Amex Classic Green vs Amex Gold

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

Amex Classic Green

American Express

Amex Gold

American Express

Economics

Annual fee

$150

$175/yr less

$325

Ongoing annual value

$199

$462

$263/yr more

Net value (value − fee)

$49

$137

$88/yr more

First-year value estimate

$424

$1,222

$798/yr more

Authorized user fee

$40

5 authorized users free, then $35 per additional card

Sign-up Bonus

Current offer

N/A - Card is no longer available for new applicants

You may be eligible for as high as 100K points after $8K spend in the first 6 months

Earning

Prepaid hotels booked through Amex Travel

—

5X7.5%

Dining (up to $50K per year, then 1X)

—

4X6%

US Grocery Stores (up to $25K per year, then 1X)

—

4X6%

Dining

3X4.5%

—

Flights booked directly with airlines or through Amex Travel

—

3X4.5%

Transit

3X4.5%

—

Travel

3X4.5%

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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

CLEAR Plus: $219 (Annual Calendar Year)

Dining: $10 (Monthly)
Dunkin': $7 (Monthly)
The Hotel Collection: $100 (Annual Calendar Year)
Resy: $50 (Semi Annual Calendar Year)
Uber Cash: $10 (Monthly)

Lounge access

—

Elite status

—

Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five Star

Protections

The same on both cards (6)

Foreign transaction fee

None

Issuer

American Express

Rewards currency

American Express Membership Rewards

Card type

Personal

Network

American Express

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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