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Chase Air Canada Aeroplan Card 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. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 1x base rate
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Dining

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Groceries

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x

Gas

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 3.0% 2x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x

Travel

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Lyft

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x
  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 Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus $99 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; Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus takes lyft.

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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%
LyftSouthwest Rapid Rewards Plus2.5%

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. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Dining

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Groceries

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%

Gas

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 3.0%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%

Travel

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Lyft

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%
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