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Chase Air Canada Aeroplan Card vs United Quest Card

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. United Quest Card 1.2% 1x base rate

Dining

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. United Quest Card 2.4% 2x

Groceries

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. United Quest Card 1.2% 1x base rate

Gas

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 3.0% 2x
  2. United Quest Card 1.2% 1x base rate

Travel

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
  2. United Quest Card 2.4% 2x

Streaming

  1. United Quest Card 2.4% 2x
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 1x base rate

Flights

  1. United Quest Card 4.8% 4x
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x

Hotels · portal

  1. United Quest Card · Renowned Hotels for United Cardmembers 6.0% 5x

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 United Quest Card $350 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; United Quest Card takes streaming and flights.

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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%
StreamingUnited Quest Card2.4%
FlightsUnited Quest Card4.8%
Hotels · portalUnited Quest Card · Renowned Hotels for United Cardmembers6.0%

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. United Quest Card — 1.2%

Dining

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. United Quest Card — 2.4%

Groceries

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. United Quest Card — 1.2%

Gas

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 3.0%
  2. United Quest Card — 1.2%

Travel

  1. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
  2. United Quest Card — 2.4%

Streaming

  1. United Quest Card — 2.4%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%

Flights

  1. United Quest Card — 4.8%
  2. Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%

Hotels · portal

  1. United Quest Card · Renowned Hotels for United Cardmembers — 6.0%
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