Chase Freedom Unlimited vs Marriott Bonvoy Bold
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
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold 0.8% 1x base rate
Dining
- Freedom Unlimited 3.0% 3%
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold 0.8% 1x base rate
Travel · portal
- Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel 5.0% 5%
Drugstores
- Freedom Unlimited 3.0% 3%
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold 0.8% 1x base rate
Lyft
- Freedom Unlimited 2.0% 2%
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold 1.5% 2x
What the numbers are doing
Abroad the answer flips: Freedom Unlimited charges a 3% foreign transaction fee, so once that comes off the rate Marriott Bonvoy Bold is the better card for everyday spend.
Where they differ: Freedom Unlimited takes everything else, dining, drugstores and lyft. Marriott Bonvoy Bold wins nothing outright in this wallet.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Freedom Unlimited1.5% |
| Dining | Freedom Unlimited3.0% |
| Travel · portal | Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel5.0% |
| Drugstores | Freedom Unlimited3.0% |
| Lyft | Freedom Unlimited2.0% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Freedom Unlimited — 1.5%
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold — 0.8%
Dining
- Freedom Unlimited — 3.0%
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold — 0.8%
Travel · portal
- Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel — 5.0%
Drugstores
- Freedom Unlimited — 3.0%
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold — 0.8%
Lyft
- Freedom Unlimited — 2.0%
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold — 1.5%
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