All American Express credit cards
Amex pioneered the charge card and the Membership Rewards program. US-issued Amex cards lead on dining + grocery (Gold) and premium travel (Platinum). Acceptance is narrower than Visa/Mastercard.
Cards we cover
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American Express Gold
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Heavy restaurant + grocery spenders ($1K+/mo on food)
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American Express Platinum
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Heavy travelers wanting Centurion Lounge access + status credits.
EXPRESS
Amex Blue Cash Preferred
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Suburban families with kids, best US-supermarket card.
EXPRESS
Amex Business Platinum
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US-incorporated startups with $50K+/year corporate spend.
EXPRESS
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant
American Express
Frequent Marriott guests, Platinum status from spend, free annual night.
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Amex Blue Cash Everyday
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No-fee Amex with 3% supermarket, Blue Cash Preferred minus the fee.
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Amex Hilton Honors
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No-fee Hilton card, solid for occasional Hilton stays.
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Amex Delta SkyMiles Gold
American Express
Delta loyalists, free first checked bag pays for the fee with one round trip.
EXPRESS
Amex Business Gold
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Small businesses, 4x on top 2 spend categories from a list of 6.
American Express credit cards, common questions
Every figure below is read from our card catalog at build time, so it cannot drift from the card pages.
How many American Express credit cards does CardPolo cover?
9 American Express credit cards: American Express Gold, American Express Platinum, Amex Blue Cash Preferred, Amex Business Platinum, Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant and Amex Blue Cash Everyday, and 3 more. Each card page states the fee, the reward rate and where the figure came from.
Which American Express credit cards have no annual fee?
2 of the 9 American Express cards listed here carry no annual fee: Amex Blue Cash Everyday and Amex Hilton Honors. A zero annual fee does not mean zero cost; check the joining fee and the foreign transaction markup on each card page before you apply.
How much do these American Express cards cost per year?
Annual fees across the 9 American Express cards on this page run $0 to $895 (highest: American Express Platinum). Fee waivers on annual spend are common in India and rare in the US, so read the waiver threshold rather than the headline fee.
Which of these American Express cards is cheapest on foreign spend?
7 of these cards charge 0% on foreign currency transactions, among them American Express Gold, American Express Platinum and Amex Business Gold, and 4 more. That is the lowest markup among the 9 cards here whose rate we have confirmed against the issuer.