Chase Freedom Flex vs United Club Business Card
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
- Freedom Flex 1.0% 1% base rate
Dining
- Freedom Flex 7.0% 7%: 3% plus the rotating bonus this quarter
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
Groceries
- Freedom Flex 5.0% 5%, rotating this quarter
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
Travel · portal
- Freedom Flex · Chase Travel 5.0% 5%
Drugstores
- Freedom Flex 3.0% 3%
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
Lyft
- Freedom Flex 2.0% 2%
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
What the numbers are doing
Freedom Flex wins dining at 7% because the rotating calendar is on it this quarter, stacked on the card's own 3%. The quarter ends December 31, 2026; after it the card earns 3% there, and no later quarter in the published calendar brings it back.
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Freedom Flex $0 and United Club Business Card $695 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: United Club Business Card takes everything else; Freedom Flex takes dining, groceries, drugstores and lyft.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | United Club Business Card1.8% |
| Dining | Freedom Flex7.0% |
| Groceries | Freedom Flex5.0% |
| Travel · portal | Freedom Flex · Chase Travel5.0% |
| Drugstores | Freedom Flex3.0% |
| Lyft | Freedom Flex2.0% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
- Freedom Flex — 1.0%
Dining
- Freedom Flex — 7.0%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
Groceries
- Freedom Flex — 5.0%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
Travel · portal
- Freedom Flex · Chase Travel — 5.0%
Drugstores
- Freedom Flex — 3.0%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
Lyft
- Freedom Flex — 2.0%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
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