Alaska Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature vs Alaska Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite

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Alaska Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature

Bank of America

Alaska Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite

Bank of America

Economics

Annual fee

$95

$300/yr less

$395

Ongoing annual value

$185

$233

$48/yr more

Net value (value − fee)

$90

$252/yr more

−$162

First-year value estimate

$1,065

$74/yr more

$991

Authorized user fee

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Sign-up Bonus

Current offer

Limited-time online offer - Get 70K bonus points and a $99 Companion Fare (plus taxes and fees from $23) with this offer. To qualify, spend $2.5K or more on purchases within the first 90 days of opening your account.

Limited-time online offer - Get 80K bonus points and a 25K-point Global Companion Award with this offer. To qualify, spend $4K or more on purchases within the first 90 days of opening your account.

Earning

All foreign purchases (including USD transactions processed outside the US)

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3X4.5%

Dining

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3X4.5%

Cable

2X3%

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EV charging

2X3%

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Gas Stations

2X3%

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Rideshare

2X3%

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Select streaming services

2X3%

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Transit

2X3%

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Percentages are the return on a dollar spent: the multiplier times what Miles values those points at. Categories only one card earns a bonus on are marked for that card; the other earns its base rate.

Benefits

Statement credits

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Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 4 Years)
Instant Travel Delay: $50 (Per Use)

Lounge access

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Alaska Lounge Passes (8/yr)

Elite status

Alaska Atmos Rewards

Alaska Atmos Rewards
Alaska Atmos Rewards

Protections

The same on both cards (7)

Foreign transaction fee

None

Issuer

Bank of America

Rewards currency

Alaska Atmos Rewards

Card type

Personal

Network

Visa

Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines purchases

3X4.5%

All other purchases

1X1.5%

Which one is right for you

This page shows the difference. It does not pick: the winner depends on what you spend and what you already hold, and adding these figures up without knowing that would be a guess dressed as a verdict. Ask Miles and it computes the answer against your own wallet.

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