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Chase Aer Lingus Visa Signature vs Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus

Both are Chase 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. Aer Lingus Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Groceries

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x
  2. Aer Lingus Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate

Gas

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x
  2. Aer Lingus Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate

Flights

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x
  2. Aer Lingus Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate

Hotels

  1. Aer Lingus Visa Signature 2.8% 2x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Lyft

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x
  2. Aer Lingus Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate

What the numbers are doing

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Aer Lingus Visa Signature $95 and Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus $99 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: Aer Lingus Visa Signature takes everything else and hotels; Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus takes groceries, gas, flights and lyft.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseAer Lingus Visa Signature1.4%
GroceriesSouthwest Rapid Rewards Plus2.5%
GasSouthwest Rapid Rewards Plus2.5%
FlightsSouthwest Rapid Rewards Plus2.5%
HotelsAer Lingus Visa Signature2.8%
LyftSouthwest Rapid Rewards Plus2.5%

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Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. Aer Lingus Visa Signature — 1.4%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Groceries

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%
  2. Aer Lingus Visa Signature — 1.4%

Gas

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%
  2. Aer Lingus Visa Signature — 1.4%

Flights

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%
  2. Aer Lingus Visa Signature — 1.4%

Hotels

  1. Aer Lingus Visa Signature — 2.8%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Lyft

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%
  2. Aer Lingus Visa Signature — 1.4%
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