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Chase Air Canada Aeroplan Card vs Prime Visa

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. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 1x base rate
  2. Prime Visa 1.0% 1% base rate

Dining

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. Prime Visa 2.0% 2%

Groceries

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. Prime Visa 1.0% 1% base rate

Gas

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 3.0% 2x
  2. Prime Visa 2.0% 2%

Travel

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. Prime Visa 1.0% 1% base rate

Travel · portal

  1. Prime Visa · Chase Travel 5.0% 5%

Amazon

  1. Prime Visa 5.0% 5%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 1x base rate

Whole Foods Market

  1. Prime Visa 5.0% 5%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x

Public transit

  1. Prime Visa 2.0% 2%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 1x base rate

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Prime Visa 2.0% 2%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 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 Air Canada Aeroplan Card $195 and Prime Visa $0 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: Air Canada Aeroplan Card takes everything else, dining, groceries and gas, plus 1 more; Prime Visa takes amazon, whole foods market, public transit and rideshare & taxis.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseAir Canada Aeroplan Card1.5%
DiningAir Canada Aeroplan Card4.5%
GroceriesAir Canada Aeroplan Card4.5%
GasAir Canada Aeroplan Card3.0%
TravelAir Canada Aeroplan Card4.5%
Travel · portalPrime Visa · Chase Travel5.0%
AmazonPrime Visa5.0%
Whole Foods MarketPrime Visa5.0%
Public transitPrime Visa2.0%
Rideshare & taxisPrime Visa2.0%

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. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%
  2. Prime Visa — 1.0%

Dining

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. Prime Visa — 2.0%

Groceries

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. Prime Visa — 1.0%

Gas

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 3.0%
  2. Prime Visa — 2.0%

Travel

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. Prime Visa — 1.0%

Travel · portal

  1. Prime Visa · Chase Travel — 5.0%

Amazon

  1. Prime Visa — 5.0%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%

Whole Foods Market

  1. Prime Visa — 5.0%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%

Public transit

  1. Prime Visa — 2.0%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Prime Visa — 2.0%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%
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