Chase Ink Business Premier vs Sapphire Reserve
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Sapphire Reserve 2.1% 1x base rate
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
Dining
- Sapphire Reserve 6.2% 3x
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
Travel · portal
- Sapphire Reserve · Chase Travel 16.4% 8x
- Ink Business Premier · Chase Travel 5.0% 5%
Flights
- Sapphire Reserve 8.2% 4x
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
Hotels
- Sapphire Reserve 8.2% 4x
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
Peloton
- Sapphire Reserve 20.5% 10x
- Ink Business Premier 2.0% 2% base rate
Lyft
- Sapphire Reserve 10.3% 5x
- Ink Business Premier 5.0% 5%
What the numbers are doing
Sapphire Reserve tops everything else at 2.1% only because this table values its points at 2.05 cents each. Value them at one cent and Ink Business Premier wins that category instead.
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Ink Business Premier $195 and Sapphire Reserve $795 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: Sapphire Reserve takes everything else, dining, flights and hotels, plus 2 more. Ink Business Premier wins nothing outright in this wallet.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Sapphire Reserve2.1% |
| Dining | Sapphire Reserve6.2% |
| Travel · portal | Sapphire Reserve · Chase Travel16.4% |
| Flights | Sapphire Reserve8.2% |
| Hotels | Sapphire Reserve8.2% |
| Peloton | Sapphire Reserve20.5% |
| Lyft | Sapphire Reserve10.3% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Sapphire Reserve — 2.1%
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
Dining
- Sapphire Reserve — 6.2%
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
Travel · portal
- Sapphire Reserve · Chase Travel — 16.4%
- Ink Business Premier · Chase Travel — 5.0%
Flights
- Sapphire Reserve — 8.2%
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
Hotels
- Sapphire Reserve — 8.2%
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
Peloton
- Sapphire Reserve — 20.5%
- Ink Business Premier — 2.0%
Lyft
- Sapphire Reserve — 10.3%
- Ink Business Premier — 5.0%
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