Citi Costco Anywhere Visa vs Custom Cash
Both are Citi cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Costco Anywhere Visa 1.0% 1% base rate
- Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Dining
- Costco Anywhere Visa 3.0% 3%
- Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Gas
- Costco Anywhere Visa 4.0% 4%, capped
- Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Costco gas
- Costco Anywhere Visa 5.0% 5%, capped
- Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Flights
- Costco Anywhere Visa 3.0% 3%
- Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Hotels
- Costco Anywhere Visa 3.0% 3%
- Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
Costco
- Costco Anywhere Visa 2.0% 2%
- Custom Cash 1.0% 1% base rate
What the numbers are doing
Costco Anywhere Visa's 4% on gas runs out: it applies to the first $7,000 of gas spend a year, and everything past that earns 1%.
Custom Cash lets you choose one category to earn 5% on. This table assumes nothing is chosen yet, so it earns its base rate everywhere; choose in the generator to see where it lands.
Where they differ: Costco Anywhere Visa takes dining, gas, costco gas and flights, plus 2 more. Custom Cash wins nothing outright in this wallet.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Costco Anywhere Visa1.0% |
| Dining | Costco Anywhere Visa3.0% |
| Gas | Costco Anywhere Visa4.0% |
| Costco gas | Costco Anywhere Visa5.0% |
| Flights | Costco Anywhere Visa3.0% |
| Hotels | Costco Anywhere Visa3.0% |
| Costco | Costco Anywhere Visa2.0% |
Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.
Every category, every card
Everything else
- Costco Anywhere Visa — 1.0%
- Custom Cash — 1.0%
Dining
- Costco Anywhere Visa — 3.0%
- Custom Cash — 1.0%
Gas
- Costco Anywhere Visa — 4.0%
- Custom Cash — 1.0%
Costco gas
- Costco Anywhere Visa — 5.0%
- Custom Cash — 1.0%
Flights
- Costco Anywhere Visa — 3.0%
- Custom Cash — 1.0%
Hotels
- Costco Anywhere Visa — 3.0%
- Custom Cash — 1.0%
Costco
- Costco Anywhere Visa — 2.0%
- Custom Cash — 1.0%
The iPhone app is not available yet
Preview this set of cards. The web can add one card, or any of the combos on the free list; the app adds any set of cards for $9.99 once. See the free combos.
Open this ranking in the generatorA cheat sheet in your Wallet that tells you which card to use. No account, no bank linking, no subscription.