Chase Sapphire Preferred
$95 annual fee · $220/yr in printed statement credits · 1x on everything else · no foreign transaction fees
Earn rates · how we got this
| Category | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Dining | 3x | uncapped |
| Gas | 3x | uncapped |
| EV charging | 3x | uncapped |
| Streaming | 3x | uncapped |
| Groceries | 3x | uncapped |
| Travel | 2x | uncapped |
| Everything else | 1x | uncapped |
| Issuer travel portal portal only — pays only if you book through the issuer's own site, so it is excluded from every ranking on this site |
5x | uncapped |
| Rideshare at Lyft only — anywhere else in this category the card earns its base rate, so it is excluded from every ranking on this site |
5x | uncapped |
See how it ranks: best dining cards · best gas cards · best EV charging cards · best streaming cards.
Signup bonus: 75,000 points after $5,000 in 3 months. We never count unearned bonuses in savings math — a bonus you don't clear is worth zero. Bonus figure confirmed on the issuer's page 2026-09-14.
Statement credits — $220/yr on paper · how we got this
| Credit | Value | How it pays |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Travel Hotel Credit | $100/year | annual |
| DoorDash monthly promo | $120/year | monthly · enrollment required · through 2027-12-31 |
Monthly and quarterly credits expire if unused — that's where most of their printed value quietly disappears.
Non-cash perks
- Complimentary DashPass membership, 12 months, ~$120 value, activate by 12/31/2027
- Complimentary Apple TV, 12 months (~$156 value), one-time activation required by 12/31/2026
- Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance, up to $10,000/traveler and $20,000/trip
- Baggage Delay Insurance, up to $100/day for 5 days
- Travel and Emergency Assistance
- Roadside Assistance
- Purchase Protection, up to $500/item, 120 days
- Auto Rental Coverage, primary, up to $60,000 for vehicles with MSRP $125,000 or less
Does the fee earn out? · how we got this
The printed statement credits ($220/yr) cover the $95 fee on paper — if you'd spend that way anyway. Credits you have to remember, enroll in, or change behavior for are worth less than face value. Our app tracks each one against your actual charges.
Is this $95 fee worth it? See the break-even math →
Check the current offer on the issuer's site → Where a card link will appear once available — no link on this page pays us today.
Who this card is not for
Every point below is a term the issuer prints, read off this card's own row in our database — not an opinion about the card. One thing on this card rules out a kind of spender:
- Anyone who doesn't spend at the issuer's travel portal. Its largest printed rate, 5x on issuer travel portal, pays only at the issuer's travel portal. Elsewhere in that category the card earns 5x, so the headline number is a loyalty rate rather than a category rate — which is why no ranking on this site counts it.
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Don't want the fee any more?
Chase Sapphire Preferred can normally be product-changed to two lower-fee cards out of Chase Ultimate Rewards and into cash back instead of being closed — which keeps the account, its age and its credit line.
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Verified 2026-09-03 against issuer terms · sources: creditcards.chase.com. Spot an error? Tell us.