Citi Citi / AAdvantage Business vs AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard
Both are Citi cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Citi / AAdvantage Business 1.5% 1x base rate
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate
Dining
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x
- Citi / AAdvantage Business 1.5% 1x base rate
Gas
- Citi / AAdvantage Business 2.9% 2x
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x
Phone & internet
- Citi / AAdvantage Business 2.9% 2x
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate
Flights
- Citi / AAdvantage Business 2.9% 2x
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x
Car rental
- Citi / AAdvantage Business 2.9% 2x
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate
What the numbers are doing
Where they differ: AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard takes dining; Citi / AAdvantage Business takes phone & internet and car rental.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Citi / AAdvantage Business1.5% |
| Dining | AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard2.9% |
| Gas | Citi / AAdvantage Business2.9% |
| Phone & internet | Citi / AAdvantage Business2.9% |
| Flights | Citi / AAdvantage Business2.9% |
| Car rental | Citi / AAdvantage Business2.9% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Citi / AAdvantage Business — 1.5%
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 1.5%
Dining
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%
- Citi / AAdvantage Business — 1.5%
Gas
- Citi / AAdvantage Business — 2.9%
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%
Phone & internet
- Citi / AAdvantage Business — 2.9%
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 1.5%
Flights
- Citi / AAdvantage Business — 2.9%
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%
Car rental
- Citi / AAdvantage Business — 2.9%
- AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 1.5%
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