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Blue Cash Preferred® Card vs Marriott Bonvoy Bevy® American Express® Card
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| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basic Information | ||
Issuer | American Express | American Express |
Card Network | American Express | American Express |
Card Type Data: 2/2 cards | cashback | travel |
Card Tier Data: 2/2 cards | Mid Tier | Mid Tier |
Credit Score Data: 1/2 cards | — | Good(700-749) |
| Fees & APR | ||
Annual Fee | $95 | $250 |
Foreign Transaction Fee | 2.7% | None |
Purchase APR | 19.49% – 28.49% | 19.49% – 28.49% |
Intro APR Data: 1/2 cards | 0% for 12 months | — |
| Rewards | ||
Welcome Bonus | — | Earn 125,000 points |
Reward Rate Data: 2/2 cards | 6% back on groceries | 6x pts on hotel stays |
Reward Program Data: 2/2 cards | Blue Cash Rewards | Marriott Bonvoy |
| Earning Rates | ||
| All Other | — | 2x ptsOn all other eligible purchases. |
| Dining | — | 4x ptsAt restaurants worldwide including takeout and delivery in the U.S. (subject to a combined $15,000 calendar year cap with U.S. Supermarkets, then 2X). |
| Groceries | — | 4x ptsAt U.S. Supermarkets (subject to a combined $15,000 calendar year cap with restaurants worldwide, then 2X). |
| Hotel Stays | — | 6x ptsFor eligible purchases at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®. |
| Other Eligible Purchases | 1% back | — |
| U.S. gas stations | 3% back | — |
| U.S. supermarkets | 6% backOn up to $6,000 per year in purchases at U.S. supermarkets. | — |
| dining at restaurants | — | 3x ptsincluding takeout and delivery in the U.S. |
| everyday-spending | 1% backOn other eligible purchases | — |
| gas | 3% backAt U.S. gas stations | — |
| groceries | 6% backOn up to $6,000 per year in purchases at U.S. supermarkets, then 1% | — |
| marriott bonvoy purchases | — | 6x pts |
| other eligible purchases | 1% back | — |
| other travel purchases | — | 2x pts |
| purchases at U.S. gas stations | — | 3x pts |
| select U.S. streaming subscriptions | 6% back | — |
| streaming | 6% backOn select U.S. streaming subscriptions | — |
| transit | 3% back | — |
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