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Chase Ink Business Preferred vs Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus

Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Oct 29

Everything else

  1. Ink Business Preferred 2.1% 1x base rate
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Groceries

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x
  2. Ink Business Preferred 2.1% 1x base rate

Gas

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x
  2. Ink Business Preferred 2.1% 1x base rate

Phone & internet

  1. Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Shipping

  1. Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Advertising

  1. Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Flights

  1. Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x

Hotels

  1. Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 1.3% 1x base rate

Lyft

  1. Ink Business Preferred 10.3% 5x
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus 2.5% 2x

What the numbers are doing

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Ink Business Preferred $95 and Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus $99 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: Ink Business Preferred takes everything else, phone & internet, shipping and advertising, plus 3 more; Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus takes groceries and gas.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseInk Business Preferred2.1%
GroceriesSouthwest Rapid Rewards Plus2.5%
GasSouthwest Rapid Rewards Plus2.5%
Phone & internetInk Business Preferred6.2%
ShippingInk Business Preferred6.2%
AdvertisingInk Business Preferred6.2%
FlightsInk Business Preferred6.2%
HotelsInk Business Preferred6.2%
LyftInk Business Preferred10.3%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. Ink Business Preferred — 2.1%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Groceries

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%
  2. Ink Business Preferred — 2.1%

Gas

  1. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%
  2. Ink Business Preferred — 2.1%

Phone & internet

  1. Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Shipping

  1. Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Advertising

  1. Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Flights

  1. Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%

Hotels

  1. Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 1.3%

Lyft

  1. Ink Business Preferred — 10.3%
  2. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus — 2.5%
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