Annual Fee

Welcome Bonus

Base Earn Rate

Top Earn Categories

Network

Key Benefits

Pros

• +No annual fee
• +20,000 mile welcome bonus ($200 value)
• +5X miles on hotels and rental cars via Capital One Travel
• +1.25X miles on all purchases
• +No foreign transaction fees

• +5% on rotating categories up to $1,500/quarter when activated
• +3% on dining and drugstores with no annual cap
• +5X on Chase Travel portal purchases
• +$0 annual fee with Mastercard World Elite benefits
• +Transfer points 1:1 to travel partners with Sapphire card

Cons

• −Lower earn rate than premium travel cards
• −No lounge access or premium travel benefits
• −5X earning requires booking through Capital One Travel
• −Miles worth 1 cent each for travel, less for other redemptions

• −Must activate quarterly categories or miss 5% bonus
• −$1,500 quarterly cap on 5% categories ($300 max bonus/quarter)
• −3% foreign transaction fee
• −Points worth only 1 cent without Sapphire card pairing
• −Welcome bonus lower than Sapphire cards

Annual Fee

Welcome Bonus

Base Earn Rate

Top Earn Categories

Network

Key Benefits

Pros

• +No annual fee
• +20,000 mile welcome bonus ($200 value)
• +5X miles on hotels and rental cars via Capital One Travel
• +1.25X miles on all purchases
• +No foreign transaction fees

• +5% on rotating categories up to $1,500/quarter when activated
• +3% on dining and drugstores with no annual cap
• +5X on Chase Travel portal purchases
• +$0 annual fee with Mastercard World Elite benefits
• +Transfer points 1:1 to travel partners with Sapphire card

Cons

• −Lower earn rate than premium travel cards
• −No lounge access or premium travel benefits
• −5X earning requires booking through Capital One Travel
• −Miles worth 1 cent each for travel, less for other redemptions

• −Must activate quarterly categories or miss 5% bonus
• −$1,500 quarterly cap on 5% categories ($300 max bonus/quarter)
• −3% foreign transaction fee
• −Points worth only 1 cent without Sapphire card pairing
• −Welcome bonus lower than Sapphire cards

Annual Fee

Welcome Bonus

Base Earn Rate

Top Earn Categories

Network

Key Benefits

Pros

• +No annual fee
• +20,000 mile welcome bonus ($200 value)
• +5X miles on hotels and rental cars via Capital One Travel
• +1.25X miles on all purchases
• +No foreign transaction fees

• +5% on rotating categories up to $1,500/quarter when activated
• +3% on dining and drugstores with no annual cap
• +5X on Chase Travel portal purchases
• +$0 annual fee with Mastercard World Elite benefits
• +Transfer points 1:1 to travel partners with Sapphire card

Cons

• −Lower earn rate than premium travel cards
• −No lounge access or premium travel benefits
• −5X earning requires booking through Capital One Travel
• −Miles worth 1 cent each for travel, less for other redemptions

• −Must activate quarterly categories or miss 5% bonus
• −$1,500 quarterly cap on 5% categories ($300 max bonus/quarter)
• −3% foreign transaction fee
• −Points worth only 1 cent without Sapphire card pairing
• −Welcome bonus lower than Sapphire cards