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Platinum

Annual fee $895 · 5x flights & prepaid hotels

The Platinum card carries the highest annual fee on this list, and the largest pile of credits to match. Twelve separate credits reset on different clocks, from a monthly Uber Cash allowance to a twice-a-year hotel credit worth $600 a year on its own. Whether the fee pays for itself comes down to how many of those twelve you actually remember to use.

Fee break-even: 29.8%. Use about 30% of this card's valued credits over the year and the $895 fee is covered.

The math

Each credit's per-occurrence amount, multiplied by how often it resets in a year.

Uber Cash$35 in December
$15 × 12/yr
$180/yr
Digital entertainment
$20 × 12/yr
$240/yr
Walmart+ membership
$12.95 × 12/yr
$155/yr
Resy dining
$100 × 4/yr
$400/yr
Lululemon
$75 × 4/yr
$300/yr
Saks Fifth Avenueends July 1, 2026
$50 × 2/yr
$100/yr
Fine Hotels + Resorts / Hotel Collection
$300 × 2/yr
$600/yr
Airline incidental fee
$200 × 1/yr
$200/yr
CLEAR Plus
$209 × 1/yr
$209/yr
Equinox
$300 × 1/yr
$300/yr
Oura Ring
$200 × 1/yr
$200/yr
Uber One membership
$120 × 1/yr
$120/yr
Total annualized credits$3,004/yr

Full credits table

CreditAmountCadenceResets byCategoryNotes
Uber Cash $15 Monthly Calendar year rideshare $35 in December
Digital entertainment $20 Monthly Calendar year entertainment None
Walmart+ membership $12.95 Monthly Calendar year shopping None
Resy dining $100 Quarterly Calendar year dining None
Lululemon $75 Quarterly Calendar year shopping None
Saks Fifth Avenue $50 Twice a year Calendar year shopping ends July 1, 2026
Fine Hotels + Resorts / Hotel Collection $300 Twice a year Calendar year hotel None
Airline incidental fee $200 Once a year Calendar year airline None
CLEAR Plus $209 Once a year Calendar year travel None
Equinox $300 Once a year Calendar year other None
Oura Ring $200 Once a year Calendar year other None
Uber One membership $120 Once a year Calendar year other None

Standing perks

Non-dollar perks that come with the card, not counted in the math above.

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