Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card vs United Gateway Card
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card 1.3% 1x base rate
- United Gateway Card 1.2% 1x base rate
Dining
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card 2.5% 2x
- United Gateway Card 1.2% 1x base rate
Gas
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card 2.5% 2x
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
Public transit
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card 1.3% 1x base rate
Rideshare & taxis
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card 1.3% 1x base rate
Tolls
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card 1.3% 1x base rate
Lyft
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card 3.8% 3x
- United Gateway Card 2.4% 2x
What the numbers are doing
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card $149 and United Gateway Card $0 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card takes everything else, dining, gas and lyft; United Gateway Card takes public transit, rideshare & taxis and tolls.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card1.3% |
| Dining | Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card2.5% |
| Gas | Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card2.5% |
| Public transit | United Gateway Card2.4% |
| Rideshare & taxis | United Gateway Card2.4% |
| Tolls | United Gateway Card2.4% |
| Lyft | Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card3.8% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card — 1.3%
- United Gateway Card — 1.2%
Dining
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card — 2.5%
- United Gateway Card — 1.2%
Gas
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card — 2.5%
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
Public transit
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card — 1.3%
Rideshare & taxis
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card — 1.3%
Tolls
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card — 1.3%
Lyft
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card — 3.8%
- United Gateway Card — 2.4%
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