Venture Rewards vs Venture X Rewards

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	Venture Rewards Capital One	Venture X Rewards Capital One
Annual fee	Best: $95 $300/yr less	$395
Ongoing annual value, after fee	$446	Best: $570 $124/yr more
First-year value	Best: $1,306 $129/yr more	$1,177
Authorized user fee	—Unknown	$0
Network	Discover	Visa

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	Venture Rewards Capital One	Venture X Rewards Capital One
Current offer	75K miles after $4K spend within first 3 months + $300 stays credit	75K miles after $4K spend within first 3 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	Venture Rewards Capital One	Venture X Rewards Capital One
Hotels booked through Capital One Travel	5X7.2%	Best: 10X14.5%
Rental cars booked through Capital One Travel	5X7.2%	Best: 10X14.5%
Flights booked through Capital One Travel	—Unknown	Best: 5X7.2%

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	Venture Rewards Capital One	Venture X Rewards Capital One
Statement credits	Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 4 Years)	Capital One Travel: $300 (Annual Cardmember Year) Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 4 Years)
Lounge access	—Unknown	Priority Pass Select (unlimited) Capital One Lounges (unlimited)
Elite status	Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five Star	Hertz Gold Plus Rewards President's Circle
Protections	10	9

The same on both cards (8)

Rows where both cards state the same figure or the same earning rate. Nothing is marked, because there is no stronger side.
Fact	Venture Rewards	Venture X Rewards
Foreign transaction fee	None	None
Issuer	Capital One	Capital One
Rewards currency	Capital One Miles	Capital One Miles
Card type	Personal	Personal
Activities booked through Capital One Travel	5X7.2%	5X7.2%
All other purchases	2X2.9%	2X2.9%
Capital One Entertainment purchases	5X7.2%	5X7.2%
Vacation rentals booked through Capital One Travel	5X7.2%	5X7.2%

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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