Altitude Connect Visa Signature vs Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite

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	Altitude Connect Visa Signature US Bank	Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite US Bank
Annual fee	Best: $0 $400/yr less	$400
Ongoing annual value, after fee	Best: $180 $34/yr more	$146
First-year value	Best: $248 $422/yr more	−$174
Authorized user fee	—Unknown	$0

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	Altitude Connect Visa Signature US Bank	Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite US Bank
Current offer	20K points (worth $200 as a deposit into eligible account or towards travel) after $1K spend in the first 90 days	Not currently accepting applications

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	Altitude Connect Visa Signature US Bank	Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite US Bank
Car rentals booked through US Bank Travel Center	—Unknown	Best: 10X10%
Hotels booked through US Bank Travel Center	—Unknown	Best: 10X10%
Flights booked through US Bank Travel Center	—Unknown	Best: 5X5%
Prepaid car rentals booked through US Bank Travel Center	Best: 5X4%	—Unknown
Prepaid hotels booked through US Bank Travel Center	Best: 5X4%	—Unknown
Gas Stations and EV charging (first $1,000 per quarter)	Best: 4X3.2%	—Unknown
Travel (airlines, hotels, car rentals, taxis, trains, cruises)	Best: 4X3.2%	—Unknown
Mobile Wallet	—Unknown	Best: 3X3%
Travel	—Unknown	Best: 3X3%
Dining	Best: 2X1.6%	—Unknown
Grocery Stores	Best: 2X1.6%	—Unknown
Streaming services	Best: 2X1.6%	—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	Altitude Connect Visa Signature US Bank	Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite US Bank
Statement credits	Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $100 (Every 4 Years)	US Bank Travel: $325 (Annual Cardmember Year) Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 4 Years)
Lounge access	Priority Pass Select (4/yr)	Priority Pass Select (8/yr)
Elite status	—Unknown	Avis Preferred Preferred Plus National Emerald Club Executive
Protections	3	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	Altitude Connect Visa Signature	Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite
Foreign transaction fee	None	None
Issuer	US Bank	US Bank
Rewards currency	US Bank Altitude Points	US Bank Altitude Points
Card type	Personal	Personal
Network	Visa	Visa
All other purchases	1X0.8%	1X1%

Which one is right for you

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