Chase Ink Business Cash vs United Gateway Card
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- United Gateway Card 1.2% 1x base rate
- Ink Business Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Dining
- Ink Business Cash 2.0% 2%
- United Gateway Card 1.2% 1x base rate
Gas
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
- Ink Business Cash 2.0% 2%
Phone & internet
- Ink Business Cash 5.0% 5%
- United Gateway Card 1.2% 1x base rate
Public transit
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
- Ink Business Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Rideshare & taxis
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
- Ink Business Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Tolls
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
- Ink Business Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Lyft
- Ink Business Cash 5.0% 5%
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
What the numbers are doing
United Gateway Card tops everything else at 1.2% only because this table values its points at 1.2 cents each. Value them at one cent and Ink Business Cash wins that category instead.
Where they differ: United Gateway Card takes everything else, gas, public transit and rideshare & taxis, plus 1 more; Ink Business Cash takes dining, phone & internet and lyft.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | United Gateway Card1.2% |
| Dining | Ink Business Cash2.0% |
| Gas | United Gateway Card2.4% |
| Phone & internet | Ink Business Cash5.0% |
| Public transit | United Gateway Card2.4% |
| Rideshare & taxis | United Gateway Card2.4% |
| Tolls | United Gateway Card2.4% |
| Lyft | Ink Business Cash5.0% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- United Gateway Card — 1.2%
- Ink Business Cash — 1.0%
Dining
- Ink Business Cash — 2.0%
- United Gateway Card — 1.2%
Gas
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
- Ink Business Cash — 2.0%
Phone & internet
- Ink Business Cash — 5.0%
- United Gateway Card — 1.2%
Public transit
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
- Ink Business Cash — 1.0%
Rideshare & taxis
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
- Ink Business Cash — 1.0%
Tolls
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
- Ink Business Cash — 1.0%
Lyft
- Ink Business Cash — 5.0%
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
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