AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard vs AAdvantage MileUp Mastercard

Every figure below is from the same dataset Miles computes its recommendations from. Rows the two cards agree on are collapsed at the bottom.

Economics

Dollar figures are per year unless the row says otherwise. Ongoing annual value is Miles' estimate of what the card adds per year after its annual fee: statement credits discounted for realistic use, benefits, and earning above a strong flat-rate card on a typical spending profile. First-year value is a separate net figure that includes the welcome bonus. A welcome bonus shown at its advertised maximum may not be available to every applicant; that figure is not marked as stronger. ★ marks the stronger comparable figure on other rows, and no row is marked when either figure is unknown.
Figure	AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard Citi	AAdvantage MileUp Mastercard Citi
Annual fee	$695	Best: $0 $695/yr less
Ongoing annual value, after fee	−$19	Best: $118 $137/yr more
First-year value	Best: $1,056 $701/yr more	$355
Foreign transaction fee	Best: None	3%
Authorized user fee	$175	—Unknown

Sign-up Bonus

The current welcome offer as recorded in the dataset. No winner is marked: a bonus is points times a valuation times a spend requirement you may or may not clear, and the first-year value above already prices it.
Offer	AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard Citi	AAdvantage MileUp Mastercard Citi
Current offer	125K miles after $15K spend in first 5 months	15K AA miles + a $100 statement credit after $500 spend in the first 3 months + $100 cash back

Earning

Percentages are the return on a dollar spent: the multiplier times what Miles values those points at. ★ marks the higher return on a row. Categories only one card earns a bonus on are marked for that card; the other earns its base rate.
Category	AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard Citi	AAdvantage MileUp Mastercard Citi
Car rentals booked through AA.com/cars	Best: 12X16.8%	—Unknown
Hotels booked through AA.com/hotels	Best: 12X16.8%	—Unknown
American Airlines purchases	Best: 5X7%4X5.6%	2X2.8%
Grocery Stores	—Unknown	Best: 2X2.8%

Benefits

Statement credits, lounge access and elite status as listed in the dataset; protections are counted, not listed. No winner is marked: twelve small credits are not more than two large ones, and the row that prices them, ongoing annual value, is under Economics.
Benefit	AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard Citi	AAdvantage MileUp Mastercard Citi
Statement credits	Lyft: $15 (Monthly) Inflight and Admirals Club: $100 (Annual Calendar Year) American Airlines Vacations: $250 (Semi Annual Calendar Year) Grubhub: $10 (Monthly) Avis/Budget: $120 (Annual Calendar Year) Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 4 Years)	—Unknown
Lounge access	Admirals Club (unlimited)	—Unknown
Elite status	Omni Select Guest Champion American AAdvantage Avis Preferred President's Club	American AAdvantage
Protections	6	2

The same on both cards (5)

Rows where both cards state the same figure or the same earning rate. Nothing is marked, because there is no stronger side.
Fact	AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard	AAdvantage MileUp Mastercard
Issuer	Citi	Citi
Rewards currency	American AAdvantage	American AAdvantage
Card type	Personal	Personal
Network	Mastercard	Mastercard
All other purchases	1X1.4%	1X1.4%

Which one is right for you

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