Chase Freedom Unlimited vs Iberia Visa Signature
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Freedom Unlimited 1.5% 1.5% base rate
- Iberia Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate
Dining
- Freedom Unlimited 3.0% 3%
- Iberia Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate
Travel · portal
- Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel 5.0% 5%
Drugstores
- Freedom Unlimited 3.0% 3%
- Iberia Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate
Hotels
- Iberia Visa Signature 2.8% 2x
- Freedom Unlimited 1.5% 1.5% base rate
Lyft
- Freedom Unlimited 2.0% 2%
- Iberia Visa Signature 1.4% 1x base rate
What the numbers are doing
Abroad the answer flips: Freedom Unlimited charges a 3% foreign transaction fee, so once that comes off the rate Iberia Visa Signature is the better card for everyday spend.
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Freedom Unlimited $0 and Iberia Visa Signature $95 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: Freedom Unlimited takes everything else, dining, drugstores and lyft; Iberia Visa Signature takes hotels.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Freedom Unlimited1.5% |
| Dining | Freedom Unlimited3.0% |
| Travel · portal | Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel5.0% |
| Drugstores | Freedom Unlimited3.0% |
| Hotels | Iberia Visa Signature2.8% |
| Lyft | Freedom Unlimited2.0% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Freedom Unlimited — 1.5%
- Iberia Visa Signature — 1.4%
Dining
- Freedom Unlimited — 3.0%
- Iberia Visa Signature — 1.4%
Travel · portal
- Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel — 5.0%
Drugstores
- Freedom Unlimited — 3.0%
- Iberia Visa Signature — 1.4%
Hotels
- Iberia Visa Signature — 2.8%
- Freedom Unlimited — 1.5%
Lyft
- Freedom Unlimited — 2.0%
- Iberia Visa Signature — 1.4%
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