Amex Classic Green vs Platinum Card for Schwab

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	Amex Classic Green American Express	Platinum Card for Schwab American Express
Annual fee	Best: $150 $745/yr less	$895
Ongoing annual value, after fee	$112	Best: $976 $864/yr more
First-year value	$3	Best: $1,111 $1,108/yr more
Authorized user fee	Best: $0 $195 less	$195

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	Amex Classic Green American Express	Platinum Card for Schwab American Express
Current offer	N/A - Card is no longer available for new applicants	80K after $12K spend in first 6 months

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	Amex Classic Green American Express	Platinum Card for Schwab American Express
Flights booked directly with airlines or through Amex Travel (up to $500,000/year in purchases, then 1X)	—Unknown	Best: 5X7.5%
Prepaid hotels booked through Amex Travel	—Unknown	Best: 5X7.5%
Dining	Best: 3X4.5%	—Unknown
Transit	Best: 3X4.5%	—Unknown
Travel	Best: 3X4.5%	—Unknown

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	Amex Classic Green American Express	Platinum Card for Schwab American Express
Statement credits	CLEAR Plus: $219 (Annual Calendar Year)	Equinox: $300 (Annual Calendar Year) CLEAR Plus: $219 (Annual Calendar Year) SoulCycle At-Home Bike: $300 (One Time) Digital Entertainment: $25 (Monthly) The Hotel Collection: $300 (Semi Annual Calendar Year) Uber Cash: $15 (Monthly) Walmart+: $13 (Monthly) Airline Fees: $200 (Annual Calendar Year) Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 4 Years) Resy Dining: $100 (Quarterly Calendar Year) Uber One: $120 (Annual Calendar Year) lululemon: $75 (Quarterly Calendar Year) Oura: $200 (Annual Calendar Year) Schwab Holdings (Tier 1): $100 (Annual Cardmember Year) Schwab Holdings (Tier 2): $200 (Annual Cardmember Year) Schwab Holdings (Tier 3): $1,000 (Annual Cardmember Year)
Lounge access	—Unknown	American Express Centurion Lounge (unlimited) Priority Pass Select (unlimited) Delta Sky Club (10/yr) Plaza Premium Lounge (unlimited) Airspace Lounge (unlimited) Escape Lounge (unlimited)
Elite status	—Unknown	Marriott Bonvoy Gold Hilton Honors Gold LHW Leaders Club Sterling Avis Preferred Preferred Plus Hertz Gold Plus Rewards President's Circle National Emerald Club Executive
Protections	5	9

The same on both cards (6)

Rows where both cards state the same figure or the same earning rate. Nothing is marked, because there is no stronger side.
Fact	Amex Classic Green	Platinum Card for Schwab
Foreign transaction fee	None	None
Issuer	American Express	American Express
Rewards currency	American Express Membership Rewards	American Express Membership Rewards
Card type	Personal	Personal
Network	American Express	American Express
All other purchases	1X1.5%	1X1.5%

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