Chase Ink Business Cash vs Ink Business Premier
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
- Ink Business Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Dining
- Ink Business Cash 2.0% 2%
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
Gas
- Ink Business Cash 2.0% 2%
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
Travel · portal
- Ink Business Premier · Chase Travel 5.0% 5%
Phone & internet
- Ink Business Cash 5.0% 5%
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
Lyft
- Ink Business Cash 5.0% 5%
- Ink Business Premier 5.0% 5%
What the numbers are doing
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Ink Business Cash $0 and Ink Business Premier $195 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: Ink Business Premier takes everything else; Ink Business Cash takes phone & internet.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Ink Business Premier2.0% |
| Dining | Ink Business Cash2.0% |
| Gas | Ink Business Cash2.0% |
| Travel · portal | Ink Business Premier · Chase Travel5.0% |
| Phone & internet | Ink Business Cash5.0% |
| Lyft | Ink Business Cash5.0% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
- Ink Business Cash — 1.0%
Dining
- Ink Business Cash — 2.0%
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
Gas
- Ink Business Cash — 2.0%
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
Travel · portal
- Ink Business Premier · Chase Travel — 5.0%
Phone & internet
- Ink Business Cash — 5.0%
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
Lyft
- Ink Business Cash — 5.0%
- Ink Business Premier — 5.0%
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