights · portal | Venture X · Capital One Travel9.3% |
| Hotels · portal | Venture X · Capital One Travel18.5% |
| Car rental · portal | Venture X · Capital One Travel18.5% |
| Vacation rentals · portal | Venture X · Capital One Travel9.3% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Venture X — 3.7%
- Savor Rewards for Students — 1.0%
Entertainment · portal
- Savor Rewards for Students · Capital One Entertainment — 8.0%
Flights · portal
- Venture X · Capital One Travel — 9.3%
Hotels · portal
- Venture X · Capital One Travel — 18.5%
Car rental · portal
- Venture X · Capital One Travel — 18.5%
Vacation rentals · portal
- Venture X · Capital One Travel — 9.3%
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