Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business vs Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Sapphire Reserve for Business 2.1% 1x base rate
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority 1.3% 1x base rate
Dining
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority 2.5% 2x
- Sapphire Reserve for Business 2.1% 1x base rate
Gas
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority 2.5% 2x
- Sapphire Reserve for Business 2.1% 1x base rate
Travel · portal
- Sapphire Reserve for Business · Chase Travel 16.4% 8x
Advertising
- Sapphire Reserve for Business 6.2% 3x
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority 1.3% 1x base rate
Flights
- Sapphire Reserve for Business 8.2% 4x
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority 5.0% 4x
Hotels
- Sapphire Reserve for Business 8.2% 4x
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority 1.3% 1x base rate
Lyft
- Sapphire Reserve for Business 10.3% 5x
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority 6.3% 5x
What the numbers are doing
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Sapphire Reserve for Business $795 and Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority $229 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: Sapphire Reserve for Business takes everything else, advertising, flights and hotels, plus 1 more; Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority takes dining and gas.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Sapphire Reserve for Business2.1% |
| Dining | Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority2.5% |
| Gas | Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority2.5% |
| Travel · portal | Sapphire Reserve for Business · Chase Travel16.4% |
| Advertising | Sapphire Reserve for Business6.2% |
| Flights | Sapphire Reserve for Business8.2% |
| Hotels | Sapphire Reserve for Business8.2% |
| Lyft | Sapphire Reserve for Business10.3% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Sapphire Reserve for Business — 2.1%
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority — 1.3%
Dining
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority — 2.5%
- Sapphire Reserve for Business — 2.1%
Gas
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority — 2.5%
- Sapphire Reserve for Business — 2.1%
Travel · portal
- Sapphire Reserve for Business · Chase Travel — 16.4%
Advertising
- Sapphire Reserve for Business — 6.2%
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority — 1.3%
Flights
- Sapphire Reserve for Business — 8.2%
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority — 5.0%
Hotels
- Sapphire Reserve for Business — 8.2%
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority — 1.3%
Lyft
- Sapphire Reserve for Business — 10.3%
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority — 6.3%
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